Richard Thompson – President & CEO
Mr. Thompson has spent over 35 years in the medical device industry. Prior to joining ReShape Medical, he served as the Founder, President and CEO of Luminous Medical Inc, an innovative in-line glucose monitoring company based in Carlsbad, California. Prior to Luminous Medical, Mr. Thompson spent over ten years building Aradigm Corporation, a drug delivery company. He joined Aradigm in 1994 as President, CEO and Chairman of the Board after thirteen years at LifeScan, A Johnson & Johnson Company. Mr. Thompson co-founded LifeScan as a venture backed start-up in 1981. After the acquisition by Johnson & Johnson, he became President of LifeScan in 1991 while building the company to worldwide leadership in its field. Mr. Thompson is currently a member of the board at Intuity Medical Inc. and Asante Solutions Inc. Mr. Thompson holds a BS in Biological Sciences from the University of California, Irvine and an MBA from California Lutheran University.
Mark Ashby – VP of Research & Development
Mr. Ashby has 25 years of hands-on research, product development, process development, and senior management experience. Prior to ReShape Medical, Mr. Ashby served as Vice President of R&D for Sub-Q Inc. for seven years, leading the company through 5 device generations and managing all aspects of development from research feasibility to market evaluation. Mr. Ashby also held a variety of leadership positions during seven years with Applied Medical Resources, ultimately serving as Vice President & General Manager of the Vascular Division. Mr. Ashby founded his own consulting firm, providing strategic product development, IP strategy & diligence, and litigation support to a variety of companies. Mr. Ashby holds over 37 US patents and received a Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering (with Distinction) from California State University, Long Beach.
Mary Lou Mooney – VP of Clinical, Regulatory & Quality
Ms. Mooney has over 25 years of experience in the medical device industry. Prior to joining ReShape Medical, Ms. Mooney served for seven years as the Vice President of Regulatory, Clinical & Quality for USGI Medical, a developer of devices for incisionless surgery. Prior to USGI Medical, Ms. Mooney held the position of Vice President of Regulatory, Clinical & Quality for SenoRx, a company focused on minimally invasive devices for the diagnosis and treatment of breast disease. Her regulatory and clinical experience also includes senior management positions with several cardiovascular and surgical device manufacturers. From 2001 to 2005, she served as the industry representative on the FDA Obstetrics and Gynecology Devices Advisory Panel. Ms. Mooney holds an MS in Biomedical Science from Drexel University and a BA in Biology from La Salle University.
John Lehmann, MD, MPH – Senior Executive Clinical & Regulatory Strategy
Dr. Lehmann has spent 20 years in the medical device industry developing products, designing and implementing clinical research and advising senior management teams regarding FDA and clinical strategy. After a decade as an Instructor at Harvard Medical School, he spent 4 years at C.R. Bard as Vice President, Medical Affairs, Cardiology and New Ventures. An independent consultant since 1995, he has provided medical and clinical direction to many dozens of device firms, venture capitalists and investment banks, been awarded over 20 patents and assisted in the approval process for many PMA and 510k products. Dr. Lehmann is a graduate of Harvard College and Tufts University School of Medicine, trained in Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, received an MPH degree from the Harvard School of Public Health and was a Fellow at MIT.
