Mentors

Bobby Azamian

Bobby Azamian

CEO, Tarsus Pharmaceuticals
Aidan Baigrie

Aidan Baigrie

Co-Founder and CEO, Expert Opinion
Sharon Bakalash, MD, PhD

Sharon Bakalash, MD, PhD

CBA Clinical Development, Medical Affairs Strategist
BD & Innovation Advisor
Mark L. Baum

Mark L. Baum

CEO, Harrow Health
Gary Berman

Gary Berman

CEO, Tavo Biotherapeutics
Mark S. Blumenkranz, MD, MMS

Mark S. Blumenkranz, MD, MMS

HJ Smead Professor of Ophthalmology Emeritus, Stanford University
Managing Director, Lagunita Biosciences
Jan Bonel

Jan Bonel

Founder and Former CEO, Visiometrics
Leonard Borrmann

Leonard Borrmann

President and CEO, Centricity Vision Inc.
Dean Burns

Dean Burns

President and CEO, Ocumetics Technology
Robert Dempsey

Robert Dempsey

President and CEO, AsclepiX Therapeutics
Ashkan Eliasy, MD

Ashkan Eliasy, MD

Investment Principal, Topcon Healthcare
Tom Frinzi

Tom Frinzi

Independent Director
Vartan Ghazarossian, PhD

Vartan Ghazarossian, PhD

Founder and CEO, StepWise Medical, LLC
Jeevan Gore

Jeevan Gore

Chief Operating Officer, Flying L Partners
Ranya Habash, MD

Ranya Habash, MD

Bernie Haffey

Bernie Haffey

Medtech Board Member and Advisor
Garrett Hamontree

Garrett Hamontree

Principal, Visionary Venture Fund
Rick Heinick

Rick Heinick

Founder and Board Director, TearClear
Chuck Hess

Chuck Hess

VP Operations, Bausch + Lomb
Tom Hoster

Tom Hoster

Silicon Valley CFO
Matt Jensen

Matt Jensen

Principal and Founder, MJM / Marjen
Seph Jensen

Seph Jensen

CEO, Balance Ophthalmics
Ron Kurtz, MD

Ron Kurtz, MD

CEO, RxSight
Matt Larson

Matt Larson

CEO, Praxis Vision
Christie Markowitz

Christie Markowitz

Principal, Markowitz Strategic Group
Monty Montoya

Monty Montoya

CEO, Board Member, and Strategic Advisor
Kris Morrill

Kris Morrill

Founder, Medevise Consulting
Mario Nacinovich

Mario Nacinovich

Senior Director of Marketing, Thea Pharma, Inc.
Jeffrey Nau, PhD

Jeffrey Nau, PhD

CEO, Aviceda Therapeutics
Sesha Neervannan, PhD

Sesha Neervannan, PhD

Chief Operating Officer and Head of R&D, Tarsus Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Matt Oerding

Matt Oerding

CEO, Treehouse Eyes
Shawn O’Neil

Shawn O’Neil

President and Chief Commercial Officer, ViaLase Inc.
Erin Powers

Erin Powers

President, Surgical Vision, North America, Johnson & Johnson
Rajesh K. Rajpal, MD

Rajesh K. Rajpal, MD

Founder, See Clearly Vision Group
Siddarth Rathi, MD, MBA

Siddarth Rathi, MD, MBA

Shravanthi Reddy, PhD

Shravanthi Reddy, PhD

Co-Founder and CEO, Oculotix
Aron Shapiro

Aron Shapiro

Sr. VP and Chief Commercial Officer, Ora, Inc.
Matt Snakenberg

Matt Snakenberg

VP, Global Head BD&L, Alcon
Ali Tafreshi

Ali Tafreshi

CEO & President, Topcon Healthcare Inc.
Joel Thompson

Joel Thompson

VP Strategy, Tavo Biotherapeutics
Bryan Wahl, MD, JD

Bryan Wahl, MD, JD

General Counsel and Head of Innovation Lab, Tarsus Pharmaceuticals
Hal Walbrink

Hal Walbrink

Founder and CEO, Xinetix Medical Product Development
Eric Weinberg

Eric Weinberg

Co-President and CCO, RxSight
Barbara Wirostko, MD, FARVO

Barbara Wirostko, MD, FARVO

Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology and Biomedical Engineering, Moran Eye Center, University of Utah
Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer, Qlaris Bio
Co-Founder and Medical Advisor, MyEyes LLC
Reza Zadno, PhD

Reza Zadno, PhD

President and CEO, Procept Biorobotics