Motivated To Lead Podcast - Mark Klingsheim

In this week’s episode, we interview Richard Ferrari. Rich is a Co-Founder of De Novo Ventures, which had $650M under management and was one of the premier firms dedicated to Medical Devices and Biotechnology. Rich has raised over a billion dollars for companies he has directly influenced and participated in approximately 1.8 billion dollars in acquisition events. Additionally, and most recently, Rich served as the CEO and Chairman of PQ Bypass, culminating in a successful acquisition to Endologix for $350M. Rich has been a successful CEO of two publicly traded medical technology companies. Cardiovascular Imaging Systems, the first and leading developer of ultrasound imaging catheters was eventually acquired for $125M by Boston Scientific. Rich also pioneered the off-bump bypass movement via CardioThoracic Systems (CTS), the market leader in disposable instruments and systems for performing minimally invasive beating heart bypass surgery ultimately acquired by Guidant for $350M in November 1999. Rich was a co