Executive Management

Jay S. Yadav, M.D., Founder, CEO, Director. Dr. Yadav is a consulting cardiologist at the Piedmont Heart Institute. He is the author of over 200 publications and two books. Dr. Yadav was the founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of AngioGuard, Inc., developer of the first filter for emboli prevention during interventional and surgical procedures, which was acquired by Johnson & Johnson in 1998. Dr. Yadav is a director of several private medical device and technology companies. Dr. Yadav holds a B.S. from Yale University and an M.D. from West Virginia University Medical School. Dr. Yadav’s post-graduate medical training was performed at Duke University and The University of Alabama at Birmingham. www.jayyadav.com

Mark G. Allen, Ph.D., Co-founder, Chief Technology Officer, Director. Dr. Allen was the co-founder of Redeon, Inc., which was one of the earliest companies to successfully develop micro-needle technology and was subsequently acquired by Biovalve Technologies, Inc. in 2001. Since 1989, Dr. Allen has been employed at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Allen is the Joseph M. Pettit Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech and directs the university’s MEMS research program. Dr. Allen holds a B.A. in Chemistry, a B.S.E. in Chemical Engineering and a B.S.E. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Sandeep S. Yadav, COO. Prior to joining CardioMEMS, Mr. Yadav was an investment banker at Deutsche Bank AG. Mr. Yadav holds a B.S. in Finance from Auburn University and an M.B.A. from Emory University.

Daniel H. Bauer, CPA, CFO. Previously, Mr. Bauer was CFO for Granite City Food and Brewery (NASDAQ: GCFB), Church’s Chicken, a division of AFC Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFCE), and a Senior Manager at Price Waterhouse. Mr. Bauer holds a B.S. in Finance and a Masters in Accounting from the University of Tennessee and a M.B.A. from Emory University.

David R. Stern, Senior Vice President, Scientific Affairs, Director. Prior to joining CardioMEMS, Mr. Stern served as Vice President and Business Unit Manager of the Peripheral Technologies Division of C.R. Bard, Inc. where he was responsible for directing marketing, research and development and business development activities. Mr. Stern holds a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a M.E. in Biomedical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Kevin Corcoran, Vice President, Marketing. Mr. Corcoran has over 20 years of experience in the medical device industry focused on international product/market development. Prior to joining CardioMEMS, Mr. Corcoran held various sales and marketing positions with Welch Allyn and Boston Scientific. Mr. Corcoran holds a B.S. in Chemistry from St. Lawrence University and an M.B.A. from Syracuse University.

Angad Singh, Vice President, Operations and Engineering. Prior to CardioMEMS, Mr. Singh held technical and managerial positions at SONY Semiconductor, Microgen Systems, and the Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center. Mr. Singh has a M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and a B.S. degree also in Electrical Engineering from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, India.

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