Panelist for Financing Growth: Kevin Semcken

Chairman and CEO, Able Planet

Kevin Semcken is Chairman and CEO of Able Planet Incorporated. Mr. Semcken has an extensive knowledge in identifying, funding and developing early stage companies. Over the past 30 years, he has led the development and commercialization of a wide variety of new technologies, many of which have become the standard of care, worldwide. Prior to joining Able Planet, he was President & CEO of HealthTek Ventures, a health care technology development company that restricts funding to early stage ventures that can be actively managed by Mr. Semcken, and his team. He has served on the board of several start-ups and has led a number of companies to substantial investor exits. Beginning his career in Sales and Marketing in 1981, Mr. Semcken has a history of success in companies ranging from $B market leaders to early stage ventures. Since founding HealthTek Ventures in 1994, Mr. Semcken has served as President & CEO of Genesis Medical Interventional, President & COO of Medical Dynamics, Executive Vice President of San Francisco Science, President of UltraGuide Inc., and Vice President of Sales and Marketing for NeoVision Corporation. In addition, Mr. Semcken has consulted for numerous healthcare companies, including Creos Corporation, Nexcura, US Medical Corporation, MedDetect Corporation (Lockheed Martin), and US Surgical Corporation (TYCO), and he is an advisor to CTEK, a Colorado Technology Incubator. Prior to HealthTek Ventures, Mr. Semcken had a distinguished career in a variety of Sales & Marketing roles and served as Vice President Sales & Marketing for Fischer Imaging Corporation where he turned around company sales leading to a successful IPO. Mr. Semcken has a B.S. from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, and a M.B.A. from Loyola University in Chicago.

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