Primary Job Title Co-founder and President Primary Organization Homeward
Location Mountain View, California, United States Regions San Francisco Bay Area, Silicon Valley, West Coast Gender Male
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Amar is passionate about developing products and technology that can shape the future of health and wellness, and improve lives. For over a decade, he has been responsible for bringing into focus the needs of stakeholders- patients, providers, manufacturers, and payers- to drive the development and commercialization of a wide range of therapeutic
and diagnostic products. At Livongo Health, Amar coordinates the company’s product management and design activities.
Prior to joining Livongo, Amar has held a variety of strategy, market development, product management, and marketing roles in high-growth companies. Most recently at MC10, he defined and validated opportunities for new stretchable, wearable electronics products and platforms, with diverse applications in consumer and healthcare markets ranging from sports impact indicators to neurological disease monitoring.
Earlier in his career, Amar developed medical devices and pharmaceutical products with high-powered teams that included serial innovators Bob Langer, George Whitesides, and Al Chin. His work has spanned bioabsorbable cardiovascular stents, cardiac surgery tools for intrathoracic visualization, hemostatic drug delivery foams, and implantable devices to treat obesity and diabetes.
Amar completed his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and holds 8 patents.
