Founder of ArthroSurface, Inc., Steven W. Ek currently is Vice President-Research & Development of Anika Therapeutics, Inc.

He previously held the position of Vice President-Engineering of Primo Medical Group, Inc., President & Chief Executive Officer of ArthroSurface, Inc., Director-Research & Development at Smith & Nephew Endoscopy, Inc. and Design Engineer at Linvatec Corp.

He received an undergraduate degree from the University of Florida.