Board of Directors
Joe E. Kiani, Chairman
Joe Kiani and the Masimo Foundation are committed to advocating for positive change in the medical industry for clinicians and patients worldwide. Mr. Kiani serves as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation, bringing vision, thought leadership, and expertise to the organization to transform healthcare systems globally.
Read Joe Kiani’s Full Biography
Stephen C. Jensen is a partner at Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the country. He has been practicing law for over 25 years, with most of that representing innovative medical technology companies. Mr. Jensen received his J.D., Order of the Coif, at the University of California - Los Angeles in 1990, and his B.S. in Electrical Engineering , magna cum laude, from Brigham Young University in 1987. Prior to becoming a lawyer, he worked for Hughes Aircraft where he was involved in development of airborne radar systems.
He served on the Board of Directors of Sedline, Inc, a company that developed non-invasive brain function monitoring products. He also served as the Senior Vice President of OEM Business and Business Development at Masimo Corporation, and currently serves on the board of directors of Cercacor Corporation, a company that is developing non-invasive monitoring technology. He brings true passion for patient safety, particularly through innovation. He believes that if we apply Voltaire’s principal of “no problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking,” and stop worrying about who gets credit, we can solve any patient safety problems presented.
Mr. Jensen, with his wife and five children have been serving the vision impaired community for over a decade, through their passion for raising seeing-eye dogs. These dogs are provided to the vision impaired at no charge. He also provided volunteer service overseas for about a year and a half before finishing his undergraduate degree.
Sarah Kiani, Director
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Dr. harris serves as a Director of the Foundation. Dr. harris has taught for many years at SDSU and now teaches at UCSD where he is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. His areas are related to Digital Signal Processing (DSP) and Communication Systems. He has extensive practical experience applying his skills, is well published, and has contributed to a number of books on DSP. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and holds a B.S.E.E. from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, a master's degree in M.S.E.E from San Diego State University, and a Ph.D. from Aalborg University. He receives no compensation from the Foundation.
