Overview

Gender

male

Investor Type

Investment Partner

Until his retirement in 2004, Floyd served the Cleveland Clinic Foundation for 35 years, holding leadership positions including Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board of Governors (1989-2004) and Chairman of the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.

Floyd and his colleagues at the Cleveland Clinic were responsible for developing the use of arterial conduits in coronary artery surgery, innovations in valve repair and pioneering technical improvements for re-operations.

Floyd has served as the President of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, a Director of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, and a member of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.

He has received Honorary Doctor of Science degrees from Cleveland State University, St. Louis University and Purdue University. Floyd is an internationally recognized cardiovascular surgeon, a recipient of the American Heart Association Citation for International Service, and the American College of Cardiology Cummings Humanitarian Award.

Floyd received his undergraduate degree from Purdue University and his M.D. from The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. His postgraduate training was at George Washington, the U.S. Air Force at Andrews Air Force Base and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

Floyd currently serves on the public boards of Intuitive Surgical, Tenet Healthcare Corporation, Athersys, Inc., and other private boards.