Gary Ellis

Gary Lee Ellis is currently President & Chief Executive Officer at Medtronic International Technology, Inc. Current roles also include Lead Independent Director at The Toro Co. since 2006, Chief Financial Officer, Director & Vice President at Osteotech, Inc. since 2010, Director at Salient Surgical Technologies, Inc. since 2006, Lead Independent Director at Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. starting in 2024, and Member of the Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Former positions include President & Chief Executive Officer at Covidien Unlimited Co. in 2015, Chairman of the American Heart Association, Inc. in 2008, Independent Director at Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. from 2017 to 2021, Director at Medtronic ATS Medical, Inc. from 2001 to 2010, Director roles at Medtronic Spine LLC, Medtronic Xomed, Inc., Greater Twin Cities United Way, and Itamar Medical Ltd., Executive Vice President-Global Operations at Medtronic, Inc. from 1989 to 2016, Senior Audit Manager at Pricewaterhouse LLP, Trustee at The Science Museum of Minnesota, Vice President-Finance at Medtronic Europe SA in 1999, and EVP-Global Operations & Information Technology at Medtronic Plc in 2016.
Education includes an undergraduate degree from the University of South Dakota conferred in 1978.