Medtronic’s CEO and chair, Geoff Martha, has led the company for five years.
Five things to know about him:
1. He became CEO during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and made Medtronic’s proprietary ventilator designs available to manufacturers worldwide. The efforts earned him Fortune’s Change the World Award.
2. He began with Medtronic in 2011 as a leader within the business department. Before that he spent nearly two decades with GE Capital and GE Healthcare.
3. Mr. Martha’s compensation in fiscal year 2025 was $21 million, according to Medtronic’s most recent proxy filing.
4. Mr. Martha went to Pennsylvania State University in University Park for his bachelor’s degree in finance.
5. Under his leadership this year, Medtronic launched the CD Horizon ModuLeX spinal system for deformity surgery and partnered with Kuros Biosciences to support bone graft sales.
