Advanced Medical Technology Association

Washington, DC · Founded 1974

Global trade association representing medical device, diagnostics, and digital health technology manufacturers

Primary audience
Healthcare Industry
Work area
Trade Association
Topic
Medical Technology
Contact
Scott Whitaker
Website Contact

About Organization

AdvaMed advocates for medical technology manufacturers on regulatory, legislative, and economic policy issues at the global level. Based in Washington, DC, the organization operates with 96 employees and generated $48.6 million in revenue in 2023. Founded in 1974, AdvaMed promotes ethical standards, patient access to safe medical technologies, and value-driven economic policies.

What They Focus On

Regulatory Policy

Advocates for science-based regulatory frameworks that ensure patient safety while enabling timely access to innovations

Legislative Advocacy

Engages lawmakers on policies affecting medical device development, reimbursement, and market access for patients

Industry Ethics

Establishes and promotes ethical standards governing relationships between medical technology companies and healthcare providers

Financial Information

Form 990 data showing organizational financial health and growth.

Revenue (2023)

$48.6M

+1.5% vs 2022

Expenses (2023)

$48.6M

+8.9% vs 2022

Assets (2023)

$42.3M

+1.3% vs 2022

Employees (2023)

96

-4% vs 2022

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Employees
2023 $48,578,997 $48,608,902 $42,346,557 96
2022 $47,870,561 $44,643,330 $41,806,177 100
2020 $41,825,177 $40,166,786 $22,107,131 93
2019 $43,356,283 $42,338,249 $20,575,198 115
2018 $41,344,473 $41,162,817 $18,080,233 105

Source: IRS Form 990 filings. All figures in USD.

How They Work

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  • 01

    Member Engagement

    Convene medical device, diagnostics, and digital health manufacturers to identify shared policy priorities

  • 02

    Policy Development

    Develop regulatory and legislative positions based on industry expertise and patient access needs

  • 03

    Government Advocacy

    Engage federal and state policymakers to advance pro-innovation medical technology policies globally

  • 04

    Standards Promotion

    Establish and promote ethical standards and best practices across the medical technology sector

Programs and Initiatives

Services and programs offered by Advanced Medical Technology Association

Regulatory Advocacy

Represents manufacturers on regulatory issues affecting medical devices, diagnostics, and digital health technologies nationwide

Legislative Policy

Advocates for federal and state legislation supporting timely patient access to safe and effective medical technologies

Ethical Standards

Promotes highest ethical standards across the medical technology industry through guidance and member education

Economic Policy

Advances economic policies that reward value creation and innovation in medical technology development and deployment

Team & Leadership

Meet the people behind Advanced Medical Technology Association.

Scott Whitaker

Scott Whitaker

President & Chief Executive Officer
Full-time
Compensation: $2,363,876
Christopher L White

Christopher L White

General Counsel & Chief Policy Officer
Full-time
Compensation: $1,005,180
Greg Crist

Greg Crist

Chief Advocacy Officer & Head of External Affairs
Full-time
Compensation: $684,666
Dechane Dorsey

Dechane Dorsey

Executive Director, AdvaMed Accel®
Full-time
Compensation: $430,330
Andrew Steiner

Andrew Steiner

Senior Vice President, Membership and Business Development
Full-time
Compensation: $427,880
Janet Trunzo

Janet Trunzo

Senior Advisor to the President and Senior Executive Vice President, Technology and Regulatory Affairs
Full-time
Compensation: $670,125
Ray Briscuso

Ray Briscuso

Executive Vice President, Conferences & Events
Full-time
Compensation: $523,226
Ashley Miller

Ashley Miller

Executive Vice President, Global, Strategy and Analysis
Full-time
Compensation: $404,704
Jen Brearey

