About Us
Management Team
Evan Luxon
Chief Executive Officer
Evan Luxon is the Co-Founder and CEO of Centese Inc. Prior to founding Centese, he held a variety of technical and management roles in early-stage medtech companies, most recently as the technical co-founder of Potrero Medical. Evan holds engineering degrees from the University of Nebraska (BS), Johns Hopkins (MS), and Stanford (MS).
Randy Preston
Chief Business Officer
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Randy is Chief Business Officer of Centese Inc. He has over 15 years of experience in the medical device industry working with companies ranging from seed stage start-ups to Fortune 100. He has held key positions in business development, sales, marketing, and clinical research in both the US and EU. Randy holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
Medical Advisors
Cardiac Surgeon,
Jack Boyd, MD
STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
Cardiothoracic Surgeon,
Rick Thompson, MD
BRYAN HEART
Thoracic Surgeon,
Robert Cerfolio, MD
NYU-LANGONE HEALTH
Board of Directors
Evan Luxon
CEO, CENTESE
Daniel Burnett, MD
Founder & CEO,
THERANOVA MEDICAL DEVICE INCUBATOR
Alan Chesler
Co-Founder,
EHRENBERG CHESLER CAPITAL PARTNERS
Deepak Gangahar, MD
Founder,
NEBRASKA HEART INSTITUTE
Radu Cautis
Managing Director,
MEDTECH VENTURE PARTNERS