# Richard Treadwell

> President & CEO at RT Consulting

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/richardtreadwell

Accomplished senior executive with more than 20 years of operating experience and a deep understanding of general management in healthcare.  Held functional leadership roles in marketing, business development, engineering and product development.  Demonstrated entrepreneurial acumen with fundraising, P&L and operating leadership as founder of two startups.  Achieved consistent excellent results across a broad range of medical device therapeutic areas, including orthopedic surgery at Empirical Spine, interventional cardiology at Biosensors International, cardiac surgery at Embol-X, pulse-oximetry at Nellcor, orthodontic support at Align Technology/General Orthodontic and otolaryngology at Aardvark Medical.

## Work Experience
### President & CEO @ RT Consulting
Jan 2023 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
Consulting to medical device and healthcare entrepreneurs, investors, and companies across a variety of diseases and technologies. Representative projects include business,  marketing, and regulatory management in areas such as orthopedics, medical imaging, coronary and peripheral stenting, bioresorbable polymers and metals, and drug-eluting balloons.

### President & CEO @ Empirical Spine, Inc
Jan 2018 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area
Empirical Spine is a late-stage startup currently running an IDE pivotal trial in the US.  The product, LimiFlex, addresses a common and very specific spinal condition, degenerative spondylolisthesis, by restoring natural biomechanics after decompression surgery.  The device stabilizes the spine yet preserves motion, allowing patients to avoid spinal fusion.

### President & CEO @ RT Consulting
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
Consulting to medical device and healthcare entrepreneurs, investors, and companies across a variety of diseases and technologies.  Representative projects include business and marketing management in areas such as medical imaging, coronary and peripheral stenting, bioresorbable polymers and metals, and drug-eluting balloons.

### Vice President Global Marketing @ Biosensors International
Jan 2011 – Jan 2015 | Geneva Area, Switzerland
Headed the global marketing function of a $2B market cap publicly traded company, leading a team of over 30 people worldwide.  Major centers of operation included Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, and Tokyo.  Helped grow revenues from $157M to $330M over three years by growing at a 28% CAGR in a flat market.

### President/CEO, Co-founder @ Aardvark Medical Company
Jan 2007 – Jan 2011 | San Francisco Bay Area
Co-founded, organized and ran an innovative start-up dedicated to revolutionizing sinus therapy and diagnostics in the clinic and the home.  Assembled and led team as a virtual company while Entrepreneur in Residence at venture capital firm Alta Partners.  Raised $2M in seed investments, and instilled core values such as capital efficiency, leading to exceptional progress and surpassed milestones.

### Sr. Director, Clinical Support @ Align Technology
Jan 2005 – Jan 2006 | San Francisco Bay Area
Lead post-acquisition integration of General Orthodontic within Align Technology.

### President/CEO, Founder @ General Orthodontic
Jan 2002 – Jan 2005 | San Francisco Bay Area
Founded and ran advanced technical support and training company focusing on Invisalign products.  Company acquired by Align Technology in 2005.

### Assoc. Director of Marketing @ Embol-X
Jan 1999 – Jan 2002

### Product Manager @ Nellcor
Jan 1996 – Jan 1999

### MBA Summer Intern @ Honeywell
Jan 1994 – Jan 1994

### MBA Summer Intern @ Honeywell
Jan 1993 – Jan 1993

### Engineer @ Raychem Pontoise SA
Jan 1989 – Jan 1991

### Systems Designer @ Raychem Corp.
Jan 1988 – Jan 1989


## Education
### MBA in Marketing
The Wharton School

### BS in Product Design
Stanford University

### MA in International Relations
Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/richardtreadwell

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