CEO , APPLIED MEDICAL
WHY:Founded device making company in 1987. Makes medical instruments for minimally invasive procedures; now oversees 5,300 employees, with offices spread across Rancho Santa Margarita, Irvine and Foothill Ranch.
IN THE NEWS:2022 growth climbed 11% to $723M.
NOTABLE:OC’s second-largest device maker by local employee count.
QUOTABLE:“We were built on a mission of making a difference and we won’t stop short of that.”
