Leadership

Kenneth L. Londoner, MBA

Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and Director

Mr. Londoner is a capital markets and capital architecture expert and a senior life science executive. Having started his career as a research analyst for J. & W. Seligman & Co., Inc., a leading institutional money management firm in New York City, NY, he quickly found himself at the forefront of the biotech industry in the early 1990s, leading him to manage $3.5 billion in mutual and pension funds and international assets.

His passion for medical innovation led him to co-found, govern and bring to the public market several life science companies, including BioSig Technologies, Inc. [NASDAQ: BSGM]. Working in close collaboration with key opinion leaders in electrophysiology, BioSig aims to improve the outcomes of cardiac ablations for the treatment of arrhythmias through novel technological solutions developed by the company and further apply its core competency in advanced biomedical signal processing and analysis to other areas of medicine.

His prior experience in recognizing the early potential of biotech led Londoner to for the Alliance for Advancing Bioelectronic Medicine, an independent non-profit network of professionals dedicated to innovation at the intersection of healthcare and technology. The Alliance aims to increase awareness of bioelectronic medicine and build a platform for collaboration among stakeholders. Over the last decade, Londoner formed top-level relationships with several medical centers of excellence such as Mayo Clinic, NYU Langone Hospital, and UCLA, as well as other stakeholders, including investment communities, intellectual property experts, and supply chain partners.

Mr. Londoner earned his BA in Economics from Lafayette College in 1989, and his Master of Business Administration in Management and Finance from New York University in 1994. Between 1999-2002, he served as an adjunct professor at the Columbia Business School. Additionally, in 2015, Mr. Londoner founded the Immersive Internship Program at Lafayette College.

Steve Buhaly

Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Buhaly has over 15 years of CFO experience at three public U.S. companies. In 2007, he served as CFO to TriQuint Semiconductor who merged with RF Micro Devices, Inc. in a $4 billion merger agreement to form Qorvo in 2015. A world leader in innovative RF and power technologies, Qorvo grew into an $11 billion market capitalization during Mr. Buhaly’s tenure. Prior to TriQuint, Mr. Buhaly served as CFO of Longview Fibre where he played a key role in executing the $2.3 billion sale of the company. Earlier in his career, he held both chief operating officer and chief financial officer roles with electronic display company, Planar Systems.  

Throughout his career, Mr. Buhaly has developed a strong cross-functional background in corporate finance, accounting, tax, IT, law, and investor relations. Having co-led strategic transactions resulting in over $2 billion in M&A transactions, he has helped companies raise $1 billion in the debt markets and was recognized for his leadership during TriQuint's massive growth trajectory. Since 2018, Mr. Buhaly has served as an advisor to multiple early-stage and small businesses and currently consults for cancer treatment innovator, UbiVac.

Mr. Buhaly holds an MBA from the University of Washington.

Gray Fleming

Chief Commercial Officer

Mr. Fleming brings to the Company over 20 years in the healthcare industry, including 17 years at Abbott Laboratories and St. Jude Medical. During his tenure with Abbott, Mr. Fleming held several commercial leadership positions, including Vice President of Cardiac Sales, when he led sales and customer relationship management activities in some of the most significant strategic areas of focus. Mr. Fleming’s experience in delivering high-performing sales management initiatives led to substantial revenue growth with several key accomplishments, including the successful contracting of multiple leading IDN and GPO organizations. These initiatives resulted in some of the largest market share gains in the company’s history while also delivering substantial overhauls of historically underperforming regions throughout the Central Time Zone. Most recently, Mr. Fleming held the position of Chief Commercial Officer at Carecubes, a company created to provide a temporary and scalable negative pressure isolation technology solution based upon original joint request from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Mr. Fleming holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a Major in Marketing from Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas and a certificate in Leadership in Excellence and Development (LEAD) Program from the University of Texas.

John Sieckhaus

Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Sieckhaus brings to the Company 30 years in the healthcare industry, including 21 years at St. Jude Medical and Abbott Laboratories [NYSE: ABT]. During his tenure with St. Jude Medical, Mr. Sieckhaus held commercial leadership positions of rising responsibility, including U.S. National Sales Leader, Senior Vice President & General Manager when he led sales and customer relationship management activities in the United States across all cardiovascular product lines.   Mr. Sieckhaus's experience in building and leading high-performance teams, in addition to integrating multiple new and novel technologies and introducing them commercially, led to significant revenue growth for St. Jude Medical over his career. Most recently, Mr. Sieckhaus held the position of Vice President – Field Clinical Affairs for Abbott for the United States and CALA, where he created a world-class field clinical and monitoring team to support clinical trials across multiple business units within Abbott's Cardiovascular portfolio. Mr. Sieckhaus holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University.

