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About
Mark Christopherson is Chief Executive Officer of Lunair Medical, with more than three decades of experience across medtech corporations and venture-backed startups. He was previously CEO of Cryosa Inc. and a co-founding executive of Inspire Medical Systems, which developed an implantable neurostimulation therapy for obstructive sleep apnea, went public in 2018, and reached a $7.2B market capitalization by 2022; earlier, he contributed to the development of NxThera's therapy, later acquired by Boston Scientific for $406M. He holds a master's in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota and a bachelor's in physics from Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Executive at Lunair Medical
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Experience
- Lunair MedicalChief Executive Officercurrent2023 — presentMinneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Bone Foam Inc.Board Member: Bone Foam Inccurrent2017 — presentCorcoran, MN
- Solas BioVenturesEntrepreneur In Residence2022 — 2023Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Cryosa Inc.Senior Advisor to the Board of Directors2022 — 2023Arden Hills, Minnesota, United States
- Cryosa Inc.CEO and President of CryOSA Inc.2018 — 2022Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
- Cardionomic IncSr. Vice President Research and Development2015 — 2018St. Paul, Minnesota
- NxTheraSr. Vice President of Research and Development, Operations2013 — 2015Maple Grove, MN
- Inspire Medical SystemsVice President, Product Development, Operations, and Quality Systems2007 — 2013Maple Grove, MN
- MedtronicCore Team Leader (Therapy Leadership)1992 — 2007
- MedtronicEngineering Manager: CRDM Sensors and Technology1998 — 2001Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
- MedtronicProgram Manager, Systems Engineering1993 — 1998Corporate Ventures
Skills & more
Strategy11CEO Succession1CEOs1Board of Directors Reporting1Board of Directors1Board Governance1Executive Development1Executive ManagementExecutive LeadershipMedical Devices99Cross-functional Team Leadership65FDA48
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mark Christopherson?
- Mark Christopherson is Chief Executive Officer of Lunair Medical, with more than three decades of experience across medtech corporations and venture-backed startups. He was previously CEO of Cryosa Inc. and a co-founding executive of Inspire Medical Systems, which developed an implantable neurostimulation therapy for obstructive sleep apnea, went public in 2018, and reached a $7.2B market capitalization by 2022; earlier, he contributed to the development of NxThera's therapy, later acquired by Boston Scientific for $406M. He holds a master's in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota and a bachelor's in physics from Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota.
- Where does Mark Christopherson work?
- Mark Christopherson is Executive at Lunair Medical.
- Where did Mark Christopherson go to school?
- Mark Christopherson studied at University of Minnesota (MSEE / BSEE, Integrated Circuit Design, Control Systems, Biomedical Product Development); Bethel University (Physics, Math Minor, Physics, computer science).
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Also attended University of Minnesota324
Madeline PopeSenior Associate, Platform & Marketing at March Capital PartnersNate LeeFounder and Chief Information Security Officer at Scale Venture PartnersIsaac ZikeManaging Director at RiverVest Venture PartnersDean HlushkoSales Manager (Western U.S.) at Needham FundsRichard HeymanVenture Partner at ARCH Venture PartnersJohn BergstromInvestor at Mairs & Power VC
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Also attended Bethel University9
Grant GibsonSenior Associate at Great North VenturesWill PearceCEO and Co-Founder at DreadnodeLuke RoquetCOO at DatavoloJeff PointsExecutive Officer at Shoulder InnovationsMichael AndersonCEO & Co-Founder at Etail SolutionsTroy KopischkeFounder & CEO at 5X5Insurance
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Shared employers
Also worked at Solas BioVentures26
David BelitzPartner at Chattanooga Renaissance FundDavid AdairCo-Founder and Managing Director at Solas BioVenturesMark HackettCo-Founder and Partner at Solas BioVenturesTravis ManascoPrincipal at Solas BioVenturesJoshua EckelberryPrincipal at Solas BioVenturesIsaiah ReevesAnalyst at Solas BioVentures
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