Tom Loarie is a career life science executive with 30 years of growing multi-national medical technology companies and successfully commercializing over twenty innovative medical devices, including one drug/device combination product. Prior to general management roles, he gained hands-on experience in Europe and in all business functions as a turnaround specialist for American Hospital Supply's (AHSC) Medical Specialty and International Groups. Since 1984, he has led venture backed medical start-ups from concept to commercialization and has raised over $190 million in both the private and public markets. Tom's people-centric management style and respect for physicians and patients has been central to building high-performance with high-integrity, creative teams throughout his career.
Mr. Loarie has served as co-founder and Chairman of CardioProfile, Inc.; CEO and Chairman of KeraVision, Inc.; COO of Novacor, Inc.; and as President of American Heyer-Schulte (Division of American Hospital Supply, now Baxter, Inc.). He has served as Assistant Professor of Surgery, Creighton University Medical School; Chairman-elect, Board Member, and Executive Committee member, AdvaMed (the Advanced Medical Technology Association); and as a board member of the California Healthcare Institute. Mr. Loarie serves on the advisory board of Uptake Medical, Inc (Seattle, WA.). He received his B.S.M.E. from the University of Notre Dame, and participated in graduate business studies at the Universities of Minnesota and Chicago.
Mr. Loarie's specialties:
- Global industry knowledge and networks
- Translating market trends, public policy, and technology into opportunity
- Positioning companies for funding, development, & growth
- Grant based, angel, venture, private equity, public market capital
- Development, alignment, & execution of business strategy
- US FDA Class II & III, ISO, CE Mark, & drug-device approvals
- Creating high value teams including problem-solving scientific/medical advisory bds & needs-specific bds of directors
Accessible and direct, Mr. Loarie is quick to acknowledge-first by action, then by words-the profound anchor of his life, his Catholic faith.








