MIKE MUSSALLEM
FORMER CHAIRMAN, CEO
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES
WHY: First and longtime CEO of Orange County’s largest medtech employer, with about 5K workers and 20K worldwide. The Irvine-based heart valve maker is OC’s most valuable public company in the healthcare sector, sporting a $41B market cap as of October.
IN THE NEWS: Retired as executive chairman of the company in May after stepping down as CEO in 2023.
NOTABLE: Last year, Business Journal named Mussallem its Businessperson of the Year in the health sector.
QUOTABLE: “I’m proud of Edwards’ continued dedication in providing innovative technologies and solutions for patients fighting cardiovascular disease and also restoring the critically ill to health.”
