Forbes February 15, 2024
The dominant stereotype of a Chief Executive Officer of a large company is a fast talking, extroverted man who has climbed the corporate ranks. This is what I pictured when I first connected with Valeska Schroeder, the CEO of the bone healing tech manufacturer Cerapedics. Even after interviewing so many outstanding women for this column, I still addressed Schroeder as “him” in my first email. I am the first to call out my own inherent biases – if I can make this slip as one of about fifty women orthopedic spine surgeons in the US, things are looking pretty rough for the broader med tech business community.
When I sat down with Schroeder for an interview, I learned how many...
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