Building Device Companies Large & Small: An Interview with Dave Chonette
Executive Summary
Dave Chonette is among the device industry's pioneers, having helped build both large companies--notably, Edwards Lifesciences--and the venture-based innovation model for creating start-ups to provide a continuing source of new products. This interview is adapted from a presentation at the 2007 Phoenix Medical Device CEOs conference, at which Chonette received the group's Lifetime Achievement award.