Mentors

Michael Ackermann
Chairman, Oyster Point Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Chairman, Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
CEO, Presidio Medical, Inc.
Chairman, Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
CEO, Presidio Medical, Inc.

Bobby Azamian, MD, PhD
CEO, Tarusus Pharmaceuticals

Juliet Bakker
Managing Partner & Founder, Longitude Capital

Jan Bonel
Founder & Former CEO, Visiometrics

Joseph Boorady, OD, FAAO
VP, Ocular Surface Disease, Johnson & Johnson Vision

Ryan Bouchard
VP Medical Devices, Ora, Inc.

Laurens Bouckaert
Principal, BXL BioComm, LLC

Paul Bresge
CEO, jCyte

Janet Burk
Publisher, Retina Today

Tom Burns
President and CEO, Glaukos

Chris Calcaterra
COO, Glaukos

Matt Chapin
Senior VP, Corporate Development, Ora, Inc.

Steve Charles, MD
Founder, Charles Retina Institute

Andy Corley
Partner, Flying-L Partners

John Deedrick
Co-Founder & Managing Director, Fourth Element Capital

Vincent Deramo, MD
Co-Founder, ConnectOnCall
Partner, Long Island Vitreoretinal Consultants
Partner, Long Island Vitreoretinal Consultants

Drew Doshier
Principal, Bluestem Capital

Thomas Frinzi
Worldwide President, Surgical, Johnson & Johnson Vision

Michael Fanning
CEO, Vortex Surgical

Bernie Haffey
Founder, Haffey & Co.

Paul Hallen
Global Head Retina & Glaucoma, Alcon

Rick Heinick
Chairman, TearClear

John Hendrick
President, SafeCo, LLC

Malik Kahook, MD
Vice-Chair Translational Research and Chief, Glaucoma Service, University of Colorado Eye Center

Ron Kurtz, MD
CEO, RxSight, Inc.

Mike Lambert, MD
Founder, Retina and Vitreous of Texas
Board Member, LVX System
Board Member, LVX System

Keith Lane
Executive Director & Therapeutic Area Head, Ora, Inc.

Matt Larson
President & COO, Equinox

James Mazzo
CEO, Avellino
Advisor, Carl Zeiss Meditec
Executive Chairman, Neurotech
Advisor, Bain Capital
Advisor, Carl Zeiss Meditec
Executive Chairman, Neurotech
Advisor, Bain Capital

Jeffrey Nau, PhD
President & CEO, Oyster Point Pharma

Matt Oerding
Co-Founder and CEO, Treehouse Eyes

Shawn O’Neil
COO, Sight Sciences

Quinton Oswald
Former CEO, Notal Vision

George Ousler
Senior Vice President of Dry Eye, Ora, Inc.

Ram Palanki
Senior VP of Commercial Strategy and Operations, REGENXBIO

Samir Patel, MD
Co-Founder & Former CEO, Ophthotech

Jane Rady
Sr. VP Corporate Strategy and Business Development, Glaukos

Firas Rahhal, MD
Partner, ExSight Ventures
Sr. Partner, Retina-Vitreous Associates Medical Group
Sr. Partner, Retina-Vitreous Associates Medical Group

Tushar Ranchod, MD
Founder, Chairman, CTO, BroadSpot Imaging Corp.
Partner, Bay Area Retina
Partner, Bay Area Retina

Ramgopal Rao
CEO, LensGen, Inc.

David Robinson
Partner, Protean, LLC

Ed Ryan, MD
Partner, VitreoRetinal Surgery PA

Namrata Saroj, OD
Independent Consultant

Amarpreet Sawhney, PhD
President & Chairman, Istylla
Chairman, Ocular Therapeutix
Chairman, Ocular Therapeutix

Gregg Scheller
CEO, Katalyst Surgical
Chairman, Kogent Surgical
Chairman, Kogent Surgical

Aron Shapiro
Sr. VP and Chief Commercial Officer, Ora, Inc.

Andrew Stewart
Associate VP, US Commercial Retina, Allergan

Ramin Valian
VP Retina, Surgical & Upstream Marketing, Allergan

Jim Wachtman
Former CEO, TLC Vision

Jeffry Weinhuff
Managing Partner, Visionary Venture Fund

Gary Wörtz, MD
Founder, Omega Ophthalmics
Ophthalmologist, Commonwealth Eye Surgery
Ophthalmologist, Commonwealth Eye Surgery

Reza Zadno, PhD
President & CEO, Procept Biorobotics

Bob Zatarain
CEO, Oculus Surgical, Inc.