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Here’s what they said:
“My father built a business in the defense technology sector with some long-term colleagues as co-founders. Around the dinner table and over coffee for years, we’ve discussed the need for leadership excellence, technology excellence and empathy in bringing science-based business to the market. What a wonderful stroke of luck to have him in my life.” – Gary S. Guthart, CEO of Intuitive

Medtronic CEO Geoff Martha’s father, during his young days. [Image courtesy of Medtronic]
And Medtronic CEO Geoff Martha recalls an impactful phrase that his late Dad told him when he was little: “Nobody likes a smart alec.” There was a slightly different version of that quote when he got older.