Jen Brearey

Chief Financial & Operating Officer
Brian O'Connor

Brian O'Connor

Chief People Officer & Chief of Staff
Carol Blackford

Carol Blackford

Executive Vice President, Payment and Health Care Delivery Policy
Patrick Hope

Patrick Hope

Executive Director, Medical Imaging Technology
Jim Jeffries

Jim Jeffries

Senior Vice President, Head of Public Affairs
Shaye Mandle

Shaye Mandle

Executive Director, AdvaMed Digital Health Tech™
Zach Rothstein

Zach Rothstein

Executive Director, AdvaMedDx®
Kim Zimmerman

Kim Zimmerman

Senior Vice President and Head of Federal Government Affairs
JB

Jennifer Brearey

Chief Financial & Operating Officer
Full-time
Compensation: $624,653
KZ

Kimberly Zimmerman

SVP, Head Of Federal Gov't Affairs
Full-time
Compensation: $485,045
ZR

Zachary Rothstein

Executive Director, Advameddx
Full-time
Compensation: $444,314
BH

Bryan Hanson

Director (Until (08/2023)
1 hrs/week
DM

Damien McDonald

Director (Until 04/2023)
1 hrs/week
GA

Giuseppe Accogli

Director (Until 01/2023)
1 hrs/week
KR

Ken Reali

Director (Until 04/2023)
1 hrs/week
MM

Michael Mussallem

Director (Until 03/2023)
1 hrs/week
TM

Thomas McGuinness

Director (Until 11/2023)
1 hrs/week
VR

Vitor Rocha

Director (Until 02/2023)
1 hrs/week
MM

Michael Minogue

Chariperson (Until 03/23)
1 hrs/week
AG

Antoinette Gawin

Director
BS

Brady Shirley

Director
BM

Brian Miller

Director
CS

Carlton St Bernard

Director
CS

Christopher Simon

Director
DC

Dan Carestio

Director
DE

David Endicott

Director
DP

David Pacitti

Director
DN

Deepak Nath

Director
DB

Donald Bobo

Director
EZ

Eric Zacharias

Director
GM

George Maliekel

Director
HS

Holly Sheffield

Director
IT

Ivan Tornos

Director
JC

James Clemmer

Director
JD

Jan De Witte

Director
JD

Jean-Claude Dubacher

Director
JD

Jeff Dilullo

Director
JM

Jeff Mirviss

Director
JH

Jim Hollingshead

Director
JW

Joakim Weidemanis

Director
JR

Jonathan Rennert

Director
JA

Jose Almeida

Director
JV

Joseph Virgilio

Director
JW

Joseph Woody

Director
JE

Juliana Elstad

Director
KL

Kevin Lobo

Director
LK

Liam Kelly

Director
LE

Lisa Earnhardt

Director
LA

Lishan Aklog

Director
MV

Manu Varma

Director
MS

Martha Shadan

Director
MS

Matthew Sause

Director
MM

Maureen Mulvihill

Director
MF

Michael Farrell

Director
NA

Nacho Abia

Director
NY

Nadim Yared

Director
NS

Norman Schwartz

Director
RF

Richard Fabian

Director
SM

Stephen MacMillan

Director
SM

Stephen Mason

Director
SS

Sven Schmidt

Director
TB

Thierry Bernard

Director
TK

Thomas Kapfer

Director
TP

Thomas Polen

Director
TS

Tim Schmid

Director
TD

Timothy Dugan

Director
TP

Todd Pope

Director
TE

Tom Eisiminger

Director
TM

Tracy MacNeal

Director
VV

Venk Varadan

Director

Milestones

1974

AdvaMed Founded

1974

Organization established to represent medical technology manufacturers on regulatory and legislative matters

1975

IRS Recognition

1975

Received tax-exempt status as trade association representing medical device industry

2022

Revenue Growth

2022

Annual revenue reached $47.9 million supporting expanded advocacy and member services

2023

Continued Expansion

2023

Organization maintained 96 employees and $48.6 million budget serving global medical technology sector

