Steve Whitlock
Operating Venture Partner

Mr. Whitlock was formerly Co-Founder and President of LDR Spine USA, Inc., and Co-Founder of Spinal Restoration, Inc., a privately held spine company based in Austin, Texas. Spinal Restoration and LDR Spine were created through Path4 Ventures, a venture capital firm based in Austin, Texas that Mr. Whitlock co-founded. He also served as the Vice President of Research and Development for Centerpulse Orthopedics, Inc. and Sulzer Medica, which was acquired by Zimmer in 2003.  In Mr. Whitlock’s tenure with Centerpulse, he held various senior level executive management positions in research, technology assessment, product development and product marketing that included domestic and global responsibilities in the areas of total joints, sports medicine, trauma, and orthobiologics. As a member of the Centerpulse Orthopedics product recall executive team, Mr. Whitlock directed efforts through problem identification, failure analysis, solution, and recovery. He was also instrumental in bringing many technology breakthroughs to the U.S. orthopaedic market, including the UniSpacer™ Knee System. Additionally, Mr. Whitlock was a founding member of U.S. Medical Products, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of orthopaedic implants, where he served as Vice President of Engineering, and was directly involved in raising funds through both private placement and public stock offerings of the company. Mr. Whitlock holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering degree from Texas A&M University and an M.B.A. from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.