Elemental Machines Company Overview

A serial entrepreneur in connected medical devices and wearables, Sridhar is focused on strategy and management at Elemental Machines. Previously, Sridhar was a founder and director of Misfit, makers of elegant wearable products, which was acquired by Fossil in 2015. Prior to Misfit, he founded AgaMatrix, a blood glucose monitoring company that made the world’s first medical device connecting directly to the iPhone. AgaMatrix shipped 15+ FDA-cleared medical products, 2B+ biosensors, 6M+ glucose meters, with partnerships with Apple, Sanofi, and Walgreens. Sridhar holds over 30 US and international patents and received his Ph.D. from Cambridge University as a Marshall Scholar. Beyond Elemental Machines, Sridhar has been known to run 13.1 miles on occasion and has sometimes been spotted on stage behind a wall of drums.

With a focus on the intersection of the digital and physical, John leads the product design and user experience teams at Elemental Machines. His multifaceted career includes user research and synthesis, product innovation and interaction design across app design, product design, service design and design strategy for consumer electronics products, fitness, mobile and automotive systems, smart toys, video games and enterprise and desktop software. Prior to joining Elemental Machines, John was Chief Product Officer at Flyp, a mobile app that lets you use multiple numbers on your smartphone. Previously, he was Director of User Experience at Bose Corporation, where he launched VideoWave television, SoundTouch WiFi music systems, and SoundLink mobile Bluetooth speakers, among other projects. A graduate of Wesleyan University, John holds a BA in English (Creative Writing) and French Literature. Beyond his design work, John is an avid athlete and writer.

Robert brings more than 20 years of sales experience in healthcare technology, and is passionate about new innovations that transform industries. He joined Elemental Machines from Intuitive Surgical, where he was working to revolutionize surgery through the use of robotic technology. Previously, he held sales, sales leadership and market development positions with leading healthcare companies, including Johnson & Johnson, Ethicon Endo-Surgery and Merck. Robert holds a BS in Clinical Laboratory Sciences from the University of Massachusetts, and completed his Executive MBA at St. Joseph’s University. In addition to his role at Elemental Machines, Robert is an avid youth coach for multiple sports including basketball, soccer and lacrosse and enjoys free time boating and fishing, too.

A serial technical co-founder,  John leads the engineering team at Elemental Machines.  He comes with deep experience in both mobile development and in heavily regulated industries such as payments, healthcare, and buy-side equity.  John joined Elemental Machines from AthenaHealth, where he directed the activities of the internal developer services group and participated in their Agile transformation.  Prior to that, he co-founded mobile payment pioneer ROAM Data and EMS mobile app pioneer Twiage.  A graduate of Suffolk University, John holds BS in Computer Science and was a Math minor.  Beyond getting stuff done, John enjoys fly-fishing and figure skating.