# John Freund: person

Canonical ID: `25d5b01a-05aa-481d-b88e-496ae687d6d3`

Physician-investor who co-founded Intuitive Surgical in 1995 and negotiated the foundational SRI International surgical-technology license; later founded venture firm Skyline Ventures.

- **Nationality:** American
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Foundings (1)

- [Intuitive Surgical](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/intuitive-surgical.md) founded 1995-01-01 (cofounder) _no longer at company_

## Former / Previously (1)

- [Intuitive Surgical](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/intuitive-surgical.md) Co-founder (secondary-verified)

## Education (3)

- Harvard College BA
- Harvard Medical School MD
- Harvard Business School MBA

## Sources (1)

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Freund_(business_executive)


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