
Jon Snyder
Jon Snyder is Chief Executive Officer of NeuroLife, a development stage neuromodulation company focused on restoring grasp for patients living with spinal cord injury and stroke. He brings over 30 years of global management expertise in biomedical and healthcare sales, marketing, and operations with deep experience in bringing new products into the marketplace.
Snyder’s background spans company formation, business development, product development, intellectual property, market management, sales leadership, venture capital investment, and fundraising at start-up and Fortune 500 (Top 20) companies including Ohio Life Sciences Association, Cyberonics (N/K/A LivaNova), ), Imalux, Cardinal Health, STERIS, and Neuros Medical (founding CEO), having raised $40 million in venture capital and strategic partner investment. Neuros’ patented platform technology, Altius® Direct Electrical Nerve Stimulation System, received FDA Premarket Approval for the treatment of chronic intractable phantom and residual limb post-amputation pain.
Snyder sits on several non-profit and for-profit boards. His board service includes OsteoDx, Anemed, Peloton Medical Devices, Resilient Medical, Tiffin University Board of Counselors, Lakeland Foundation (chair), Case Western Reserve University Research & Technology Commercialization Visiting Committee, University Hospitals Ventures’ Technology Validation Start-up Fund, Cleveland Stokes VA/APT Center Advisory Board and was previously an elected member of the Kirtland Local Schools Board of Education.
He is a recipient of two exclusive awards from Ohio University – the 2022 Medal of Merit and the 2024 Konneker Medal for Innovation and Commercialization and is the Co-Founder of the Papay Snyder Medical Impact Award – designed to support efforts at Ohio University focusing on research in life sciences, which he co-led with Dr. Frank Papay from Cleveland Clinic.
Snyder enjoys family activities, recreational sports, is an avid Cleveland sports fan and is a frequent speaker/class lecturer.