Robert Spignesi
President & CEO
With over 20 years in life sciences, Rob previously led Thermo Fisher’s microbiology division in the Americas. He’s also held senior roles at Fisher Scientific, McKesson, Deloitte, and served as an Army officer before earning degrees from West Point and Columbia University.
Sean Wirtjes
Chief Financial Officer
Bringing 30+ years of finance experience in healthcare and technology, Sean held leadership roles at Boston Scientific, Varian, Quova, and began at PwC. He holds a BS in Accounting from Boston College and is a CPA.
John Wilson
Chief Operating Officer
With 20+ years in operations at Medtronic and Becton Dickinson, John led global manufacturing and quality teams. He is also an Army veteran with degrees from University of Phoenix and University of San Francisco.
Vaidehi Ambatipudi
Senior Director, Strategy & Business Development
Vaidehi brings 17+ years in strategy and analytics, with previous roles at Cytiva, Pall Biotech, Thermo Fisher, BCG, and HSBC. She holds degrees from Purdue, IIT Madras, and an MBA from INSEAD.
James Xu
Senior VP, Legal & Secretary
James leads our global legal team. Formerly a partner at Goodwin Procter, he holds economics and political science degrees from UC Davis and a JD from Harvard Law.
Julie Jarvie
Senior VP, Human Resources
With over 20 years in HR across healthcare and biotech (BlueRock, Mimecast), Julie holds advanced credentials from Wharton, Suffolk University, and Framingham State.
Todd Ballantyne
VP, Research & Development
Todd has 30+ years in R&D across life sciences and medical devices, having led software and vision teams for Growth Direct® at RMB, Medtronic, and DEKA. He holds a BA in Physics (Juniata) and MS in CS (Florida Tech).
Jason Lukasek
Senior VP, Global Commercial
With over 25 years in life sciences, Jason joins from Avantor and previously led commercial teams at Thermo Fisher, focusing on bioprocessing and corporate accounts.