Joe Kiani

Joe Kiani is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Masimo, a medical technology company recognized around the world as a leader in patient monitoring technology. Kiani founded Masimo in 1989, with a commitment to solving the issues of pulse oximetry that continuously left patients at risk for medical errors because of false readings and inaccuracies. What Kiani refers to as a “garage start-up” has transformed into a successful, publicly-traded company (NASDAQ: MASI). Today, Masimo technology is used to monitor more than 200 million patients around the world annually.

Kiani is also the Founder and CEO of Cercacor, a health and wellness innovator. Cercacor was designed as a Masimo spin-off company, intended to provide personalized health recommendations that help people understand their health and bodies better than ever before. Cercacor is built on the guiding principle that we thrive on fascination and accomplishment — not on greed and power.

A dedicated patient safety advocate, Kiani founded the Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF). PSMF works to end preventable patient harm and deaths in hospitals. PSMF hosts an annual summit which brings together industry professionals seeking solutions to some of the most pressing problems in the medical industry. In recognition of Kiani’s commitment to bettering patient safety, he was awarded the 2023 Robert L. Wears Patient Safety Leadership Award.

Immigrating to the U.S. from Iran at the age of 9, Kiani graduated high school early and attended San Diego State University (SDSU), where he had earned his Bachelors and Master’s of Science degrees in electrical engineering by the age of 22. Later, he received honorary Doctorates of Science from SDSU and Chapman University.

Dedicated to connecting people with the most up-to-date and accurate information, Kiani also co-founded Like Minded Media Ventures, an organization committed to the intersection of art and technology—providing content on social causes, science, and the development of custom technology.

Kiani’s team at Masimo includes: Bilal Muhsin - Chief Operating Officer and Micah Young - Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer.