Michelle Sotak

Michelle Sotak has a diverse work experience starting in 2000 as an intern at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Michelle later held roles in research at the University of Minnesota and then transitioned to roles at Optum where they focused on market access, value strategy, and research in the life sciences. Moving on to Abbott, they took on roles in global marketing and health economics for the Rapid Diagnostics Division. More recently, they were with Optum as the Director of HEOR, Value-Based Contracting before joining ZOLL Respicardia in 2023 as the Director of Market Access.

Michelle Sotak holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a minor in Science in Human Culture from Northwestern University (1999-2003). Michelle later pursued a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology from the University of Minnesota (2004-2006) and then completed an MBA with a focus on Strategy/Consulting and Medical Industry Leadership Institute at the University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management (2009-2010). Currently, Michelle is a candidate for a Master of Science in International Health Technology Assessment and Reimbursement at The University of Sheffield (2022-2024).