Pioneering Medical Innovations

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.
  • 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