Kurt C Wheeler

Managing Director, Clarus Ventures

Kurt Wheeler has been Managing Director of Clarus Ventures since the firm’s inception in 2005. Prior to Clarus, Mr. Wheeler was a General Partner at MPM Capital, a healthcare venture capital firm. He has over 30 years of direct investment and industry experience within the healthcare sector. Mr. Wheeler was founder and CEO of InControl (NASDAQ:INCL), a medical device company sold to Guidant. Prior to founding InControl he was a Principal with the Mayfield Fund focused on healthcare investing. Mr. Wheeler began his career with Elli Lilly & Co. Mr. Wheeler holds a BA from Brigham Young University, and a MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School. Mr. Wheeler represents Clarus Ventures on the Board of Directors of Avillion, Globus Medical Inc.(NYSE: GMED), Flowonix, and SFJ Pharmaceuticals. Previous directorships include Cardiac Dimensions, CHF Solutions (acquired by Gambro), Hemosense (AMEX: HEM) acquired by Inverness Medical, Intrathrerapeutics acquired by Sulzer Medica, Eyetech Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: EYET), SenoRx (NASDAQ: SENO) acquired by CR Bard, Neuromed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ZLCS), Somaxon Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: SOMX), and Zogenix (NASDAQ: ZGNX).

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Donor	Common Recipients
Dick J Randall	Michele Bachmann, Jeff Flake, John McCain, Denny Rehberg, Heather Wilson, Pat Toomey, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, David Schweikert, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Club for Growth PAC, Kevin Calvey, Allen West, Prosperity PAC, Senate Conservatives Fund, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Sharron E Angle, Doug Hoffman, Tom Graves, Carly Fiorina, David Jeffrey Harmer, Scott P Brown, Richard E Mourdock, Club For Growth Action, Our Country Deserves Better PAC, Justin Amash, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Joe Miller, Josh Mandel
John R Kopec	John Boehner, Saxby Chambliss, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Jeff Flake, Mitch McConnell, Steve Pearce, Denny Rehberg, Gordon Harold Smith, Rob Portman, Robert Simmons, Pat Toomey, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Senate Conservatives Fund, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, Scott P Brown, Richard E Mourdock, Kelly Ayotte, Rick Berg, Ron Johnson, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Josh Mandel, Ken Buck, Keith J Rothfus, Tom Smith
Stephen Eliot Binder	Michele Bachmann, Saxby Chambliss, Jim DeMint, Jeff Flake, Steve Pearce, William Sali, Tim Walberg, Pat Toomey, Bob Schaffer, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, David Schweikert, Steve Buehrer, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Andy Harris, Club for Growth PAC, Kevin Calvey, Mitt Romney, Sean Parnell, Woody Jenkins, Sharron E Angle, Doug Hoffman, Christopher Lawrence Hackett, Tom Graves, Tom McClintock, Scott P Brown, Club For Growth Action, Jeff Duncan, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Josh Mandel, Sean D Bielat
Gordon Singer	John Boehner, Thomas Allen Coburn, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Denny Rehberg, Gordon Harold Smith, Heather Wilson, Rob Portman, Robert Simmons, Pat Toomey, Bob Schaffer, Dan Coats, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Prosperity PAC, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Carly Fiorina, Scott P Brown, Kelly Ayotte, Rick Berg, Ron Johnson, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott
Sam Geduldig	Michele Bachmann, John Boehner, Thomas Allen Coburn, Norm Coleman, Mike Crapo, Jeff Flake, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Steve Pearce, Denny Rehberg, Heather Wilson, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, David Schweikert, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Jon Bruning, Tom Graves, Kelly Ayotte, Rick Berg, Ron Johnson, Rand Paul, Mike Pompeo, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Keith J Rothfus
Richard T Weiss	Michele Bachmann, Thomas Allen Coburn, Jim DeMint, John McCain, Steve Pearce, Denny Rehberg, William Sali, Tim Walberg, Robert Simmons, Pat Toomey, Bob Schaffer, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, David Schweikert, Steve Buehrer, Club for Growth PAC, Prosperity PAC, Senate Conservatives Fund, Club for Growth.Net, Carly Fiorina, Tom McClintock, Scott P Brown, Richard E Mourdock, Our Country Deserves Better PAC, Ron Johnson, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Joe Miller, Josh Mandel, Ken Buck
Stephen I Chazen	Saxby Chambliss, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Denny Rehberg, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Dan Coats, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Sharron E Angle, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Carly Fiorina, Tom McClintock, Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Josh Mandel, Country First Political Action Committee Inc. (Country First PAC), Ken Buck, Toomey Pennsylvania Victory Fund, Keith J Rothfus
Andrew F Barth	Michele Bachmann, Thomas Allen Coburn, John Cornyn, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Denny Rehberg, Gordon Harold Smith, Tim Walberg, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, David Schweikert, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Mitt Romney, Sharron E Angle, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Carly Fiorina, David Jeffrey Harmer, Tom McClintock, Club For Growth Action, Kelly Ayotte, Rick Berg, Ron Johnson, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Ken Buck, Keith J Rothfus, Elizabeth Emken
John L Nau III	John Boehner, Saxby Chambliss, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Jeff Flake, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Steve Pearce, Denny Rehberg, Gordon Harold Smith, Heather Wilson, Rob Portman, Robert Simmons, Pat Toomey, Dan Coats, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Jon Bruning, Scott P Brown, Kelly Ayotte, Rick Berg, Ron Johnson, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Josh Mandel, Keith J Rothfus