Brenda Castrodad

Vice President, Human Resources

A seasoned executive, Ms. Castrodad brings a wealth of experience in leading organizational development in start-ups and Fortune 500 companies within the life sciences sector. Most recently, Ms. Castrodad led the HR department at TissueTech, Inc., a Miami, FL-based biotech leader in regenerative amniotic tissue-based products, where she was responsible for transformation and automation of the company’s HR practices, talent planning, and team building. Prior to TissueTech, Inc., Ms. Castrodad spent six years at HeartWare, Inc., a heart failure medtech company acquired by Medtronic [NYSE:MDT] in 2016 for $1.1 billion. By optimizing the internal talent acquisition function and aligning business practices, Ms. Castrodad helped grow the organization from approx. 80 to 500+ staff which achieved approx. $250 million in revenues before the acquisition. Earlier in her career, Ms. Castrodad spent 16 years at Schering-Plough Corp, a pharmaceutical company acquired in 2009 for $41.1 billion by Merck & Co. [NYSE:MRK]. Ms. Castrodad holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration and a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences – Human Welfare from the University of Puerto Rico and a Labor Relations Certificate from the University of Michigan.

Andrew Ballou

Vice President, Investor Relations

Mr. Ballou brings to BioSig over 25 years of experience in capital markets, including institutional equity sales and research analysis. Most recently, Mr. Ballou served as Managing Director, Head of Institutional Equity Sales at Janney Montgomery Scott LLC., a role in which he oversaw key accounts, including large multi-manager hedge funds, mutual funds and dedicated sector funds. Prior to that role Mr. Ballou managed selected key account coverage at RBC Capital Markets, including Millennium Partners, Soros Fund Management, SIR Capital, Columbia Threadneedle, Two Sigma Investments and Times Square Capital Management. During the course of his career Mr. Ballou analyzed various private and public companies in healthcare, media and retail sectors. Mr. Ballou graduated from Hampden-Sydney College, Virginia, with a Bachelor of Arts in English.

Katie Freshwater

Vice President, Marketing

Ms. Freshwater brings over 20 years of sales and marketing experience in healthcare and technology, including senior positions at several leading medtech companies such as Cardinal Health, Medtronic, and Kimberly-Clark Healthcare.  During her tenure at Cardinal Health, Ms. Freshwater served as Senior Director of Digital Marketing, e-Commerce, and Brand where she oversaw the development of marketing tech strategy and a team of 20+ digital marketers, content creators, and paid media strategists. More recently, Ms. Freshwater founded FRESH20 Consulting, where she has served as Senior Consultant providing independent marketing services and modern sales solutions for businesses ranging from early state startup-ups to large corporations. 

At BioSig, Ms. Freshwater will work directly with all facets of the company on development, implementation, and management of the Company’s strategic and tactical marketing activities. She is responsible for developing and delivering a fully integrated marketing strategy, to include MarTech and MarCom functions. In addition, Mrs. Freshwater will support the Company’s brand visibility across print and digital media through best-in-class tailored approaches that drive sustainable growth for the business. 

Ms. Freshwater holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Denver and an MBA from Baylor University.

Zachary Koch, CCDS, CEPS

Principal Advisor, Product Development

Zachary Koch brings over 20 years of experience in clinical strategy and sales in electrophysiology and cardiovascular devices. Mr. Koch joins BioSig’s leadership following a 16-year tenure at Abbott and St. Jude Medical, where he held numerous positions across the company’s clinical, sales, training, and commercial teams. Mr. Koch has personally supported over 5000 cardiac mapping procedures, and has created and lead several advanced training and education initiatives for St Jude Medical and Abbott EP. More recently, within his role as Manager of Strategic EP Clinical Development, Mr. Koch successfully founded and launched the Key Accounts Organization for Abbott EP and led the business and clinical strategy across nine National Key Accounts. These efforts generated a 20% increase in EP case volume and revenue for the company. He also founded the AAA advanced training program that led to a significant improvement of clinical support with the Key Accounts Organization.  He has been recognized for his sales and business delivery as a three-time recipient of Abbott’s Field Service Award, an honor bestowed upon the top clinical specialists in the US sales division.  He is also a certified electrophysiology and cardiac device specialist, a distinguished honor apportioned by the International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners. 

