John Cox

John joined SOMNERA as President and CEO in 2016, and is a 30 year veteran of the Medical Device Industry. John has held leadership roles in nearly every function, from sales to operations, where he has led numerous products and businesses through development and transformative growth. Prior to joining SOMNERA, John was the Chief Operating Officer of USGI Medical, where he led the development and commercialization of a breakthrough non-invasive surgery platform. He has held senior executive and management roles for several medical device manufacturers such as B. Braun Aesculap, Applied Medical, and U.S. Surgical. John also serves as Chairman and Co-Founder of Retraction Ltd., a Hong Kong-based innovator in minimally invasive surgery. John is named on over 20 US and foreign patents, and earned his MBA with honors from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. Recently, he won OCTANe’s “Elevator Pitch” contest representing Somnera as a LaunchPad finalist in 2017, and was selected to be the Master of Ceremonies at the 2019 Medical Technology Innovation Forum (MTIF), Orange County’s largest annual Medtech meeting.