Location:
Holy Cross College
1 College Street, Worcester

Agenda:
5:15pm – Cocktail Reception
6:15pm – Dinner and Speaker

Michael Minogue is a Christian, husband, father, combat veteran and successful businessman.

Raised as the youngest of four in an Irish Catholic family, Michael chose to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point, driven by a sense of service and patriotism instilled in him by his parents.

After graduating from West Point with a B.S. in Engineering Management in 1989, Michael served as an Infantry officer in the U.S. Army, where he earned multiple distinctions including RANGER tab and the Bronze Star for acting as the lead navigator and Platoon Leader for the U.S. Army’s invasion (24th Infantry) into Iraq for Operation Desert Storm in 1991. Upon leaving Active Duty, Michael remained in the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) for nine more years.

Michael was drawn to the medical device industry for its purpose to improve and save the lives of people all over the world, starting his career at General Electric (GE) HealthCare, where he rose through the ranks to ultimately manage multiple business with more than 1,000 employees, generate over $1 billion in revenue, and receive 4 patents for software engineering.

After GE, Michael served for nearly 19 years as Chairman, President and CEO of Abiomed, Inc., a Massachusetts-based medical device company headquartered in Danvers, MA since 1981. Under Michael’s leadership, the company created the field of heart recovery through the development of Impella®, the world’s smallest heart pump and became a cornerstone of the Massachusetts life sciences ecosystem by driving local job creation and expanding manufacturing and research operations in the state.

Michael more than doubled the size of Abiomed’s Danvers headquarters, including new state-of-the-art, in-house research and manufacturing capabilities, creating several hundred engineering and manufacturing jobs in the Commonwealth. Today, Abiomed continues to employ more than 2,000 people in Massachusetts.

With Michael at its helm, Abiomed, Inc. treated more than 250,000 patients, grew to $1.2B in annual sales, and became one of the fastest growing, and most profitable, medical device companies in the nation. The growth and success of Abiomed, Inc, under Michael’s leadership, culminated in an acquisition by Johnson & Johnson for $17B, making it the largest all-cash acquisition in medical device history and the 7th largest MedTech deal of all time. During his tenure, the Abiomed stock appreciated from $8 per share to $380 per share.

Since 2017, Michael has served on the Board of Insulet (PODD: NASDAQ), the world leader in insulin pumps, headquartered and manufactured in Acton, MA. Michael also served as a member of the board of the medical device industry association, AdvaMed, from 2007 to 2023, and as Chairman from 2021 to 2023. In these positions, Michael played a key role in shaping national policy for the medical device industry, including successfully advocating for the permanent repeal of the 2.3% medical device excise tax. This major legislative victory will unlock an estimated $25 billion over the coming decade, making more resources available for investments in research, job creation, and innovation.

Michael is also the co-founder of BOOST, the #1 supplier of portable cans offering 95% pure oxygen for health, recovery, and athletic performance as seen on Shark Tank. He is also the inventor of a patented pulmonary oxygen resuscitation cannister device for people requiring mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

In 2012, Michael founded MedTechVets, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that helps military veterans discover career opportunities in the medical device industry. He continues to serve as Chairman of the Board.

In 2015, the Michael & Renee Minogue Foundation was established to support faith-based education, military veterans, healthcare innovation and causes for children. Through the Foundation, the Minogues have donated millions of dollars to a wide range of organizations, including the Catholic Schools Foundation, Brilla Charter School of Paterson, Invest in Education Foundation, West Point Association of Graduates, MedTechVets, Patriots Foundation, Foundation to Combat Antisemitism, Gloucester and Hamilton Police Departments, Termeer Foundation, Boston Children’s Hospital, Dyslexia Foundation, Ron Burton Training Village, Team IMPACT, WonderFund, Camp Harbor View and others.

Michael and his wife Renee have been married for over twenty years and raised their five children in Massachusetts. Michael enjoys reading, running, strength training, coaching and skiing with his family and friends.