Steve C de Baca , EVP, Royal Philips

This week, we revisit our interview with Steve C. de Baca, the Executive Vice President and Chief Patient Safety & Quality Officer at Royal Philips, who brings more than 30 years of experience in quality and regulatory affairs across the medical technology industry. Before joining Philips, he led QRA at Cardinal Health, supported global orthopedic and regulatory operations at Zimmer Biomet, and held senior leadership roles across the Danaher Diagnostics platform and Boston Scientific. Steve has also served as an industry board member and instructor for the Regulatory Affairs master's program at St. Cloud State University. He holds both an engineering/industrial technology degree and an MBA from Cal State Long Beach. Based in Minnesota, Steve has been married to his wife Katherine for over 24 years, and they're proud parents of their son Carson, currently studying at Northeastern University.