Mr. Koch served as a Hospital Corpsman in the United States Navy.  He provided infantry medical support for the Second Marine Division and the Executive Medical Team at the National Naval Medical Center in Washington DC. He holds a degree in Cardiovascular Technology from the Naval School of Health Sciences, where he graduated with honors and distinction.

Sim Farar

Advisor

Mr. Farar brings to Biosig over 30 years of experience in both public and private sectors. Most recently, Mr. Farar was nominated by President J. Biden to serve as one of four United States representatives for the 76^th Session General Assembly of the United Nations. This nomination follows his appointment as United States Representative to the 54^th General Assembly from 1999-2000.  Remarkably, this is only the second time in history for someone to be appointed twice.

In 2002, Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn appointed Mr. Farar to serve as a commissioner for the $12 billion Los Angeles Fire and Police Pension’s Trustee Fund. In 2001, he was appointed to the Woodrow Wilson Council, the private sector advisory board of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC. In 1999, he was appointed by President Clinton and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as the United States Representative to the 54th General Assembly at the United Nations in New York City. In 1994, Mr. Farar received a Presidential appointment to the Advisory Committee on the Arts of the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington, DC.

In the private sector, Mr. Farar has served as CEO, Chairman of the Board, Director, and consultant to a number of companies, including JDF Investment CO. LLC, IFC Financial Services Corp, and has served as an adviser to several other private and public companies.

Dr. Ramachandra Malya, M.D.

Advisor

Dr. Malya brings to BioSig over 40 years of experience in the medical field. His strong business acumen has allowed Dr. Malya to serve as Founding Board Member of several successful healthcare entities and two Texas savings banks with valuations in excess of one billion dollars. Throughout his career, Dr. Malya raised capital for a number of promising healthcare start-ups and managed an important family office funds with extensive medical relationships. Dr. Malya is a Diplomate of American Board of Internal Medicine and American College of Managed Care Medicine.

Kent Bennett Williams

Advisor

Mr. Williams brings over 30 years of experience in capital markets, strategic investments and business development across the life science, automotive and technology sectors. Most recently, Mr. Williams served as an independent director and adviser to private and public companies such as Sherpa Technology Group, Ener-Core, ViZn Energy Systems, ZAF Energy Systems and ITUS Corporation. He provided strategic counsel at Merrill Lynch & Co. and was appointed Vice Chairman of the American Stock Exchange ITAC Committee. Mr. William’s contributions to BioSig will continue to be in the areas of intellectual property creation and strategy, financing strategy, shareholder development, and manufacturing.

David-Andrew (D.A.) Wallach

Advisor

Mr. Wallach brings to BioSig extensive experience in advising and investing in early stage technology companies, including SpaceX, Doctor on Demand, Ripple, Glympse, Beam and Spotify, where he was the official Artist in Residence.

Forbes selected D.A. as one of its 30 Under 30, and Fast Company named him one of the 100 Most Creative People in Business. In 2015, he launched Inevitable Ventures, an investment partnership with multibillionaire Ron Burkle that supports radical entrepreneurs in areas including healthcare, the life sciences, and financial technologies.

Frank J. Quintero

Advisor

Mr. Quintero is a Principal at The Yucaipa Companies, a premier investment firm founded by Ron Burkle in 1986. His responsibilities as a Principal of the firm encompass deal origination, negotiating transactions, investor relations and corporate communications. Working closely with The Yucaipa Companies' founder, Mr. Quintero actively participated in multiple phases of the investment process since joining the firm. The Yucaipa Companies has completed mergers and acquisitions valued at more than $35 billion.

Prior to joining The Yucaipa Companies, Mr. Quintero served as Special Assistant to California Governor Gray Davis. In this position he served as a liaison to labor officials and business groups; as well as local, state, and national elected officials. Mr. Quintero was also an advisor to Governor Davis on over 300 boards and commission appointments within the California state government. Under Governor Davis' leadership the Appointments Unit placed more women and people of color in appointed positions than any of California's previous governors.  

