Michael Carusi

Michael Carusi

Director/Board Member at Emphasys Medical, Inc.

58 year
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Mike is a General Partner and Team Leader of Lightstone Ventures (LSV) and focuses on investments in the biopharmaceutical and medical device sectors.
He is based in the firm’s Menlo Park, CA office, where he also serves as a General Partner at Advanced Technology Ventures (ATV).
His representative investments include Allay Therapeutics, Altura Medical (acquired by Lombard), Ardian (acquired by Medtronic), Cala Health, EndoGastric Solutions, Gynesonics, MediSix Therapeutics, MicroVention (acquired by Terumo), Nuvaira, Plexxikon (acquired by Daiichi Sankyo), PowerVision (acquired by Alcon), Second Genome, Shoulder Innovations, Tallac Therapeutics, and Willow.
Featured on the Forbes Midas List of top technology and life science investors, Mike is a recognized thought leader in the industry and a frequent speaker at healthcare conferences.
He serves as an Adjunct Professor at the Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College.
In addition, Mike has been heavily involved with several programs at Stanford University including the Stanford Biodesign Program and, more recently, the Stanford Center for Clinical and Translational Research and Education (Spectrum).
Lastly, Mike served as a Director on the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) Board of Directors and remains active in helping to shape policy affecting both innovation and healthcare.
Earlier in his career, Mike served as a Director of Business Development for Inhale Therapeutic Systems (now Nektar Therapeutics, NASDAQ: NKTR), a venture-backed pulmonary drug delivery company that went public in 1994.
At Inhale, Mike led partnering activities with a number of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in the U.S., Europe, and Japan.
Mike also was a Principal at The Wilkerson Group, a leading management consulting firm focused exclusively on healthcare.
At The Wilkerson Group, Mike helped establish the firm’s offices in London and San Francisco.

Michael Carusi active positions

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Private Equity Investor 1997-12-31
Director/Board Member 2001-06-30
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Director/Board Member 2011-10-02
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Private Equity Investor 2011-12-31
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Lehigh University Undergraduate Degree
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth Masters Business Admin

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