Greg Merril
20 years of entrepreneurial leadership. Founder (1987) and former CEO and Chairman of HT Medical Systems, Inc. (now Immersion Medical) -- recognized as one of Maryland¹s fastest growing technology firms for four consecutive years (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999). In 1997 Deloitte & Touche recognized HT Medical as one of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in the USA. Operations at the company included seventy people focused on award-winning design, manufacturing, sales, and support of simulation-based medical
training systems. Mr. Merril oversaw the implementation of a direct marketing and sales force in the US and Europe and distributor relationships in Asia and South America. In 1996, for his work in medical simulation, Greg Merril was designated a "Hero of the Information Age" by the Smithsonian Institution and his success story was selected to be part of the National
Museum of American History's permanent research collection on Innovation in Information Technology. In July 2000, Mr. Merril led HT Medical through a $42M merger with Immersion (NASDAQ: IMMR).
Mr. Merril provides guest lectures in business and product development for the MBA programs at George Washington University, The University of Maryland, and The Johns Hopkins University. Mr. Merril¹s industry work includes publications and he has delivered over fifty invited lectures and keynote addresses covering business development, virtual reality, and
medical technology. He has served as guest editor for the Proceedings of the IEEE Special Issue on Virtual and Augmented Reality in Medicine. He is an award winning video and interactive-media producer/director and is a three time Greater Washington Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist (2000, 2001, and 2007).
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