Former CEO | Soft Robotics

Carl Vause is the former CEO of Soft Robotics, where he worked to commercialize applications for the soft robotics work pioneered at the Whitesides Research Group from George Whitesides’ laboratory at Harvard University. Prior to Soft Robotics, he held a variety of senior positions in technology and medical device companies including Vice President of Marketing at OmniGuide Surgical, as well as Global Franchise Leader for the Joint Repair business at Smith & Nephew and Vice President of Global Marketing and Director of Strategy and Business Development for the Endoscopy Global Business Unit. Vause also served as Manager of Strategic Planning at 3M and as Division Operations Process Manager at Nestle Waters North America. Vause holds a BSEE from Virginia Military Institute and an MBA from London Business School. He began his career as a Naval Flight Officer in the United States Navy, retiring from the Naval Reserve in 2013