Kip Roberts is currently a Global Marketing Director for Medtronic’s Biologics business; leading the $550 million Advanced Biologics & BioSurgicals segment since 2015. He has also led the Spine business unit’s global strategic planning process since 2015. Kip began his career with Medtronic in 2008 in the minimally-invasive spine business (Kyphon) followed by a marketing leadership role in Medtronic’s Oral-Maxillofacial business. In 2012, he took the reins of Medtronic’s flagship biologic product, INFUSE®, and led its recovery following a series of controversies surrounding the product in 2011. Prior to Medtronic, Kip worked in the pharmaceutical industry for Eli Lilly & Company. A Memphis native, he holds a B.S. in Political Science & Marketing from Murray State University and an M.B.A. from the University of Memphis.
