Guru Madhavan — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Norman R. Augustine Senior Scholar and senior director of programs at the National Academy of Engineering.
Contributed to the research and development of surgical catheters for cardiac ablation and neuromuscular stimulators in the medical device industry.
Author of 'Applied Minds: How Engineers Think' and 'Wicked Problems: How to Engineer a Better World'.
Served as a technical advisor to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the European Union Malaria Fund.
Holds an M.S. and Ph.D. in biomedical engineering and an M.B.A. from the State University of New York.
Recipient of the ASME Henry Laurence Gantt Medal for business leadership and the AAMI Laufman-Greatbatch Award for contributions to health technology.
Elected fellow of IET, AAAS, AIMBE, and ASME, and an honorary fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Biography

Guru Madhavan serves as the Norman R. Augustine Senior Scholar and senior director of programs at the National Academy of Engineering. In this capacity, he contributes to the academy's initiatives and programs, leveraging his extensive background in engineering and public affairs.