Rick Legleiter,
Managing Partner
B.S., MBA

My experience

CEO and executive public and private company leadership roles spanning small start-ups to large global healthcare corporations in various growth trajectory stages spanning 25 years; broad international experience with positions based in the USA, Australia, Germany, and China. Specialist in business-to-business (B2B) sales channels for digital health, in-vitro diagnostics, and imaging diagnostics products and services.  

Expertise in corporate governance, capital raising, investor relations, M&A and post-merger integration, international expansion, business transformation, and risk management. Committed to contributing to CEO and Board deliberations and decision-making by leveraging a deep understanding of global markets, financial stewardship, and stakeholder engagement. Adept at driving sustainable growth and delivering shareholder value, serving as a trusted advisor to CEOs and Boards, helping organizations navigate complexity, innovate effectively, and achieve long-term success.  

Harvard Business School M.B.A. with B.S. degrees from Kansas State University in nuclear engineering and applied mathematics.  

My areas of expertise

 Corporate governance, raising capital & investor relations

FUNDING, SHAREHOLDER AND BOARD STRATEGIES

Guide fiduciary responsibilities to develop robust governance frameworks, board policies, and practices to ensure necessary transparency and accountability.

Investor networking within the Australia private equity and high-net-worth communities, including investor pitch deck development and delivery.

Deal structure process and banker and financial advisor consulting.

Investor relations strategy, news flow, equity research and roadshow advisory.

Investor advisory based on expected commercial returns: We translate the complexities of Healthtech commercialisation into a succinct dashboard to guide investment decisions.

COMMERCIAL STRATEGIES


Identify and address the “real hurdles” holding back the business from market traction and growth.

Break out of the R&D ditch: true and honest assessment blocking your commercial success.

Pivoting from R&D driven to a “commercially obsessed” company pulling organisational, cultural, clinical, business development, and operational levers to drive market entry plans and revenue growth initiatives.

Business Development and Corporate Partnerships introduction and facilitation of commercial agreements and contracts, strategic alliances, and private equity financed mergers or acquisitions.

Partner commercial agreements spotlighting the critical near and long-term business impact.

CLINICAL ADOPTION PATH TO COMMERCIALISATION

Driving widespread adoption in clinical practice as the standard of care by going beyond the science, regulatory and reimbursement hurdles to successfully scale-up.

Implementation Science – adopting, adapting and sustaining integration of evidence-based practices, interventions, and policies to get your business into routine healthcare usage.