Katie M. Szyman
Senior Vice President and President, Diabetes
Medtronic Diabetes

Katie M. Szyman was named senior vice president and president of Medtronic's Diabetes business in August 2009. In this role, Szyman oversees research, development, operations, sales and marketing for the company's world leading insulin infusion pumps and continuous glucose monitoring systems based in Northridge, Calif. Previously, Szyman served as senior vice president of corporate strategy and innovation for Medtronic where she led the company's strategy, corporate development, ventures, and science and technology functions.

Szyman first joined Medtronic in 1991 and has held a variety of leadership positions within the company. Most recently, Szyman served as vice president and general manager of Endovascular Innovations, a division of the cardiovascular business based in Santa Rosa, Calif. She has also served in several international positions in Belgium and Switzerland. In addition, Szyman led key corporate functions as vice president of corporate strategy in Minneapolis and as vice president of finance for the vascular business in Santa Rosa, Calif.

Szyman graduated magna cum laude from the University of St. Thomas in 1988 and received her master's degree in business administration from Harvard Business School in 1997.