Associated People

Board members, advisors, and key contributors

Board of Directors

AG
Antoinette Gawin Director 1.00 hrs/week
AM
Ashley McEvoy Dir. (Thru 3/23), Chair (3/23-10/23) 1.00 hrs/week
BS
Brady Shirley Director 1.00 hrs/week
BM
Brian Miller Director 1.00 hrs/week
CS
Carlton St Bernard Director 1.00 hrs/week
CS
Christopher Simon Director 1.00 hrs/week
DC
Dan Carestio Director 1.00 hrs/week
DE
David Endicott Director 1.00 hrs/week
DP
David Pacitti Director 1.00 hrs/week
DN
Deepak Nath Director 1.00 hrs/week
DB
Donald Bobo Director 1.00 hrs/week
EZ
Eric Zacharias Director 1.00 hrs/week
GM
Geoff Martha Treasurer (As Of 12/2023) 1.00 hrs/week
GM
George Maliekel Director 1.00 hrs/week
HS
Holly Sheffield Director 1.00 hrs/week
IT
Ivan Tornos Director 1.00 hrs/week
JC
James Clemmer Director 1.00 hrs/week
JD
Jan De Witte Director 1.00 hrs/week
JD
Jean-Claude Dubacher Director 1.00 hrs/week
JD
Jeff Dilullo Director 1.00 hrs/week
JM
Jeff Mirviss Director 1.00 hrs/week
JH
Jim Hollingshead Director 1.00 hrs/week
JW
Joakim Weidemanis Director 1.00 hrs/week
JR
Jonathan Rennert Director 1.00 hrs/week
JA
Jose Almeida Director 1.00 hrs/week
JV
Joseph Virgilio Director 1.00 hrs/week
JW
Joseph Woody Director 1.00 hrs/week
JE
Juliana Elstad Director 1.00 hrs/week
KL
Kevin Lobo Director 1.00 hrs/week
LK
Liam Kelly Director 1.00 hrs/week
LE
Lisa Earnhardt Director 1.00 hrs/week
LA
Lishan Aklog Director 1.00 hrs/week
MV
Manu Varma Director 1.00 hrs/week
MS
Martha Shadan Director 1.00 hrs/week
MS
Matthew Sause Director 1.00 hrs/week
MM
Maureen Mulvihill Director 1.00 hrs/week
MF
Michael Farrell Director 1.00 hrs/week
NA
Nacho Abia Director 1.00 hrs/week
NY
Nadim Yared Director 1.00 hrs/week
NS
Norman Schwartz Director 1.00 hrs/week
PA
Peter Arduini Treas. (Until 12/23), Chair 1.00 hrs/week
RF
Richard Fabian Director 1.00 hrs/week
SM
Stephen MacMillan Director 1.00 hrs/week
SM
Stephen Mason Director 1.00 hrs/week
SS
Sven Schmidt Director 1.00 hrs/week
TB
Thierry Bernard Director 1.00 hrs/week
TK
Thomas Kapfer Director 1.00 hrs/week
TP
Thomas Polen Director 1.00 hrs/week
TS
Tim Schmid Director 1.00 hrs/week
TD
Timothy Dugan Director 1.00 hrs/week
TP
Todd Pope Director 1.00 hrs/week
TE
Tom Eisiminger Director 1.00 hrs/week
TM
Tracy MacNeal Director 1.00 hrs/week
VV
Venk Varadan Director 1.00 hrs/week

Information compiled from IRS Form 990 and organizational materials.

Executive Compensation

Top compensated officers & key employees from IRS Form 990

Total Reported (2023)

