Jody Rivers

Jody Rivers has extensive experience in the cardiovascular and medical device industries, holding various engineering and management roles. At Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. since April 2004, Jody serves as the Sr. Manager of the Hartzler research and training center and as a Principal Sales Engineer, leading a team of engineers from clinical study to product commercialization while collaborating across all company departments. Prior experience includes working as an Engineer at Acorn Cardiovascular from 1999 to 2004, focusing on product design and developing clinical procedures in labs, and serving as an Advanced Engineering Engineer at Mentor Urology from 1995 to 1999, where Jody contributed to new surgical implants and healthcare products. Jody began a career in product development as a Senior Technician at SciMed Lifesystems from 1989 to 1994, developing PTA catheters. Jody also completed finance classes for non-financial executives at the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management in 2009.