Richard Powers

Biography

    Mr. Powers is a seasoned senior healthcare executive with extensive experience in early stage companies. Most recently he was the Chief Technology Officer at WebOps, a company that offers Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) logistics tracking for the medical device industry. Prior to WebOps, Mr. Powers had an impressive tenure at CardioMEMS, Inc, culminating as Chief Information Officer. He created a ground-breaking secure cloud-based SaaS disease management platform that was a key value driver for the 2014 acquisition by St. Jude Medical valued at over $475 million. After the acquisition, Mr. Powers was responsible for integration of the system into the St. Jude Medical platform. His experience includes sensor engineering, software design and development, clinical, marketing, and information systems. Prior to CardioMEMS, Mr. Powers was employed in the telecommunications industry at CIENA Corporation, ARRIS Network Technologies, and CISCO (formerly Scientific Atlanta). Mr. Powers is a member of the Board of Advisors for the Health Society of the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), a member of the Board of Directors for the Cloud Society of TAG, a member of the Board of Directors for Trinity Early Learning Center, and a finalist for the 2013 and 2014 Georgia CIO of the Year® Awards. Mr. Powers earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology as well as an MBA from Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business.  

Research Interest

 Clinical Investigation