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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Edward S Martin	Saxby Chambliss, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Jeff Flake, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Denny Rehberg, Tim Walberg, Pat Toomey, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Club for Growth PAC, Prosperity PAC, Senate Conservatives Fund, Mitt Romney, Sharron E Angle, Carly Fiorina, Scott P Brown, Richard E Mourdock, Club For Growth Action, Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Joe Miller, Josh Mandel, Ken Buck, Tim Burns, Toomey Pennsylvania Victory Fund, Keith J Rothfus
Augusta Petrone	Michele Bachmann, John Boehner, Saxby Chambliss, Thomas Allen Coburn, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, John McCain, Denny Rehberg, Gordon Harold Smith, Heather Wilson, 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, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Allen West, Senate Conservatives Fund, Mitt Romney, Sharron E Angle, Carly Fiorina, Scott P Brown, Our Country Deserves Better PAC, Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson, Marco Rubio, Sean D Bielat, Ken Buck, Ilario Gregory Pantano
Richard R Rogers	Michele Bachmann, John Boehner, Maria Cantwell, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jeff Flake, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Denny Rehberg, Heather Wilson, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, 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, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Jon Bruning, Scott P Brown, Kelly Ayotte, Rick Berg, Ron Johnson, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Josh Mandel, Toomey Pennsylvania Victory Fund
Thomas Kempner, Sr	Michele Bachmann, Saxby Chambliss, Thomas Allen Coburn, Norm Coleman, Jim DeMint, Jeff Flake, 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, Club for Growth PAC, Kevin Calvey, Allen West, Mitt Romney, Sharron E Angle, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Doug Hoffman, Scott P Brown, Club For Growth Action, Our Country Deserves Better PAC, Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio
Lawrence A Post	Michele Bachmann, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Denny Rehberg, Gordon Harold Smith, Heather Wilson, 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, Allen West, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Sharron E Angle, Carly Fiorina, Scott P Brown, Richard E Mourdock, Ben Quayle, Kelly Ayotte, Rick Berg, Ron Johnson, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel
Oliver Grace Jr	Michele Bachmann, Thomas Allen Coburn, Jim DeMint, Jeff Flake, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Steve Pearce, William Sali, Gordon Harold Smith, Tim Walberg, Pat Toomey, Bob Schaffer, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, David Schweikert, Club for Growth PAC, Allen West, Senate Conservatives Fund, Sean Parnell, Woody Jenkins, Doug Hoffman, Richard E Mourdock, Club For Growth Action, Justin Amash, Ron Johnson, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Joe Miller, Josh Mandel, Conservative Campaign Committee
Bradford M Freeman	Michele Bachmann, John Boehner, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Jeff Flake, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Denny Rehberg, Heather Wilson, Rob Portman, Robert Simmons, Pat Toomey, 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, Mitt Romney, Jon Bruning, Carly Fiorina, Scott P Brown, Richard E Mourdock, Ben Quayle, Kelly Ayotte, Rick Berg, Ron Johnson, Marco Rubio, Country First Political Action Committee Inc. (Country First PAC)
Hazen Marshall	John Boehner, Saxby Chambliss, Thomas Allen Coburn, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Jeff Flake, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Denny Rehberg, Gordon Harold Smith, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Bob Schaffer, Dan Coats, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Scott P Brown, Richard E Mourdock, Kelly Ayotte, Rick Berg, Ron Johnson, Rand Paul, Mike Pompeo, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Ken Buck
Bonnie Loeb	John Boehner, 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, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Prosperity PAC, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Doug Hoffman, Scott P Brown, Charles Djou, Kelly Ayotte, Rick Berg, Ron Johnson, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Tim Burns
Jim Click	Saxby Chambliss, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Jeff Flake, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Gordon Harold Smith, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, 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, Mitt Romney, Jon Bruning, Carly Fiorina, Scott P Brown, Ben Quayle, Kelly Ayotte, Rick Berg, Ron Johnson, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Country First Political Action Committee Inc. (Country First PAC), Ken Buck, Toomey Pennsylvania Victory Fund
