Christian is a global transformation strategist with a career defined by scaling innovation and delivering sustained financial performance. He founded Trident MedTech Strategies to share many decades of operating experience, allowing for consulting and fractional support where needed.  

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Previously, Christian served as President and CEO of GE HealthCare's Surgery business, a ~$1B enterprise, where he and his team accelerated new product innovation, industry collaboration, international expansion, supply chain resiliency, and operational efficiency. Prior to that role, he was appointed to the company's Executive Director leadership band and held a series of global P&L positions. This included serving as President and General Manager for Diagnostic Imaging across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, a $2B+ equipment and service franchise. In this role, he engineered a broad organizational transformation that integrated cross-functional teams, accelerated digital growth, captured market share, and achieved significant improvements in cash performance and lifecycle value. Christian’s foundational leadership at GE HealthCare also included serving as Vice President and General Manager for Computed Tomography and Molecular Imaging across the US, Canada, and Europe, where he managed core high-acuity modalities. Pivoting this established enterprise scale into disruptive agility, he was recruited to scale the private equity-backed imaging platform, Spectrum Dynamics Medical. As Global Chief Marketing Officer and General Manager for North America, he modernized the brand, launched next-generation products, strengthened commercial infrastructure, and advanced clinical relevance to position the entity for a premium market valuation before returning to GE HealthCare's senior leadership ranks.

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Christian’s MedTech leadership experience extends across the full value chain, including early-stage R&D, product strategy, commercial execution, manufacturing, supply chain, and lifecycle management. Before entering healthcare, Christian served as a Nuclear Submarine Officer and Diver in the U.S. Navy, advancing to Lieutenant Commander. He led teams responsible for reactor technology, engineering, navigation and tactical operations, earning multiple commendations for leadership and mission performance.

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Christian holds a BS in Biomedical Engineering from Marquette University and an MS in Engineering Management from The Catholic University of America. He completed senior executive leadership development at GE’s Crotonville institute and holds certifications in Artificial Intelligence (AI) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and in Nuclear Engineering from the U.S. Department of Energy. Having lived and led globally, he is currently based in the San Francisco Bay Area.​​