So you want to know what it takes to become the "top dog" of your functional area?

I had the opportunity to run a 3-part series with 3 well-respected R&D Executives, the first being Mr. Patrick Stephens, the Vice President of R&D for Shockwave Medical.

For the last 20+ years Pat has worked across the design and development of novel medical devices for both start ups and established companies alike. C

Companies like Boston Scientific, Medtronic Cardiovascular, Trivascular, which is now known as Endologix to name a few.

Pat received his bachelors degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder and his masters degree in the same specialty from the University of Arizona.

As I mentioned, today he serves as the Vice President of R&D for Shockwave Medical and for those unfamiliar with the organization, it is a cardiovascular medical device company changing how calcified cardiovascular disease is treated with intravascular lithotripsy.

Some highlights of what we discussed:

Why/how Patrick got into Med-Tech in the first place

-What his childhood/early years like

-Pivotal moments really helped him move up in the leadership ranks to get to where he is today

-His perspective/philosophy on leadership

-How Patrick spots top performance

-Career/life advice for those driven to become an Executive

...and so much more!

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Patrick on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-stephens-59b7ab38/

Shockwave Medical on the web:

https://shockwavemedical.com/