Who We Are
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Kestra Medical Technologies is a wearable medical device and digital healthcare company that helps protect patients with diagnostic and therapeutic technologies that are intuitive, intelligent, and mobile.
Kestra innovations empower providers and patients to collaborate towards better care and improved outcomes.
Our Mission
Kestra’s Mission is to provide innovative, intuitive medical technologies to protect and support at-risk patients.
Our Team of professionals with deep expertise in Class III therapeutic medical devices works together focused on our Core principles of innovation, collaboration, and execution.
Kestra's initial product, the ASSURE® system, includes the ASSURE WCD, ASSURE patient app, and Kestra CareStation™ remote patient data platform, designed to work in concert to offer confidence, comfort, and connection to patients—and clarity for healthcare providers.
ASSURE WCD
A wearable device for patients at risk of sudden cardiac arrest that can provide automatic detection and defibrillation for ventricular arrhythmias.
Kestra CareStation
The Kestra CareStation platform is a cloud-based remote patient data platform, providing relevant data for doctors, allowing them to conveniently track patient progress and receive notifications.
ASSURE Patient App
The ASSURE patient app is a convenient mobile application which automatically transmits data to care teams via the Kestra CareStation remote patient data platform at certain time intervals or when a patient chooses to transmit. The app also allows patients to watch educational videos, track their physical activity and usage time, access troubleshooting information, and empowers patient self-management of his or her recovery.
ASSURE Wearable ECG
The same SensorFit Garment, algorithm, and data transmission in a small, non- therapeutic platform for patients who have completed use of their ASSURE WCD.
Empathy Powered Design
Kestra deploys a design approach we call Empathy Powered Design™ that focuses intensively on the patient experience—and the experience of those who care for them, both healthcare providers and patients’ loved ones and families.
As Kestra grows, we aim to create best-in-class products and platforms through active research and product development, always putting safety, efficacy, ease of use, and patient and caregiver empowerment at the forefront.
Leadership
Kestra was founded in 2014 by leaders from the automated external defibrillator (AED) and implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) industries, who were inspired to develop modern, wearable, advanced technology diagnostic and therapy products.
Brian Webster
President and Chief Executive Officer
Traci Umberger
General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer
Vaseem Mahboob
Chief Financial Officer
Phillip Foshee
Vice President, Research & Development
Debra Schotz
Senior Vice President, Marketing
Beverly Magrane
Vice President, Quality and Regulatory Affairs
Jeff Laub
Vice President, Operations and Supply Chain
Gordon Teddy
Vice President, IT & Customer Experience
Keith Claeys
Vice President, Finance
Laura Gustavson
Vice President, Clinical Marketing
Simpson Kwan
VP Financial Planning & Analysis
Christine Schlenker
Vice President, Revenue Cycle Management
Board of Directors
Brian Webster
Christopher Gordon
Traci Umberger
Orly Mishan
Jeffrey Schwartz
Mary Kay Ladone
Toby AuWerter
Raymond W. Cohen
Kevin Reilly
Maxwell Bikoff
Francesco Draetta
Kestra Culture
We are a team of builders who share a passion to create lifesaving products and services that make a difference in patients’ lives. It is our privilege and responsibility to meet patients personally and to support and protect them through our work. We care, we collaborate, and we don’t take ourselves too seriously.
“This was my first job after graduating college, and I was joining as a young woman in STEM. As soon as I started, team members took me under their wings, and I never once doubted my belonging in this organization. It's comforting that regardless of my background or identity, I know I'll be treated with respect and equity.“ Rachel Y.
“I get to work with so many great individuals from all different backgrounds and I learn so much on a daily basis from my fellow Team Members.“ Matt E.
“I love my role and the culture at Kestra! I wake up every morning optimistic and eager to carry out our mission.“ Michael M.
Join Our Team
At Kestra we offer opportunities to work on unique projects, across multiple disciplines, in a collaborative, creative, and fast-paced environment. We foster innovation, reward performance, and have fun.
Compliance and Ethics
Kestra maintains a continuing commitment to conducting our business honestly, ethically, and in accordance with applicable laws, with respect to our team members, customers, marketplace, and global community.
We are guided by our Code of Conduct and Business Code of Conduct, which are continually reviewed and enhanced as appropriate or as required by applicable laws and regulations.
Kestra's Commitments
Kestra is committed to being a responsible business, beginning with the four commitments in the Kestra Code of Conduct which advance the principles of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG). Kestra's commitments to local and global communities, patients and providers, the marketplace, and our own Team support a respectful, inclusive, engaged culture where integrity, quality, trust, and community are paramount. Explore snapshots of our ESG journey at Kestra.
Women in Leadership
Kestra prioritizes supporting and developing women in leadership, meeting the unique needs of female cardiac patients, and empowering women practitioners in all areas of Cardiology and Electrophysiology. That’s just one of our commitments to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), all of which contribute to building and growing our broadly inclusive company culture.
Team Engagement in ESG
Team members across the country are highly engaged in five Kestra ESG committees, each of which offers opportunities to lead, participate and make a difference. They include Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Philanthropy, Professional Development, Networking, and Mentoring committees. Measuring and reporting on Team engagement in ESG helps us keep ourselves accountable for strengthening the culture of Kestra by putting our values into action.
Community Philanthropy
Our Team supports an array of local and national community impact organizations. This includes nonprofits like Mary’s Place, which provides safe, inclusive shelter for women, children and families on their journey out of homelessness. Kestra has supported their mission of “No child sleeps outside” since the company’s founding. Additional philanthropy efforts have supported organizations including Bloodworks Northwest and the American Heart Association.
Press Releases
Kestra Medical Technologies Announces Appointment of Veteran Medical Device Executive, Raymond W. Cohen, to its Board of Directors
Kestra Medical Technologies Announces $196 Million Oversubscribed Financing Round
Kestra Medical Technologies Surpasses 200 Million Covered Lives for ASSURE Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator (WCD) System
Additional Health Plans Contract with Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc., increasing patient access to the ASSURE system as a covered service.
Kestra Medical Technologies Offers Electrophysiology and Cardiology Clinicians Opportunity to Wear ASSURE WCD System at #HRX2023 Conference
New ASSURE WCD Enhanced Arrythmia Capabilities Featured
Kestra Medical Technologies Surpasses 100 Million Covered Lives for ASSURE Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator (WCD) System
Insurer Positive Coverage Decisions Announced
ASSURE Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator (WCD) System Earns 2022 Medical Design Excellence Award
ASSURE System Honored as One of the Year’s Best Designed Cardiovascular Devices
ASSURE Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator (WCD) System Demonstrates Low False Alarm Rates, High Patient Compliance in Clinical Study
Kestra Medical Technologies announced today that the company’s ASSURE® Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator (WCD) system is effective at reducing false shock alarms and improving patient comfort, according to results of the ASSURE WCD Clinical Evaluation - Detection and Safety Study
Kestra Medical Technologies Receives FDA Approval for ASSURE Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator (WCD)
Kestra™ Medical Technologies, Inc. announced today that the company has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Approval for the ASSURE® (WCD) system.
Investor Relations
Kestra is a closely held private company and a portfolio company of Bain Capital, one of the world’s leading alternative investment firms with deep global experience in healthcare.
Investor Inquiries Contact Investor Relations investor.relations@kestramedical.com