Hooman C. Hakami

Managing Director

Hooman has 30 years of business leadership experience.  He has worked at two of the largest companies in the world — Medtronic and GE — and was a Corporate Officer of both.  A global executive, he has lived in the UK and France.  During his career he has built a for driving growth, particularly in challenging areas, by executing disruptive and transformational new technologies and through business model innovation.

Hooman is currently advising CEOs & Boards, with an emphasis in Medical Technology.

Relevant Experience

Hooman currently serves on the board of two private companies. Mpirik is a SaaS company which uses AI and big data to identify high-risk Cardiovascular patients who are in need of more specialized care or surgery. PathMaker Neurosystems is the only multi-site, non-invasive neuromodulation company that is focused on the treatment of spasticity and the suppression of ALS symptoms.

Previously, Hooman was an Executive Vice President and Group President for Medtronic, with P&L responsibility for the ~$2.5B Diabetes Group.  The Group has 6,000 employees based in locations around the world.  The business unit is a market leader in the field, is a DTC business & is accretive to the overall company growth rate. During his tenure, Hooman re-focused the Diabetes business, launched a transformational new product and drove market share to record levels.  As a result, the Diabetes Group created $0.7B of incremental, organic growth for Medtronic, growing from $1.8B to approximately $2.5B in just six years.  In addition, Hooman drove a more global presence by expanding manufacturing into new geographies and built the most comprehensive technology pipeline in the Group’s history, with a heavy emphasis on Data Science and AI.Prior to Medtronic, Hooman was the President of GE’s Detection & Guidance Solutions business.  This $2B business comprised of 7 business units with 1,700 employees and 13 manufacturing facilities.  During his tenure, Hooman drove market share, growth & expanded the company’s footprint internationally.  

Personal

Hooman is married to Christine.  They have been married for 25 years and have three children, Hannah, Cameron and Casey.  He enjoys exercise, traveling and spending time with his family.