Sami Hamade , MBA

Partner
Aberdare
San Francisco, CA

Sami Hamade joined Aberdare as a Partner in 2006. Prior to Aberdare, Sami was Vice President at the Guidant Corporation and head of the Compass Group, where he was responsible for Guidant's venture capital and M&A activities. Additionally, Sami led the West Coast Business Development unit which was composed of business development groups from Vascular Intervention, Cardiac Surgery and Endovascular Solutions divisions. Previous to this, Sami played founding roles in the launch and development of significant businesses for Guidant including coronary stents, carotid and peripheral systems. Sami began his career in medical devices at Advanced Cardiovascular Systems. Sami has been active in the medical device field for the last 17 years. He holds a Bachelors degree in Engineering from the American University of Beirut, a Masters Degree in Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.