Jeff O’Donnell, Sr.
Executive Chairman
Jeffrey O’Donnell, Sr. brings more than 25 years of Board and Chief Executive experience running emerging medical device firms. Businesses under his direct leadership have achieved over $1.5 Billion in value creation from initial public offering of stock or mergers and acquisitions.
Jeff retired as CEO and Founder of Trice Medical an emerging growth medical device company developing in-office arthroscopy tools. In 2008, Jeff founded and ran Embrella Cardiovascular, a medical device startup company, which was sold in 2011 to Edwards Life sciences (NYSE: EW). Prior to Embrella Cardiovascular, Jeff served as President and CEO of PhotoMedex (NASDAQ: PHMD) from 1999 to 2009. Prior to PhotoMedex, Jeff was the President and CEO of Cardiovascular Dynamics. His team took CCVD public on NASDAQ in June of 1996 and purchased Radiance Medical Systems and Endologix (NASDAQ: ELGX). From 1994 to 1995 Jeff held the position of President and CEO of Kensey Nash Corporation (NASDAQ: KNSY). Additionally, he has held several senior sales and marketing management positions at Boston Scientific Corporation, Guidant Corporation and with Johnson & Johnson’s Orthopedic Division.
In 2005, Jeff was named Life Sciences CEO of the Year by Price Waterhouse Coopers, and in 2011 was named the Greater Philadelphia Emerging Entrepreneur of The Year by Ernst & Young.
Jeff is currently a Venture Partner of Laidlaw Venture Partners, the Chairman of the board of AerWave, a Director of Algorithm Sciences, and a Director of Accure Acne. He joined the AdvaMed Accel Board of Directors in 2016 and serves as an observer on the Membership, Ethics and Technology and Regulatory committees of the AdvaMed Board. Previously, Jeff served as Chairman of the Board for Strata Skin Sciences (NASDAQ: SSKN) (2 years), as well as a Director on the Board at Cardiac Science (7 yrs.) and Endologix (12 yrs.). Jeff is a graduate of LaSalle University and was recently inducted into the Beta Gamma Sigma, an international honors society.
Jeff serves as Executive Chairman to all Runway Healthcare, LP portfolio companies.