David L. Nichols

David Nichols is an industry veteran CEO who has held executive leadership roles at three Fortune 500 medical device companies, Zimmer Biomet, Synthes Spine and

United States Surgical. Over the course of his career David has led R&D for three successful startups, resulting in exits to large medical device companies totaling

-$400M. Prior to joining Orthobond in 2020, David served as the General Manager for Zimmer Biomet's $200M Early Intervention Division. Under David's leadership, the Early Intervention Division led Zimmer Biomet's growth in 2019 with 18% overall revenue growth.

David formerly served as Vice President and General Manager of Zimmer Knee Creations, where he expanded release of the company's subchrondroplasty portfolio to key international markets and achieved significant product adoption within 38 of the top 50 orthopedic

hospitals in the U.S, earning his division the accolade "Business Unit of the Year." David earned his BSME in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Memphis, where he also pursued graduate studies in Mechanical Engineering and Operations Management. He has been an inventor on 46 medical device patents.