$8.8M

Highest Paid

$2.4M

Scott Whitaker

Compensated Officers

11

Name Title Base Other Total Hrs/Wk
Scott Whitaker Chief Executive Officer $2,363,876 $76,306 $2,440,182 40
Christopher L White General Counsel & Chief Policy Off. $1,005,180 $72,611 $1,077,791 40
Greg Crist Chief Advocacy Off. & Head Ext. Affairs $684,666 $72,609 $757,275 40
Janet Trunzo EVP, Tech And Regulatory Affairs $670,125 $49,973 $720,098 40
Jennifer Brearey Chief Financial & Operating Officer $624,653 $72,611 $697,264 40
Ray Briscuso EVP, Conferences & Events $523,226 $72,609 $595,835 40
Kimberly Zimmerman SVP, Head Of Federal Gov'T Affairs $485,045 $72,609 $557,654 40
Zachary Rothstein Executive Director, Advameddx $444,314 $72,551 $516,865 40
Andrew Steiner SVP, Business Development $427,880 $56,491 $484,371 40
Dechane Dorsey Executive Director, Advamed Accel $430,330 $50,303 $480,633 40
Ashley Miller EVP, Global Strategy & Analysis $404,704 $34,651 $439,355 40

Source: IRS Form 990 filings. Compensation includes base and other reported compensation.

Partners & Funders

Grant funding relationships from IRS Form 990 filings

$349K Grants Given
19 Organizations

Top Grantees

19 total
AF
Alliance For Aging Research WASHINGTON, DC
$70K
AC
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network WASHINGTON, DC
$36K
R
Researchamerica ARLINGTON, VA
$35K
NW
National Womens Health Resource Center Inc. MIDDLETOWN, NJ
$25K
JD
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (Jdrf) WASHINGTON, DC
$25K
GM
George Mason University Foundation Inc. FAIRFAX, VA
$20K
WL
Washington Legal Foundation WASHINGTON, DC
$15K
MO
March Of Dimes Inc. ARLINGTON, VA
$15K
DA
David A Winston Health Policy WASHINGTON, DC
$14K
IC
International Center For Professional Development MURRIETA, CA
$11K
+9 more grantees
Alliance For Aging Research American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Researchamerica National Womens Health Resource Center Inc. Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (Jdrf) George Mason University Foundation Inc. Washington Legal Foundation March Of Dimes Inc. David A Winston Health Policy International Center For Professional Development Society For Womens Health Research Prevent Cancer Foundation National Conference Of State Legislatures (Ncsl) Moonshot Learning Medtech Color Fogarty Institute For Innovation Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum Medtechwomen Global Down Syndrome Foundation
Alliance For Aging Research American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Researchamerica National Womens Health Resource Center Inc. Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (Jdrf) George Mason University Foundation Inc. Washington Legal Foundation March Of Dimes Inc. David A Winston Health Policy International Center For Professional Development Society For Womens Health Research Prevent Cancer Foundation National Conference Of State Legislatures (Ncsl) Moonshot Learning Medtech Color Fogarty Institute For Innovation Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum Medtechwomen Global Down Syndrome Foundation

Source: IRS Form 990 Schedule I filings. Amounts may span multiple tax years.

Related Organizations

4 affiliated entities reported on IRS Form 990 Schedule R

4

Tax-Exempt Affiliates

2
Advanced Medical Technology Association Pac
Washington, DC
Political Action Committee
501(c) 527
Advanced Medical Technology Association Ca Pac
Washington, DC
Political Action Committee
501(c) 527

Disregarded Entities

1
Medtech Conference Partners LLC
Washington, DC
Trade Show
DRE

Taxable Corp Trust

1
Advamed Purchasing Group Inc
Washington, DC
Group Purchasing Program
Taxable

Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule R (Related Organizations and Unrelated Partnerships)

Lobbying Activity

Lobbying Disclosure Act registrations

Self-Lobbying
12 Registrations
5 Clients
Yes Self-Lobbying

Clients 5 total

Advanced Medical Technology Association (Advamed)
7 filings
Self
Advanced Medical Technology Association
2 filings
Self
Advamed: Advanced Medical Technology Association
1 filing
Self
Advamed:advanced Medical Technology Association
1 filing
Self
Advanced Medical Technology Assn
1 filing
Self

Source: Senate Office of Public Records — Lobbying Disclosure Act

Contact

Get in touch with Advanced Medical Technology Association

Phone

(202) 783-8700

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1301 Pennsylvania Ave NW 400 Washington, DC 200042654