William J. Bolt

Biography

 Mr. William J. Bolt joined us in June 1982 and serves as our Senior Vice President for Quality, Regulatory and Clinical Operations. He is currently responsible for the global management of clinical development, regulatory and quality functions. From 2006 to early 2015 he was responsible for global product operations which included engineering, quality and product development, and at different times, for the regulatory functions. From 2003 to 2006 he was responsible for our quality and service functions. He was responsible for all product development and engineering and the AbioCor Total Artificial heart program from 1999-2003, and for BVS and AB5000 development from 1999-2003. From 1994 to 1999, he was President of our former dental subsidiary, ABIODENT. From 1982 to 1994, he served in various roles, from Vice President of Engineering to Vice President of Operations and was responsible for the first commercial product developed by Abiomed, the BVS 5000. Mr. Bolt received both his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Master of Business Administration from Northeastern University.

Research Interest

 Clinical Development, Regulatory and Quality Functions.