Lonnie M. Smith

Lonnie Smith joined Intuitive Surgical as President and CEO in June 1997, and currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors. During his tenure as CEO, Intuitive Surgical grew from a start-up with no revenue to over one billion dollars in revenue and approximately 1,300 employees. Prior to joining Intuitive Surgical, Mr. Smith was Senior Executive Vice President of Hillenbrand Industries. Mr. Smith joined Hillenbrand in 1978; during his tenure, he was a member of the executive committee, the office of the president and the board of directors. Mr. Smith has also held positions at The Boston Consulting Group and IBM. Mr. Smith receives his B.S.E.E. from Utah State University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.