Karthik Ranganathan has extensive experience in leading both early-stage and >$1B healthcare businesses that span capital equipment, disposables, application software, SAAS and service offerings.  His career spans over two decades, marked by a robust track record of building high-performing global teams that shaped strategy, led product development, drove commercial execution, executed operational planning and achieved growth through M&A.

 

At Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD), Karthik had multiple impactful roles in the US and in Asia. In particular, while leading the global BD AlarisTM infusion pump business, he navigated one of the company's most complex business turnarounds, achieving regulatory compliance objectives as well as revenue recovery and operational scale that set a new performance benchmark.

 

Prior to BD, Karthik was the first employee at PocketSonics, a startup where he played a foundational role in developing a low-cost, handheld diagnostic ultrasound imaging system. He also served as a Visiting Research Scientist at the University of Virginia.

 

Karthik holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Virginia.

 

Beyond his professional endeavors, Karthik serves on boards and advises startups, contributing to the advancement of deep-tech innovations and entrepreneurship.