John Gillespie

John Gillespie, MS, MBA, is responsible for R&D, Manufacturing Operations, Quality, and Regulatory Affairs for Origami Surgical.

He was formerly an executive at Ethicon, Inc., division of Johnson & Johnson, where he was head of worldwide Research and Development, and served on the management boards for three businesses: Ethicon, the multi-billion dollar world leader in sutures and surgical wound closure; Ethicon Women’s Health and Urology (formerly Gynecare); and Cardiovations, a business focused on minimally invasive heart surgery.

John was also formerly Vice-President of R&D for Solace Therapeutics, a venture funded medical device startup. Earlier, he was General Manager, North America for a subsidiary of Valeo, SA. He also has held medical device product development leadership positions at Baxter Healthcare and CR Bard.

John is also President, Founder, and Principal Consultant for Clover Medical, LLC, a medical device consulting firm. John has a BS in Biomedical Engineering and an MS in Electrical Engineering from Boston University. He holds an MBA in General Management from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.