Active in numerous statewide and local political campaigns, in 1998 Mr. Quintero worked as State Field Director for the California Democratic Party Coordinated Campaign. As part of the three-person team managing a budget of several million dollars, Mr. Quintero directed over thirty offices throughout the state and oversaw print, radio, and direct mail advertising. His efforts on behalf of the Coordinated Campaign's “Get-Out-The-Vote” drive produced record voter registration and turnout in low-income communities.

Based on his experience unifying divergent groups, Mr. Quintero was chosen as one of 60 Americans to receive a Marshall Fellowship in 2001. He became part of a team of scholars and government officials brought together to advise European Union member nations, NGOs, and the head of NATO on economic integration and immigration policy.

Zachariah P. Zachariah, M.D.

Advisor

Previously, Dr. Zachariah served on the Florida Board of Governors of the State University system from 2003 to 2010 and from 2017 to May 2019. He has been practicing interventional cardiology at Holy Cross Hospital since 1976 and as its Director of Cardiovascular Services until 2010. He has also served on the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health from 1990 to 1993 and as a member of the U.S. delegation to the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. He also served as Chairman of the Florida Board of Medicine from 1990-1992, 2000-2001 and 2013-2014. He also served as a member of the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders appointed by President George W. Bush in 2001.

Dr. Zachariah is board-certified in internal medicine and cardiology and specializes in cardiology, cardiac catheterization, and interventional cardiology and has performed more than 30,000 heart catheterizations and interventional procedures in Broward County. He co-authored several scientific papers, and participated in various clinical trials.

He received his medical degree from the Armed Forces Medical College in India, and then completed his residency at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Paterson, New Jersey. He also completed a fellowship in interventional cardiology at the Cleveland Clinic Educational Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio.

Dr. Zachariah is a holder of numerous awards, including the Ellis Island American Legend Award, the Golden Heart Award from the American Heart Association, Freedom Foundation Medal of Honor from the Freedom Foundation at Valley Forge, and Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

Anthony Amato

Advisor

Mr. Amato brings over twenty years of corporate executive leadership and entrepreneurial expertise in the medical industry to BioSig’s advisory board. He founded Amega Scientific Corporation in 1999 and grew the company from a start-up operation to a worldwide multi-million dollar industry leader. After the sale of Amega Scientific, Amato served as director of sales for Mesa Labs in Denver, CO, a Nasdaq listed corporation (Nasdaq: MLAB), where he specialized in providing quality control products to ensure safety and efficacy for in-hospital medical devices.

As a natural-born entrepreneurial thinker and business leader, in 2017, Amato founded InQuest Science, which focuses on troubleshooting product defect issues and providing advanced medical device training. Mr. Amato has hands-on executive skills at engaging and influencing key stakeholders to grow business and optimize profits.

Lorraine Spurge

Advisor

As founder and CEO of Maple Stone Capital Advisors, Ms. Spurge began her 40-year financial career with Drexel Burnham Lambert and became one of the most successful women on Wall Street. She helped raise more than $200 billion of debt and equity capital for growth companies. The capital she helped raise was crucial to hundreds of companies, including MCI Communications, McCaw Cellular, Warner Communications, Healthtrust, Charter Medical, Movado, and MGM Resorts and Studios. After Drexel, she became an entrepreneur and helped build companies like International Capital Access, Spurge Ink!, MetWest Financial, and Guggenheim Partners.

Ms. Spurge, has been a motivational speaker and contributor to radio and TV stations including CNN, CNBC, and KCBS.  She has authored several books including Portraits of the American Dream, MCI: Failure is not an Option, and Money Clips. Throughout her career she has served on numerous advisory committees and boards of directors for philanthropic organizations, including Prostate Cancer Foundation, The Geffen Playhouse, WorkingNation, Focused Ultrasound Foundation, and Women in America.

Kenneth L. Londoner, MBA

Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and Director

Mr. Londoner is a capital markets and capital architecture expert and a senior life science executive. Having started his career as a research analyst for J. & W. Seligman & Co., Inc., a leading institutional money management firm in New York City, NY, he quickly found himself at the forefront of the biotech industry in the early 1990s, leading him to manage $3.5 billion in mutual and pension funds and international assets.

