Nicholas J. Valeriani

Biography

Nicholas J. Valeriani  has served as a member of our board of directors since August 2015. Mr. Valeriani was the Chief Executive Officer of the Gary and Mary West Health Institute, an independent, nonprofit medical research organization that works to create new, more effective ways of delivering care at lower costs from 2012 through September 2015. Since September 2015, Mr. Valeriani has served on the Gary and Mary West Health Institute’s board of directors and the Gary and Mary West Health Policy Center’s board. Prior to joining West Health in 2012, Mr. Valeriani spent 34 years at Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and served as a member of its executive committee. Currently, Mr. Valeriani serves on the boards of directors of RTI Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ: RTIX), a global surgical implant company and Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW). Mr. Valeriani has a master's degree in business administration from Rutgers University, Graduate School of Management, and a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from Rutgers University, College of Engineering. We believe that Mr. Valeriani's management, experience, including his experience as an executive at Johnson & Johnson, and his experience as a director of other publicly-traded companies and his experience in the financial sector qualifies him to serve as a member of our board of directors.

Research Interest

 financial sector