David H Walsh	John Boehner, Norm Coleman, Jeff Flake, John McCain, Denny Rehberg, Pat Toomey, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Allen West, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Sharron E Angle, David Jeffrey Harmer, Scott P Brown, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Richard E Mourdock, Charles Djou, Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Joe Miller, Josh Mandel, Sean D Bielat, Ken Buck, Tim Burns, Tom Smith
Roger Schaller	Michele Bachmann, Norm Coleman, Jim DeMint, Jeff Flake, Steve Pearce, Tim Walberg, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, David Schweikert, Andy Harris, Club for Growth PAC, Kevin Calvey, Allen West, Senate Conservatives Fund, Mitt Romney, Sharron E Angle, Tom Graves, David Jeffrey Harmer, Richard E Mourdock, Club For Growth Action, Our Country Deserves Better PAC, Jeff Duncan, Justin Amash, Ron Johnson, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Joe Miller, Josh Mandel, Ken Buck, Keith J Rothfus
David H Kellogg	Saxby Chambliss, Thomas Allen Coburn, Jim DeMint, Jeff Flake, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Steve Pearce, William Sali, Tim Walberg, Pat Toomey, Bob Schaffer, Dean F Andal, David Schweikert, Andy Harris, Club for Growth PAC, Kevin Calvey, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Sean Parnell, Sharron E Angle, Doug Hoffman, Tom Graves, Tom McClintock, Richard E Mourdock, Club For Growth Action, Jeff Duncan, Justin Amash, Ron Johnson, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Josh Mandel, Robin Smith
Richard M. DeVos, Jr.	John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Denny Rehberg, Tim Walberg, Heather Wilson, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Bob Schaffer, Dan Coats, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, David Schweikert, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Washington State Republican Party, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Allen West, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Woody Jenkins, Scott P Brown, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Justin Amash, Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Josh Mandel, Keith J Rothfus
Jane L Bainum	Michele Bachmann, Saxby Chambliss, Thomas Allen Coburn, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Steve Pearce, Denny Rehberg, Gordon Harold Smith, Heather Wilson, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Bob Schaffer, Dan Coats, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Sharron E Angle, Scott P Brown, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Kelly Ayotte, Rick Berg, Ron Johnson, Josh Mandel
C Boyden Gray	John Boehner, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Jeff Flake, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Gordon Harold Smith, Rob Portman, Jennifer Blackburn Dunn, Pat Toomey, Dan Coats, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Washington State Republican Party, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Jon Bruning, Club For Growth Action, Ben Quayle, Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Josh Mandel, Keith J Rothfus
San W Orr Jr	John Boehner, Thomas Allen Coburn, Jim DeMint, John McCain, Steve Pearce, Tim Walberg, Pat Toomey, Bob Schaffer, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, David Schweikert, Steve Buehrer, Washington State Republican Party, Andy Harris, Club for Growth PAC, Kevin Calvey, Allen West, Prosperity PAC, Sean Parnell, Woody Jenkins, Club for Growth.Net, Sharron E Angle, Christopher Lawrence Hackett, Tom Graves, Tom McClintock, Jeff Duncan, Ron Johnson, Rand Paul, Mike Pompeo, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Robin Smith
Charles B Johnson	Michele Bachmann, John Boehner, Thomas Allen Coburn, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Denny Rehberg, Gordon Harold Smith, Heather Wilson, Rob Portman, Robert Simmons, Bob Schaffer, Dan Coats, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Prosperity PAC, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Sharron E Angle, Carly Fiorina, David Jeffrey Harmer, Club For Growth Action, Ben Quayle, Rick Berg, Sarah H Steelman, Ricky Gill
J Allen Martin	Michele Bachmann, John Boehner, Saxby Chambliss, Norm Coleman, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Steve Pearce, Denny Rehberg, Heather Wilson, Robert Simmons, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Washington State Republican Party, Andy Harris, Mitt Romney, Woody Jenkins, Sharron E Angle, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Jon Bruning, Scott P Brown, Jeff Duncan, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Joe Miller, Tim Burns, Ilario Gregory Pantano, Keith J Rothfus
Sam Zell	John Boehner, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jeff Flake, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Denny Rehberg, Rob Portman, Robert Simmons, Pat Toomey, Dan Coats, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Jon Bruning, Scott P Brown, Kelly Ayotte, Rick Berg, Ron Johnson, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Josh Mandel
Doris Fisher	Saxby Chambliss, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Jeff Flake, John McCain, Denny Rehberg, Gordon Harold Smith, Heather Wilson, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Bob Schaffer, Dan Coats, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Prosperity PAC, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Carly Fiorina, Scott P Brown, Richard E Mourdock, Kelly Ayotte, Rick Berg, Ron Johnson, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Ricky Gill, Young Guns Majority Victory Fund

Kurt C Wheeler

Managing Director, Clarus Ventures

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