Bart Balkman

Bringing a proven track record in commercializing novel medical devices in orthopedics and other medical specialties, Bart Balkman joined CurvaFix in the fall of 2020 as Chief Commercial Officer. He brings 30 years of global business development and sales experience for both large and emerging companies. He previously served as chief commercial officer at Shape Memory Medical, Inc. Prior to that he served as a corporate vice president at NuVasive, a position he’d assumed upon the purchase of Ellipse, where he was global vice president of sales and marketing overseeing the commercialization of a groundbreaking technology to treat complex skeletal deformities. Earlier, Bart held executive management positions at Arstasis, CardioKinetix, and Concentric Medical. He gained foundational sales experience with Medtronic, Edwards Laboratories, and Johnson & Johnson. Bart holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Oklahoma State University and completed the postgraduate Sales Management Executive Program at Columbia University.