David J. Rosa

Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer, Intuitive Surgical

San Luis Obispo
B.S., Mechanical Engineering (1989)

Joined at the inception of Intuitive Surgical in 1996, a leader of robotic-assisted surgery. Held leadership positions in commercial, engineering, clinical development, marketing, and product development including Chief Commercial Officer, Chief Scientific Officer and General Manager, Endoluminal Devices.
Serves on the board of directors for Kardium, a Vancouver, Canada company focused on treatment of atrial fibrillation and for Arterys in San Francisco, California focused on artificial intelligence to improve evaluation of radiologic images.
Serves as chairman of board of joint venture between Intuitive and Fosun Pharma in Shanghai, China.
A contributing member of the College Advancement Advisory Board for the College of Engineering at Cal Poly and has served on the board since 2016.
Contributed to the development of trans-esophageal transducers as well as the innovative AcuNav catheter for Acuson Corporation.

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