His passion for medical innovation led him to co-found, govern and bring to the public market several life science companies, including BioSig Technologies, Inc. [NASDAQ: BSGM]. Working in close collaboration with key opinion leaders in electrophysiology, BioSig aims to improve the outcomes of cardiac ablations for the treatment of arrhythmias through novel technological solutions developed by the company and further apply its core competency in advanced biomedical signal processing and analysis to other areas of medicine.

His prior experience in recognizing the early potential of biotech led Londoner to for the Alliance for Advancing Bioelectronic Medicine, an independent non-profit network of professionals dedicated to innovation at the intersection of healthcare and technology. The Alliance aims to increase awareness of bioelectronic medicine and build a platform for collaboration among stakeholders. Over the last decade, Londoner formed top-level relationships with several medical centers of excellence such as Mayo Clinic, NYU Langone Hospital, and UCLA, as well as other stakeholders, including investment communities, intellectual property experts, and supply chain partners.

Mr. Londoner earned his BA in Economics from Lafayette College in 1989, and his Master of Business Administration in Management and Finance from New York University in 1994. Between 1999-2002, he served as an adjunct professor at the Columbia Business School. Additionally, in 2015, Mr. Londoner founded the Immersive Internship Program at Lafayette College.

David Weild IV

Director

Mr. Weild has served as a director since May 2015. Mr. Weild is founder, chairman, and CEO of Weild & Co., Inc., parent company of the investment banking firm Weild Capital, LLC. Prior to Weild & Co., Mr. Weild was vice chairman of NASDAQ, president of PrudentialFinancial.com and head of corporate finance and equity capital markets at Prudential Securities, Inc. Mr. Weild holds an M.B.A. from the Stern School of Business and a B.A. from Wesleyan University. Mr. Weild is currently on the board of PAVmed. From September 2010 to June 2011, Mr. Weild served on the board of Helium.com, until it was acquired by R.R. Donnelly & Sons Co. Since 2003, Mr. Weild was a director and then chairman of the board of the 9-11 charity Tuesday’s Children.   He became chairman emeritus in late 2016 and still serves on the board.  Mr. Weild brings extensive financial, economic, stock exchange, capital markets, and small company expertise to the Company gained throughout his career on Wall Street.  He is a recognized expert in capital markets and has spoken at the White House, Congress, the SEC, OECD and the G-20 on how market structure can be bettered to improve capital formation and economic growth.

Patrick J. Gallagher

Director

Mr. Gallagher has served as our director since July 2014. Mr. Gallagher, MBA, CFA, is an accomplished capital markets executive, advisor, and investor with a distinguished record of success in both the public and private markets. He has over 20 years of experience on Wall Street and extensive expertise in alternative investments, capital markets, and marketing. Since September 2014, Mr. Gallagher has served as Senior Managing Director and head of healthcare sales at Laidlaw & Co. (UK) Ltd. Mr. Gallagher serves as a strategic consultant for Athenex, Inc., a biopharmaceutical firm focused on next-generation therapies in oncology and immunology and was the vice president of business development and investor relations from September 2012 to October 2013. He also sits on the board of directors at Cingulate Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on innovative new products for ADHD since July 2013; as well as Evermore Global Advisors, a global money manager since May 2015.  In November 2010, he was appointed by broker Concept Capital, a division of Sanders Morris Harris, as a Managing Director and the head of institutional sales. In 2001, Mr. Gallagher co-founded BDR Research Group, LLC, an independent sell-side research firm specializing in healthcare investing, financing and operations, and served as its chief executive officer until November 2010. Prior to 2001, he held various sales positions at investment and research firms Kidder Peabody, PaineWebber and New Vernon Associates. Mr. Gallagher is a CFA charter holder, received his MBA from Pennsylvania State University and holds a B.S. degree in finance from the University of Vermont. We believe that Mr. Gallagher’s experience in capital markets and marketing, with extensive expertise concentrated in the life sciences space, make him a valuable resource on our board.

