Lonnie Smith is Chairman of the Board for Tandem Diabetes Care. His career in the medical device industry spans more than four decades. Lonnie Smith is Chairman of the Board and an executive officer of Intuitive Surgical, where he previously served as chief executive officer from May 1997 to January 1, 2010. Prior to joining Intuitive Surgical, Lonnie Smith was senior executive vice president for Hillenbrand Industries, and he has also held positions with The Boston Consulting Group and IBM Corporation.Lonnie Smith received his MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Utah State University.