Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> October 5, 2000
STEVEN G. ANDERSON is the Founder, Chairman, President and CEO of CryoLife, Inc.
Mr. Anderson has specialized in the development and marketing of implantable
medical devices for over 35 years. Prior to founding CryoLife in 1984, he was
Senior Executive Vice President of Intermedics, Inc. (which became Guidant), a
worldwide leader in the manufacture of implantable heart pacemakers, intraocular
lenses and orthopedic prostheses. He also served as Vice President of Marketing
at Intermedics for six years. In 1987, he received the Ernst & Young/Inc.
magazine Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Mr. Anderson is a graduate of the
University of Minnesota. He is a life member of the Institute of American
Entrepreneurs and a member of the Association of Venture Founders. Profile
CryoLife?
Mr. Anderson: My company started in 1984. The original plan for the
company was to preserve human tissues for
