Bob Paulson
Chief Executive Officer at Sonex Health LLC
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Robert Paulson currently works at Sonex Health LLC, as President, CEO & Director from 2021, Spineology, Inc., as Director from 2018, Veran Medical Technologies, Inc., as Director, Washburn Center for Children, as Director, Sister Kenny Foundation, as Director, Pillsbury Neighborhood Services, as Director, VentureMed Group, Inc., as Independent Director from 2021, Luther College, as Member-Board of Regents, and Vensana Capital Management LLC, as Advisor.
Mr. Paulson also formerly worked at NXThera, Inc., as President, Chief Executive Officer & Director from 2009 to 2018, Restore Medical, Inc., as President, Chief Executive Officer & Director from 2005 to 2008, University of Minnesota Foundation Investment Advisors, Inc., as CEO in 2008, Vascular Solutions LLC, as Director, Universal Media Group, Inc., as Director, Medtronic Ablation Frontiers LLC, as Director, Panbela Therapeutics, Inc., as Independent Director from 2015 to 2019, Medical CV, Inc., as Director, Ablation Frontiers LLC, as Board of Directors from 2008 to 2009, General Mills, Inc., as In-House Counsel, Endocardial Solutions, Inc., as Chief Financial Officer & VP-Global Marketing from 2002 to 2005, Advanced Bionics Corp., as Senior Vice President & General Manager from 2001 to 2002, Medtronic Navigation, Inc., as Vice President & General Manager, Lindquist & Vennum PLLP, as Attorney, and Medtronic Corp., as Vice President & General Manager.
Mr. Paulson received his undergraduate degree in 1978 from Luther College, Masters Business Admin degree from St. Thomas University (Florida), and graduate degree in 1985 from Vanderbilt Law School.
Bob Paulson active positions
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Veran Medical Technologies, Inc.
 Veran Medical Technologies, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Veran Medical Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, and markets soft tissue equipment. The firm's main focus is assisting physicians in the early diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer. The company was founded by Ben Heavrin, Bruce Lynskey, Jerome R. Edwards, and Evan Austill, Jr. in 2005 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO. | Director/Board Member | - |
Washburn Center for Children
 Washburn Center for Children Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Washburn Center for Children provides mental health services for children. The non-profit company is based in Minneapolis, MN. Craig Warren has been the CEO of the company since 2020. | Director/Board Member | - |
| Sister Kenny Foundation | Director/Board Member | - |
| Pillsbury Neighborhood Services | Director/Board Member | - |
| Luther College | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Spineology, Inc.
 Spineology, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Spineology, Inc. develops instruments, implants and methods for minimally invasive spinal surgery. Its products include pedicular fixation, biologics, interbody, non pedicular fixation, access and graft containment. The company was founded by Dr. Stephen Kuslich in 1996 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN. | Director/Board Member | 2018-12-03 |
VentureMed Group, Inc.
 VentureMed Group, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology VentureMed Group, Inc. designs, develops, and markets interventional devices for the treatment of peripheral artery disease. Its product platforms are designes to reduce procedural costs and improve clinical outcomes. The company was founded by John P. Pigott in 2012 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN. | Director/Board Member | 2018-12-31 |
Vensana Capital Management LLC
 Vensana Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Vensana Capital Management LLC (Vensana Capital) is a venture capital and growth equity investment firm founded in 2019 by Peter Klein Justin & Kirk G. Nielsen. The firm is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Sonex Health LLC
 Sonex Health LLC Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Sonex Health LLC develops and manufactures surgical device designed to minimize surgical trauma for carpal tunnel release patients. The company was founded by Darryl Bares, Jay Smith and Aaron Keenan in 2014 and is headquartered in Eagan, MN. | Chief Executive Officer | 2021-10-31 |
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Training of Bob Paulson
| Luther College | Undergraduate Degree |
| St. Thomas University (Florida) | Masters Business Admin |
| Vanderbilt Law School | Graduate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 3 |
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| GENERAL MILLS, INC. | Consumer Non-Durables |
| UNIVERSAL MEDIA GROUP INC. | Health Technology |
| PANBELA THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Health Technology |
| Private companies | 20 |
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Endocardial Solutions, Inc.
