F. T. Jay WatkinsJay Watkins has extensive experience founding and funding healthcare companies. He is a Managing Director with De Novo Ventures and an active individual investor and advisor to emerging medtech companies. He serves as a Lecturer in Management at the raduate School of Business, Stanford University. Previously, Mr Watkins was on the Guidant management committee and served as president of several divisions, including the Minimally Invasive Surgery Group, and Heart Rhythm Technologies. While President of the Cardiac and Vascular Surgery Group, he initiated the development of a minimally invasive vein harvesting technology, which has been used to treat almost two million patients worldwide. He also has served as an executive with multiple start-up companies, a consultant with McKinsey and Company, and co-founder and founding CEO of Origin Medsystems, a venture funded medical technology start-up acquired by Eli Lilly and Company. Read More Read Less