Kirk Zeller is a leader in the global medical device industry with 30 years of demonstrated commercial success. Kirk has passionately led and executed the launch of medical devices for neurovascular, interventional oncology, cardiac, vascular, and spine. Kirk spent much of his adult life living and working outside of the United States.  Kirk has studied business in seven countries and he fluently writes, reads, and speaks Japanese. Kirk has a doctorate of business administration from the International School of Management (Paris), MBA from Imperial College London, and BS International Business from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with much of his undergraduate studies completed in Japan. His masters and doctoral research were focused on the medical device start-ups.Kirk has leveraged his Silicon Valley start-up experience and start-up focused research to start several companies including Progressive NEURO, Inc, ATS.Solutions, MedMarket Access, and Nichibei. Kirk currently serves on the boards of several companies and non-profits. Kirk received an award and was recognized by United States Congressman Adrian Smith for his entrepreneurial endeavors during COVID.Kirk continues to leverage his 30+ years of experience bridging the US and Japan to help further relations between the United States and Japan.  He is a Council Leader of the U.S.-Japan Council, on the board of US-Japan MedTech Frontiers, and on the US Japan MedTech Council.