 Endocardial Solutions, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Endocardial Solutions, Inc. designs, develops and manufactures a minimally invasive diagnostic system that diagnoses within the span of a few heartbeats, arrhythmia, a potentially fatal abnormal heart rhythm. The company's EnSite catheters and clinical workstations produce a high-resolution, real-time, three-dimensional color display of electrical activity in the heart chamber, thus allowing electrophysiologists to locate and diagnose tachycardia in real-time and to determine the course of treatment. It was founded in 1992. The company is located in St. Paul, MN. | Health Technology |
Vascular Solutions LLC
 Vascular Solutions LLC Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Vascular Solutions LLC operates as a medical device company, which engages in the provision of clinical solutions for diagnostic and interventional vascular procedures. Its products include GuideLiner, Langston, Pronto V4, and D-Stat Dry. The company was founded by Howard C. Root on December 20, 1996 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. | Health Technology |
Spineology, Inc.
Spineology, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Spineology, Inc. develops instruments, implants and methods for minimally invasive spinal surgery. Its products include pedicular fixation, biologics, interbody, non pedicular fixation, access and graft containment. The company was founded by Dr. Stephen Kuslich in 1996 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN. | Health Technology |
Advanced Bionics Corp.
 Advanced Bionics Corp. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Advanced Bionics Corp. develops, manufactures, and markets bionic technologies for neurological conditions. Its neuromodulation technology includes neurostimulators, programmable drug pumps, and cochlear implants. The company was founded by Alfred Mann in 1993 and is headquartered in Sylmar, CA. | Health Technology |
Medtronic Ablation Frontiers LLC
 Medtronic Ablation Frontiers LLC Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Medtronic Ablation Frontiers LLC provides technology solutions for cardiac therapy to cure heart arrhythmias focusing on a trial fibrillation. The firm focuses in the treatment of ablation therapy. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA. | Health Technology |
Veran Medical Technologies, Inc.
Veran Medical Technologies, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Veran Medical Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, and markets soft tissue equipment. The firm's main focus is assisting physicians in the early diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer. The company was founded by Ben Heavrin, Bruce Lynskey, Jerome R. Edwards, and Evan Austill, Jr. in 2005 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO. | Health Technology |
NXThera, Inc.
 NXThera, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology NXThera, Inc. provides technology platform to treat endourological conditions. It develops medical devices to treat patients suffering from urologic conditions, such as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), prostate cancer, and kidney cancer. The company was founded by John H. Shadduck and Michael Hoey in 2008 and is headquartered in Maple Grove, MN. | Health Technology |
Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
 Medtronic Navigation, Inc. Medical DistributorsDistribution Services Part of Medtronic Plc, Medtronic Navigation, Inc. provides medical technology services. | Distribution Services |
Lindquist & Vennum PLLP
 Lindquist & Vennum PLLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Lindquist & Vennum PLLP provided legal services. The firm offered services for issuers, underwriters, assist in mergers, acquisitions, and venture capital financings as well as litigation involving in commercial trial, appellate advocacy, and legal services in the business, banking, bankruptcy, health law, and litigation areas. The company was founded in 1968 and was headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. | Commercial Services |
Restore Medical, Inc.
 Restore Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Restore Medical developed, manufactured and marketed pillar palatal implant systems used for the treatment of soft palate components of sleeps disordered breathing, obstructive sleep apnea, and snoring. The company was founded in 1999 and was headquartered in St. Paul, MN. | Health Technology |
Washburn Center for Children
Washburn Center for Children Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Washburn Center for Children provides mental health services for children. The non-profit company is based in Minneapolis, MN. Craig Warren has been the CEO of the company since 2020. | Commercial Services |
| Medtronic Corp. | |
| University of Minnesota Foundation Investment Advisors, Inc. | |
| Sister Kenny Foundation | |
| Pillsbury Neighborhood Services | |
| Medical CV, Inc. | |
VentureMed Group, Inc.
VentureMed Group, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology VentureMed Group, Inc. designs, develops, and markets interventional devices for the treatment of peripheral artery disease. Its product platforms are designes to reduce procedural costs and improve clinical outcomes. The company was founded by John P. Pigott in 2012 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN. | Health Technology |
Ablation Frontiers LLC
 Ablation Frontiers LLC Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Ablation Frontiers LLC is an American company that develops technology for the treatment of Atrial Fibrillations. Part of Medtronic Plc, the private company focuses on developing innovative solutions for the treatment of heart conditions. | Health Technology |
Sonex Health LLC
Sonex Health LLC Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Sonex Health LLC develops and manufactures surgical device designed to minimize surgical trauma for carpal tunnel release patients. The company was founded by Darryl Bares, Jay Smith and Aaron Keenan in 2014 and is headquartered in Eagan, MN. | Health Technology |
Vensana Capital Management LLC
Vensana Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Vensana Capital Management LLC (Vensana Capital) is a venture capital and growth equity investment firm founded in 2019 by Peter Klein Justin & Kirk G. Nielsen. The firm is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota. | Finance |
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