Michael Hill, Former Vice President, Science & Technology and Innovation at Medtronic

Dr. Michael Hill is a global-minded senior executive with a history of success creating meaningful, patient-inspired, medical device technology innovations. He is a skilled entrepreneur demonstrating repeat innovation execution from idea/discovery to commercial scale. He was inducted in 2012 as an American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering Fellow and awarded the Distinguished Engineering Alumni from Duke University in 2013. He possesses deep domain knowledge of science and technology and has more than 27 years of experience with research, product development, and clinical research/regulatory. He is adept in successfully leading large global organizations, as well as multiple programs and projects, to achieve target goals. He has a thorough understanding of the fundamentals related to global healthcare systems to deliver impactful transformative innovations. Dr. Hill received his BSE [Biomedical and Electrical Engineering] and BS [Mathematics] Degrees from Duke University, MS, and Ph.D. [Biomedical Engineering] Degrees from Case Western Reserve University, and MBA [Management] Degree from the University of St. Thomas.