Co-Founder and Managing Partner
FRED KHOSRAVI
Fred (Farhad) Khosravi is a Silicon Valley medical device entrepreneur who has held management and executive positions in both large and small medical technology enterprises over the last 30+ years. Throughout his career, he has been either the inventor or co-inventor for over 200 U.S. and worldwide granted and patent applications, making him one of the most prolific minds and leaders in the industry.
However, Fred’s passion for improving people’s lives goes beyond the medtech field. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a bipartisan think tank dedicated to providing strategic national security insights to help decision makers chart a course toward a better world; is a member of the Board of Directors at Spirit of America, a nonprofit that promotes private-sector support for the safety and success of our troops and the local people they want to help; and is a convening board member for Technology for America, a nonprofit for promotion of innovation as a way to engage public-private dialogue that benefit all Americans.
Fred holds a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering and graduated cum laude with an M.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Tennessee Tech University.
Leadership and Board Positions
- Board Member | Women as One
- Board Member | Spirit of America
- Convening Board Member | Technology for America
- Member, Board of Trustees | Center for Strategic & International Studies
- Co-founder, CEO, and Chairman | Imperative Care, Inc.
- Executive Chairman | Apama Medical, Inc.
- Executive Chairman | Maya Medical, Inc.
- Board Member | Advanced Stent Technologies, Inc.
- Board Member | Kerberos Proximal Solutions, Inc.
- Co-founder and Executive Chairman | Claret Medical, Inc.
- Co-founder and Executive Chairman | HotSpur, Inc.
- Co-founder and CEO | Ostial Corp.
- Co-founder and Chairman | Nextplane, Inc.
- Co-founder and Director | Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.
- Co-founder and Chairman | Sadra Medical, Inc.
- Co-founder, President, CEO, and Executive Chairman | AccessClosure, Inc.
- Co-founder and Director | MarketRx, Inc.
- President and CEO | Embolic Protection, Inc.
- Chairman | Confluent Surgical, Inc.
- Founder, Chairman and Chief Technical Officer | EndoTex Interventional Systems, Inc.
Awards and Honors
- Member, National Academy of Engineering | 2024
- Ellis Island Medal of Honor | 2023
- Phoenix Medical Device Conference, Innovator Award | 2016
- Phoenix Medical Device Conference, Emerging Growth Company Award | 2014
Videos and Interviews
- Fred Khosravi on Kandu Health | View on YouTube
- Podcast 173 – Apple Podcast | A Continued Conversation: Fred Khosravi on Transforming a Medical Invention to an Exceptional Innovation
- Podcast 172 – Fred Khosravi on | Using ‘Forces of Good’ to Transform the Medtech Space
- AdvaMed Accel Leadership Seminar | Part 1 – Lessons in Leadership: An Interview with Fred Khosravi
- Imperative Care Khosravi | Elevating Stroke Care
- Fred Khosravi, Incept LLC: Keys to Success | View on YouTube
- The BioDesign Speaker Series Page | Link to Fred Khosravi’s 2009 playable and downloadable podcast audio file
Other References
- Harvard Business Review | Fred Khosravi and AccessClosure Case Study
- Harvard Case Study Analysis Solutions | Incept LLC and Confluent Surgical Case Study
- The Kurdish Project | Fred Khosravi
- Center for Strategic and International Studies | Fred Khosravi profile