| Miami University, B.S. | 1989 |
Prior to joining Early Stage Partners as Managing Director in mid-2008, Mike Bunker was District Manager at C.R. Bard Access Systems (NYSE: BCR), successfully managing a field sales operation. He joined Bard in 2003 as Director, Corporate Business Development, to build a capability to evaluate technologies for investment or acquisition. In that position, the team Mike led evaluated over 400 medical technologies for Bard’s six division and closed 14 acquisitions, licenses, and divestitures.
Prior to joining Bard, Mike was, consecutively, Senior Marketing Manager, Global Defibrillation Systems and Senior Associate, Corporate Development at Medtronic (NYSE: MDT). In the former position, he led a global product launch in cardiac rhythm management, including leading the FDA submission team and setting clinical, regulatory, reimbursement, and manufacturing strategy.
