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George Yao

Vice President, Head Of R&d, Vision Care

George Yao, PhD, MBA, is a seasoned executive in the field of research and development, currently serving as Vice President and Head of R&D for Vision Care at Alcon since August 2012. With a proven track record, George has previously held positions as Vice President for Global Product Development at Alcon, Vice President of Product Development at CooperVision Inc., and Senior Engineering Fellow at Johnson & Johnson's Ortho Clinical Diagnostics. Prior experience includes serving as Corporate R&D Director at Porex and as a Research Engineer at Medtronic. George's academic qualifications include an MBA in Business Strategy from Emory University's Goizueta Business School, a PhD in Polymer Science & Engineering from the University of Florida, and a Bachelor of Science in Applied Chemistry from Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

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