Sami Hamadé

Partner, Aberdare, San Francisco, CA

Sami Hamadé joined Aberdare as a Partner in 2006. Prior to Aberdare, Mr. Hamadé was Vice President at the Guidant Corporation and head of the Compass Group, where he was responsible for Guidant's venture capital and M&A activities. For over 16 years, Mr. Hamadé has been involved in the medtech sector. Additionally, he led the West Coast Business Development unit which was composed of business development groups from Vascular Intervention, Cardiac Surgery and Endovascular Solutions divisions. Previous to this, Mr. Hamadé played founding roles in the launch and development of significant businesses for Guidant including coronary stents, carotid and peripheral systems. He holds a BS in Engineering from the American University of Beirut, a ME in Engineering from the University of Michigan and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.