Advisory Board
Advisory Board Members confirmed:
Ben Levitan
With a background as an operator and investor, Ben works with venture and private-equity-backed businesses through his advisory business Cedalion Partners. Starting in his mid-30s, Ben has been CEO of four software, services, and technology companies, and served as Board Director of another six companies. He is a regular speaker on technology and entrepreneurial topics and has been featured in a variety of publications, including in a Harvard Business School case study.
Dr. Craig Della Valle
Dr. Della Valle is a professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Rush University Medical Center. He is not only a busy surgeon (having performed more than 11,000 hip and knee replacements) but a respected leader in the field of hip and knee research. At present, he has co-authored more than 290 peer-reviewed scientific papers, more than 60 book chapters and has edited 12 text books. He travels extensively sharing his research and these experiences allow him exposure to the most up to date information to maximize patient quality of care.
Ted Ligety
Ted Ligety is a retired American alpine ski racer, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, and an entrepreneur, having co-founded Shred Optics.
Ligety won the Olympic Alpine combined event at the 2006 Olympics in Turin and went on to become the world’s leading giant slalom (GS) skier, a status he confirmed by winning gold in the GS race at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. He is also a five-time World Cup champion in GS (2008, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014).
Ligety finished his career with 25 victories and 52 podiums in World Cup competition, his Olympic GS gold medal, 24 GS World Cup wins, 3 GS world championship gold medals and 5 World Cup titles put him among the three greatest GS skiers of all time.