RHONDA ROBB
CEO
OKAMI MEDICAL
WHY: Tapped last January to be CEO of startup medical device company, Okami, that makes products to control blood flows to arteries.
IN THE NEWS: Company most recently raised $32.5M led by Vensana Capital to support the development and commercialization of its first two products, the LOBO Vascular Occlusion System and SENDERO Microcatheter.
NOTABLE: 25 years in the industry includes vice president and general manager for heart valve therapies at Medtronic, where she led the transcatheter and surgical heart valve franchises for the $110B-valued firm.
QUOTABLE: “I really liked the idea of working for a startup company, and Okami’s technology and people were very compelling to me.”