Curtin Winsor Jr	Michele Bachmann, Thomas Allen Coburn, Norm Coleman, Jim DeMint, Jeff Flake, John McCain, Steve Pearce, William Sali, Tim Walberg, Pat Toomey, Bob Schaffer, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Dean F Andal, David Schweikert, Andy Harris, Club for Growth PAC, Mitt Romney, Doug Hoffman, Christopher Lawrence Hackett, Tom McClintock, Scott P Brown, Richard E Mourdock, Ron Johnson, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Joe Miller, Josh Mandel, Ken Buck
Paul Seegers	Michele Bachmann, Saxby Chambliss, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Jeff Flake, Mitch McConnell, Steve Pearce, Denny Rehberg, Gordon Harold Smith, Pat Toomey, Bob Schaffer, Dan Coats, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Allen West, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Sharron E Angle, Carly Fiorina, Scott P Brown, Richard E Mourdock, Our Country Deserves Better PAC, Rick Berg, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Ken Buck, Tom Smith
Michael L Moskowitz	John Boehner, Thomas Allen Coburn, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Denny Rehberg, Heather Wilson, 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, Allen West, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Jon Bruning, Carly Fiorina, Scott P Brown, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Kelly Ayotte, Rick Berg, Ron Johnson, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Josh Mandel, Ken Buck, Tim Burns
Harry A Langer	Saxby Chambliss, Norm Coleman, Jim DeMint, Jeff Flake, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Steve Pearce, Gordon Harold Smith, Pat Toomey, Bob Schaffer, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Club for Growth PAC, Senate Conservatives Fund, Mitt Romney, Sharron E Angle, Doug Hoffman, Tom Graves, Scott P Brown, Richard E Mourdock, Club For Growth Action, Jeff Duncan, Justin Amash, Ron Johnson, Mike Pompeo, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Josh Mandel, Robin Smith
Dwight C Schar	John Boehner, Saxby Chambliss, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Steve Pearce, Denny Rehberg, Gordon Harold Smith, Tim Walberg, Heather Wilson, Rob Portman, Robert Simmons, Pat Toomey, Bob Schaffer, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, David Jeffrey Harmer, Scott P Brown, Richard E Mourdock, Kelly Ayotte, Rick Berg, Ron Johnson, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel
Mark Isakowitz	John Boehner, Saxby Chambliss, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Gordon Harold Smith, Heather Wilson, Rob Portman, Robert Simmons, Jennifer Blackburn Dunn, Pat Toomey, Dan Coats, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Washington State Republican Party, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Prosperity PAC, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Jon Bruning, Scott P Brown, Kelly Ayotte, Tim Scott, Josh Mandel, Tim Burns
Barry S Friedberg	John Boehner, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, 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, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Oklahoma Leadership Council, Allen West, Prosperity PAC, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Scott P Brown, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Josh Mandel
Marilyn Fox	John Boehner, Thomas Allen Coburn, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Jeff Flake, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Denny Rehberg, Heather Wilson, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Dan Coats, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Oklahoma Leadership Council, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Sharron E Angle, Carly Fiorina, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Kelly Ayotte, Rick Berg, Ron Johnson, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Ken Buck
Kathy Crow	Michele Bachmann, Saxby Chambliss, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Jeff Flake, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Steve Pearce, Heather Wilson, Rob Portman, Robert Simmons, Pat Toomey, Bob Schaffer, 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, Doug Hoffman, Scott P Brown, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Ben Quayle, Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Sean D Bielat, Toomey Pennsylvania Victory Fund
Thomas A Saunders III	Michele Bachmann, Saxby Chambliss, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Jeff Flake, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Gordon Harold Smith, Tim Walberg, Heather Wilson, Rob Portman, Robert Simmons, Bob Schaffer, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Carly Fiorina, David Jeffrey Harmer, Scott P Brown, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Richard E Mourdock, Rick Berg, Ron Johnson, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel

Kurt C Wheeler

Managing Director, Clarus Ventures

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