Patient Centric. High Impact. Low Ego.

At Heinz Ventures, LLC., we believe that true leadership emerges during the toughest times. We also believe the best indicator of leadership is measured by the personal and professional success of those you've led. Our team has decades of experience in the life sciences industry, which we’ve honed over times of growth and times of crisis. Each member of our team has expertise across multiple functional and product domains, and we take pride in learning from each other with a collaborative approach to our work.

Eric S. Heinz

Founder & CEO

Managing Partner

Eric's Origin Story

"I was first exposed to the healthcare system in 5th grade, when I had surgery for the first time for a rare bone condition called Multiple Hereditary Exostosis (MHE). This is when I learned that medicine does not function with just the surgeon; a whole team of nurses, technologists and sales representatives are needed for patient care. But it's not just the people. It is also technology. I was fascinated by CT scans, anesthesia and implants, and knew early on I wanted to pursue a career in biomedical engineering. I took every opportunity I could to gain exposure to medicine, volunteering at the hospital and working in the operating room during my summer breaks from college. It is the relationships I made with the surgeons and sales representatives at Lutheran General Hospital that led me to my first job as an engineer with Medtronic Sofamor Danek."

Professional

Eric has over 20 years of experience in the medtech industry, leading product development, product management, marketing, corporate strategy and M&A teams across a breadth of company sizes and surgical specialties. He also has experience as an investment banker (Series 79 and 63 - inactive) and management consultant. He is named as an inventor on 22 issued patents.

Eric holds an Executive MBA from the J.L. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He holds a Master of Engineering Management from Christian Brothers University and a Bachelor of Science in Bioengineering from The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He also holds a Biodesign Graduate Certificate from Stanford University, a PMP certificate (inactive), and a patent agent registration with the USPTO.

Personal

Eric enjoys spending time with his wife Jessica and their three sons in Memphis, TN. He is active as a Cub Scout leader and merit badge counselor, a soccer and basketball coach, and a lector at his church. He enjoys alpine skiing, cycling, cooking and traveling with his family.