Donald E. Foley

Director

Mr. Foley has served as our director since October 2015. Mr. Foley was chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Wilmington Trust Corporation from 2010-2011. Prior to Wilmington Trust Corporation, Mr. Foley was senior vice president, treasurer and director of tax for ITT Corporation, a supplier of advanced technology products and services. Prior experiences include executive positions with International Paper Company, Mobil Corporation and General Electric Company. Mr. Foley currently serves on the board of directors of AXA Equitable EQAT and Wilmington Trust Mutual Fund Complexes. Mr. Foley also served on the boards of directors of M&T Corporation from 2011-2012 and of Wilmington Trust Company, Wilmington Funds,  and Wilmington Trust Corporation from 2007-2011. In addition, Mr. Foley serves as chairman of the board of trustees of the Burke Rehabilitation Hospital and Burke Medical Research Institute, as well as the W. Burke Foundation since 2009 during which time the Hospital merged with the MonteFiore Hospital System. Mr. Foley served as an advisory board member of M&T Corporation Trust and Investment Committee, Goldman Sachs Asset Management Groups and Northern Trust Company. Mr. Foley holds an M.B.A. from New York University, and a B.A. from Union College where he had served as a trustee, and as chairman of the President’s Council. He also served as a trustee of the Covent of the Sacred Heart; and currently serves as a trustee at the Sacred Heart Network of schools and chairman of the board at New Beginning Family Academy, a charter school in Bridgeport, CT. Mr. Foley brings extensive financial, economic, capital markets and executive leadership expertise to our board gained through his successful career on Wall Street and the Fortune 500.

Frederick D. Hrkac

Director

Mr. Hrkac has served as our director since April 2022. Mr. Hrkac has more than 30 years of experience in the medical device industry as an executive and corporate board director. He is currently serves on the board of Serres in Helsinki, Finland since September 2018, and Spineart in Geneva, Switzerland as chairman of the board since August 2017. In 2017, he served as senior vice president corporate development and from 2014-2016 served a senior vice president of global commercial operations of Biosensors International. From 2009-2011, Mr. Hrkac served as Europe, Middle East & Africa president of Boston Scientific where he was responsible for close to $2 billion of sales. From 2005-2009, Mr. Hrkac was an executive of Sorin Group CRM, Paris, France. And, from November 1990-April 2005 he lived in 6 different countries working as an executive for Johnson & Johnson including Biosense Webster, a Johnson & Johnson company having laid the groundwork strategically for the most successful J&J division of the last 20 years with sales growing from a few hundred million dollars to several billion dollars.  Mr. Hrkac holds an Honors Bachelor of Business Administration from the Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario Canada and currently resides in Zagreb, Croatia. Mr. Hrkac brings extensive expertise in global marketing and strategic business development, making him a valuable resource for our Board.

James Klein

Director

Mr. Klein has served as our director since May 2022. Mr. Klein has more than 30 years of experience in the semi-conductor industry. He recently retired from Qorvo (previously TriQuint) where he was the President of Infrastructure and Defense Products (IDP) from 2015-2021 and prior to that the Vice President and General Manager of IDP from 2011-2015. Qorvo’s IDP is leader in the development of radio frequency or RF semi-conductor products. Mr. Klein was also the president of Qorvo Biotechnologies (2020-2021). Qorvo Biotechnologies was focused on bringing innovative RF technology to the medical testing market. Mr. Klein spent the early part of his career at Texas Instruments (1988-1997) and Raytheon (1997-2011) - most of this part of his career was focused on the development and deployment of advanced semi-conductor technologies. Mr. Klein has both a B.S. and M. S. in electrical engineering from Texas A&M University - he is an ongoing member and former chair of the department’s External Advisory Council. Mr. Klein brings to the Company skills in organizational leadership, change management, technology development and growth strategies that lead to growth and value, making him a valuable resource for our Board.

James J. Barry, Ph.D.

Director

Dr. Barry has more than 30 years of experience in the medical device industry as an executive and corporate board director. He is currently Principal Owner at Convergent Biomedical Group LLC., a company providing advisors services to the life sciences industry. Prior to Convergent, Dr. Barry was President and CEO at InspireMD, Inc. (Nasdaq NSPR) and platform technology, Arsenal Medical. Dr. Barry spent most of his career at Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) with increasing roles of responsibility culminating as Sr. Vice President of Corporate Technology. While at Boston Scientific, Dr. Barry led the development and launch of the TAXUS drug-eluting coronary stent that achieved annual sales exceeding $3 billion. 

Dr. Barry is the author of multiple peer-reviewed publication and holds more than 40 U.S. and international patents. He holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Massachusetts-Lowell and a B.A. in Chemistry form St. Anselm College.