Jim Francese

Jim Francese has held various leadership positions in the medical optics industry. Jim started their career at Allergan in brand marketing and surgical sales before moving to roles at Advanced Medical Optics, Abbott Medical Optics, and STAAR Surgical. At STAAR Surgical, they served as Senior Vice President leading commercial teams in North America and Asia Pacific. Prior to this, they were Vice President of Global Marketing at the same company. At Abbott Medical Optics, they were Head of Americas Marketing and Head of Global Corneal Marketing. Additionally, at Advanced Medical Optics, they held roles such as Vice President of Global Distributor Markets and Vice President of Asia Pacific Refractive and Cataract Business.

Jim Francese completed their Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University in 1986. Jim then pursued their Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Washington, graduating in 1989. In 2002, they obtained their Master of Business Administration (MBA) from USC Marshall School of Business.