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Brooks Simpson, Chairman Elect, Washington Research Foundation, President, Medic One Foundation
Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020 @ 2:30pm
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/lhi-simpson
In the first in a new series of talks called Leaders in Health Innovation from UW's Engineering Innovation in Health (EIH) program, we are pleased to welcome Brooks Simpson, the Chairman Elect of the Washington Research Foundation and President of the Medic One Foundation. Leaders in Health Innovation invites key figures involved in advancing innovation in human health to speak with the UW community about their educational and career journey, and offer advice to those interested in innovation and entrepreneurship in the healthcare space.Speaker Bio:
Brooks Simpson has over 40 years of experience in the medical industry. He retired from Physio-Control after 20 years of service including senior management positions in Global Marketing, International Operations and North American Sales. During his tenure at Physio-Control he was involved with the divestiture from Eli Lilly, sale to Bain Capital, IPO and acquisition by Medtronic. In 1999, Simpson founded Pacific Rim Medical Systems, a distributor of cardiovascular devices. He is a limited partner in Bain Capital and served on the board of Physio-Control from 2011-2016. He also serves on the University of Washington Foundation board and several UW external advisory boards: Department of Global Health, Department of Bioengineering, and School of Nursing. |
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