Dave Rosa

Dave has spent the past 22 years in a variety of positions in the medical device industry. He was appointed CEO of Sunshine Heart in October of 2009 and served as President and Chief Executive Officer through November 2015. Dave took Sunshine Heart Public on NASDAQ in 2012 and raised over $120M during his tenure. The Company achieved a number of clinical, regulatory and research and development milestones under his leadership. Prior to joining Sunshine Heart, he was President and CEO of Milksmart, Inc., a privately held company developing a unique stent-like agricultural technology that increases milking efficiencies, output and quality. From 2004-2008, Dave was Vice President of Global Marketing for Cardiac Surgery and Cardiology at St. Jude Medical, Inc. While at St. Jude, he developed the strategic pan for the newly formed interventional division, directed the launch of several new products and oversaw the acquisition and integration of Velocimed, a privately held company in the cardiovascular space.

From 1999-2004, Dave held executive management positions at privately held A-Med Systems, Inc., an emerging medical technology company that developed ventricular assist devices (pVADs) for acute heart failure. His roles included Vice President of Marketing and Sales, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer. From 1995- 1999, Dave served as Product Manager for Angioplasty Balloons and Director of Intravascular Ultrasound at SCIMED Life Systems, a privately held company that was engaged in the development, manufacture and marketing of medical devices to treat cardiovascular disease. SCIMED was acquired by Boston Scientific Corporation and now operates as a subsidiary of Boston Scientific. Dave holds an M.B.A. in Marketing Management from Duquesne University and a B.S. in Commerce and Engineering from Drexel University.