Mike Hess retired from Medtronic after over 32 years of leading innovation programs and R&D departments. Most recently, Mike led corporate technology, focused on identifying and prioritizing enterprise wide technology initiatives to advance therapy innovation. At Medtronic, Mike worked in a wide range of leadership roles including therapy R&D management, corporate research and technology, program management, upstream marketing, clinical, and general management for the Brady and MCS therapies. He is a Technical Fellow, a member of the Bakken Society and an AIMBE fellow. Mike has 36 issued patents and numerous publications to his credit.

Outside of Medtronic has been on numerous academic advisory boards for the advancement of Biomedical Engineering , mentors a FIRST robotic team, is a Cub Scout/Boy Scout leader, and has been involved in BMES society IEEE and other associations that promote engineering and education.

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Education

Case Western Reserve University, BS Biomedical Engineering

University of St. Thomas, MS Software Engineering

Honors and Awards

Medtronic- Technical Fellow, Bakken Society, CEO Peak Performance Awards

AIMBE Fellow
NCAD Certification (2022)