John Schultz

John Schultz is a member of Russell Reynolds Associates' Healthcare practice, specializing in senior-level commercial, financial and R&D executive searches for companies within medical technology, devices and diagnostics. He is based in Minneapolis.

Previous Experience

Prior to Russell Reynolds Associates, John was with Medtronic leading efforts in the U.S. Marketing organization for the CoreValve transcatheter heart valve in the Cardiac & Vascular Group. Prior to that, John lived in India where he was responsible for building market development strategies for Medtronic's Cardiovascular and CRDM businesses. John joined Medtronic in Corporate Business Development and served in various roles in Marketing and Business Development for the Cardiovascular and Neurological divisions through Medtronic's Leadership Development Rotation Program.

Before that, John was in corporate finance with Northwest Airlines. Earlier, he spent several years in investment banking with TripleTree, an independent merchant and investment bank focused on mergers, acquisitions, financial restructuring and strategic advisory services for technology and healthcare companies. John began his career as an actuary working for Deloitte & Touche and William M. Mercer.

Education

John received his B.S.B.A in actuarial science and finance from Drake University. He received his M.B.A. from The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.