Richard Stark
InvestorPrincipal, OPTO Strategies at Inspovation Ventures
Ketchum, Idaho, United States
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About
Affiliate of the firm; Principal at OPTO Strategies.
Experience
- CollimateHealthStrategic Advisorcurrent2026 — present
- OPTO Strategies, LLCPrincipalcurrent2007 — present
- Memorial Sloan KetteringExternal Review Committee (ERC) Membercurrent2026 — presentNew York, United States
- Neosoma Inc.Member, Board of Directorscurrent2026 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Neosoma Inc.Strategic Advisor2021 — 2026Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Perceiv AIMember Board of Directors2024 — 2026Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Perceiv AIStrategic Advisor2022 — 2024Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- RefleXion MedicalSr. Advisor2019 — 2025Hayward, CA
- ElektaSenior Vice President Strategy, Business Development and M&A2016 — 2018Sunnyvale, CA
- ElektaSenior Vice President Comprehensive Oncology Solutions2015 — 2016Sunnyvale, CA
- ElektaSenior Vice President Elekta Software2012 — 2015Sunnyvale, CA
- ViewRay IncorporatedEVP Business Development and Commercialization2009 — 2012
- Varian Medical SystemsVice President Worldwide Marketing and Product Development2002 — 2007
- Argus SoftwareFounder and CEO1992 — 2002
- Matrix Physics PartnersPresident1984 — 2002
Skills & more
Oncology Clinical ResearchNegotiationBig DataStrategic PartnershipsMedical DevicesRadiation Therapy35Radiology53R&D25Physics10Business Strategy7Strategic Planning16Management Consulting2
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Business PlanningBusiness DevelopmentMarketing StrategyProduct DevelopmentProduct Portfolio ManagementProduct LaunchMedical ImagingProject Portfolio Management- Radiological Physics — American Board of Medical Physics (ABMP)
- ABR Certified Medical Physicist
From Richard's professional profile.
Colleagues at Inspovation Ventures
Andrew Lee
Co-Founder & CTO, Firebase at Inspovation Ventures
Bill Martinson
Global Business Development, IBM at Inspovation Ventures
Bruce Chizen
Former CEO, Adobe Systems at Inspovation Ventures
David Auerbach
Partner at Inspovation Ventures
James Tamplin
Co-Founder & CEO, Firebase at Inspovation Ventures
Jay Srinivasan
Co-Founder & CEO, Appurify at Inspovation Ventures
Kai Huang
President, RedOctane at Activision at Inspovation Ventures
Keith Winter
Venture Partner, Teal Ventures at Inspovation Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Richard Stark?
- Affiliate of the firm; Principal at OPTO Strategies.
- Where does Richard Stark work?
- Richard Stark is Principal, OPTO Strategies at Inspovation Ventures.
- Where did Richard Stark go to school?
- Richard Stark studied at UTHealth Houston (MS, Medical Physics); Emory University (BS, Physics).
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Also attended Emory University253
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Shared employers
Also worked at CollimateHealth2
Also worked at Neosoma Inc.4
Also worked at Perceiv AI1
Also worked at RefleXion Medical12
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