Ms. Nevinny has served on our Board of Directors since January 2019. Ms. Nevinny is a co-founder of Avestria Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on early stage investments in women’s health care and women in Lifesciences. She served as a Partner of Avestria from 2018 to 2020 and is currently serving as an advisor. She also serves as General Partner at LMNVC, a seed venture fund making early-round investments in start-up companies that have products or provide services to improve quality of life, including health and wellness oriented businesses. From 2003 to 2010, she served in various roles at Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, including General Manager – Cardiac Surgery Systems, President of Global Operations, and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. During this time, Ms. Nevinny was responsible for global manufacturing, quality and supply chain operations, as well as oversight of core operating units including finance, IT, internal audit and risk management. Prior to joining Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Ms. Nevinny held various finance and investment banking positions. Ms. Nevinny currently serves on the Board of Directors of Restorsea LLC. She previously served on the Board of privately-held nVision Medical Corp., as well as public company Boards, including Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Neurocrine Biosciences and Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and chaired the Audit Committees for Avanir, Neurocrine and Onyx. Ms. Nevinny holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. Ms. Nevinny brings considerable public board experience and a breadth of first-hand experience managing complex global finance, logistics, regulatory and manufacturing operations, which are directly relevant to our business.
- Independent Director
- Member of the Nominating, Governance and Risk Committee
- Chair of the Audit Committee