Primary Job Title President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board Primary Organization Freespira, Inc.
Location San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States Regions West Coast, Western US Gender Female
LinkedIn View on LinkedIn
Debra joined Palo Alto Health Sciences (PAHS) as President and CEO in February 2013. She brings a unique blend of experience to her role, having both successfully led the commercialization of early stage ventures and having expertise in respiratory physiology.
Previously Debra was President, CEO and Board member of Novasys Medical from
2001-2010 (acquired by Verathon Medical in 2012), where she led the development, launch and commercialization of the Renessa treatment for female stress urinary incontinence.
While at Novasys, Debra was awarded the “Most Promising New Product” for the Renessa system at the 2009 Phoenix Medical Device and Diagnostic CEO Conference, was the subject of a case study by Harvard Business School for Novasys Medical’s reimbursement strategy, was recognized by Stanford Business School in a video Case Study "Managing Through a Crisis", and was the recipient of Adaptive Business Leaders 2010 “Leadership in Innovation Award”.
She also raised significant capital from leading healthcare venture capital investors for Novasys Medical.
