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