Interview

For the Record with Dan Reuvers, CEO, Tactile Medical

Dan Reuvers joined Tactile Medical in June of 2020 as Chief Executive Officer. Prior to that, Mr. Reuvers served as executive vice president and president of Codman Specialty Surgical at Integra LifeSciences. Mr. Reuvers has more than 30 years of experience in the medical technology field and has held various executive-level positions in sales, marketing […]

For the Record with Chad Robran and Peter Cole, Bone Foam

Chad Robran is the President & CEO for Bone Foam, Inc. a globally recognized medical device leader serving patient positioning needs in hospitals, clinics, and surgery centers throughout the world. Bone Foam’s mission is to be the unequivocal best in patient positioning by innovating products that save time, save money, and serve patient/provider safety. Chad […]

For the Record with John Brownlee, CEO, Vidscrip

John Brownlee is CEO and co-founder of Vidscrip. His 25 years of executive experience in healthcare includes work with healthcare systems around the world, as well industry leaders such as Medtronic, Schering-Plough, GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi-Aventis and Genentech. His life sciences background includes sales, marketing, and distribution experience in oncology, vascular surgery, interventional cardiology, and vaccines markets. […]

For the Record with Julie Smolich, Senior Vice President of Provider Services, Be The Match

Julie Smolich is the senior vice president of provider services at the National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP)/Be The Match®. She provides leadership and strategic direction to the teams focused on product and service delivery to transplant center customers and partners, as well as commercial entities leveraging NMDP/Be The Match’s vast capabilities.  Julie is responsible for […]

For the Record with Sara Ratner, Senior Vice President of Government Markets & Strategic Initiatives, Icario

A proven leader in the healthcare industry, Sara Ratner was the CEO of HealthEHR where she helped venture-backed organizations develop Medicare and Medicaid program strategies for emerging markets leveraging CMS and state frameworks to generate opportunities for program development and expansion. She has also served as SVP, Corporate Systems and Compliance at RedBrick Health, President of NeoPath Health, and as General […]

For the Record with Paula Norbom, Founder & President, Talencio

Prior to launching Talencio in January 2008, I had a successful career as an accounting executive for several medical device companies. I played a key role in successful liquidity events and raised $200M in financing. Building on my experience within the health technology sector, Talencio is the expression of my real passion: helping others succeed. […]

For the Record with Steve Cottrell, President, Maetrics and Maria Fagan, President, R&Q

Maria cofounded R&Q in 2008 and has been focused on providing business-balanced solutions from inception. Maria ensures that the R&Q business is strategically focused on growth, R&Q’s vision and mission are upheld, and R&Q is poised for success. Having led the growth of R&Q to a 200+ person firm with an industry-leading reputation, Maria has […]

For the Record with Kathy Anderson, JD, COO, Resoundant, Inc.

Kathy Anderson has spent her career working with commercial industry in small business, government and healthcare roles. Most recently and for the last 16 years, she held consulting and management roles at Mayo Clinic in Public Affairs, Provider Relations and Supply Chain Management. Her career has consistently focused on law, business and leadership development, technology commercialization, marketing communications and risk management.  […]

For the Record with Will Pinkston, President and COO, ESi

Will Pinkston is President and Chief Operating Officer of Engineering Systems Inc. (ESi), a multi-disciplinary engineering and regulatory consulting firm. In his current role, Will is responsible for driving execution of ESi’s strategic plan, overseeing the operation of ESi’s 17 offices across the U.S., and leading the firm’s corporate functions. Since joining ESi in 2011, […]

For the Record with Joe Kaiser, Director, Mercato Partners

Joe Kaiser is a Director at Mercato Partners, leading the firm’s investment efforts in the Midwest as well as its Performance Team.  Joe represents Mercato Partners on the boards of Ephesoft, Kalderos, Steelhouse, Summersalt and Venafi. Joe previously participated on the boards of Central Logic and Cradlepoint until the acquisition of each company. Prior to […]