Bill Sanford
Chairman
Symark LLC

Bill Sanford is founder and chairman of Symark LLC, a technology commercialization and business development organization with offices in Naples, Florida, and Mentor, Ohio. He is also executive founder and retired chairman of the board, president, and chief executive officer of STERIS Corporation, a global leader in infection and contamination prevention systems, products, services, and technologies.

Mr. Sanford is an experienced entrepreneur, executive, consultant, investor, and board member with extensive new venture, merger and acquisition, turnaround, senior management, and market development experience. His business career has focused on the development and commercialization of healthcare and scientific products, health services, advanced information systems, and other innovative technology applications.

Mr. Sanford is an active early stage investor through Symark and serves as a board member and advisor to numerous for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, including KeyCorp, Wilson Greatbatch Technologies, Inc., BIOMEC Inc., Cardinal Commerce, SupplierInsight, LLC, NanoScale Corporation, the Kansas State University Research Foundation, and several early stage technology companies.