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Mr. Citron joined Medtronic in 1972 and worked in various positions until he retired in December 2003. Most recently, he was the Vice President of Technology Policy and Academic Relations, a role in which he had responsibility for identifying and addressing public policy matters that affect medical technology innovation. Prior to May 2002, Mr. Citron held the following positions: Vice President of Science and Technology (1988-2002), Vice President, Ventures Technology (1985-1988), Vice President, Applied Concepts Research (1982-1985), Director, Applied Concepts Research (1979-1982), Design and Staff Engineer, Project and Program Manager (1972-1979). Mr. Citron was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2003, was elected Founding Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) in January 1993, has twice won the American College of Cardiology Governor’s Award for Excellence and, in 1980, was inducted as a Fellow of the Medtronic Bakken Society. He was voted IEEE Young Electrical Engineer of the Year in 1979. He has authored many publications and holds several medical device pacing-related patents. In 1980 he was presented with Medtronic’s Invention of Distinction award for his role as the co-inventor of the tined pacing lead. Mr. Citron received a BS in electrical engineering from Drexel University in 1969 and an MS in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota in 1972. He was elected to Tau Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu. | 