Jeff Peters is a Venture Partner with OrbiMed Advisors and currently serves as the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of evanesce Medical. Mr. Peters has over 25 years of medical device experience in financial and operating consulting roles in public and private companies. Previously, Mr. Peters was the Chief Executive Officer of Cardialen Inc, a company developing low-energy arrythmia management therapy; Anulex Technologies, a company developing minimally invasive spine therapies; he also served as the Chief Technology Officer of ev3 (now Medtronic). Mr. Peters’ prior financial roles include Portfolio Manager at Black River Asset Management, Entrepreneur in Residence at Foundation Medical, and Equity Analyst at Dain Rauscher Wessels. Mr. Peters received his B.S. and M.B.A. from the University of Minnesota.