William New , MD, PhD

Chairman

The Novent Group
Palo Alto, CA

William New, M.D., Ph.D., is chairman of The Novent Group, a consulting firm that assists early stage social ventures with mentoring and direction. Prior to Novent, Dr. New co-founded Natus Medical, Inc., a medical device company dedicated to improving outcomes and patient care in target markets, where he also served as chairman for 15 years. In 1981, Dr. New co-founder and served as chairman of Nellcor Corporation, a medical device company focused on pulse oximetry systems. Dr. New holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. From there, he received his Ph.D. in Physiology from the University of California, Los Angeles. He also holds an M.D. from Duke University School of Medicine. In 1980, Dr. New went back to Stanford to receive his M.S. Sloan, management at Stanford University Graduate School of Business.