Bill Hawkins

Bill is the Former Chairman and CEO of Medtronic and is currently advising private equity and venture capital groups as well as serving on multiple for profit and non-profit boards. Bill was President and CEO of Immucor from Oct 2011 to July 2015. Prior to Immucor, he served as Chairman and CEO of Medtronic. Bill assumed the role of CEO in 2007 and became Chairman of the Board in 2008. He joined Medtronic in 2002 as SVP and President of Medtronic Vascular. Prior to Medtronic, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Novoste Corp. Nasdaq (NOVT). He was recently elected to the National Academy of Engineering and is an AIMBE Fellow. Bill is Lead Director at Immucor and is Vice Chair of the Board of the Duke University Health System. Bill received his bachelor’s degree in electrical and biomedical engineering from Duke University and an MBA from the University of Virginia.