Alexis V. Lukianov
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Alexis V. Lukianov has served as our President, our Chief Executive Officer, and a director since July 1999, and as Chairman of our Board of Directors since February 2004. Mr. Lukianov has nearly 25 years of experience in the orthopaedic industry, with 20 years in senior management. Prior to joining NuVasive,® Mr. Lukianov was a founder, and served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, of BackCare Group, Inc. (a spine physician practice management company). Mr. Lukianov also held various executive positions with Medtronic Sofamor Danek, including President of US operations. He also directed a business unit at Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics and managed an orthopaedic joint venture between Stryker and Meadox Medical. Mr. Lukianov attended Rutgers University and served in the U.S. Navy. He serves on the boards and the executive committees of BIOCOM and Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA). Mr. Lukianov is also on the boards of Volcano Corporation, a publicly traded company that develops products that aid in the diagnosis and treatment of vascular and structural heart disease, and Ophthonix, Inc. a privately held company focused on vision correction technology.