Meet The Team

Gordie Nye, CEO

Gordie is a C-level executive with management and marketing expertise in emerging healthcare companies. His previous experience includes leading ZELTIQ Aesthetics through a private funding round and IPO. He’s served in executive positions at the following companies: Angel Medical Systems, Inc., Atlantic Therapeutics, R2 Technologies, REVA Medical, Systagenix, Critikon, Inc., and A Company Orthodontics.

His early professional experience includes marketing roles at The Gillette Company, Reebok, LA Gear and President and COO of Voit Sports. Gordie is a graduate of Dartmouth College and has an MBA from Dartmouth’s Amos Tuck School of Business.

Martin E. Schmieg, COO/CFO

“C” level executive since 1992 leading startup and development stage companies Cytometrics, Inc., Advanced Bionics Corporation, SIRNA Therapeutics, Inc., lsolagen, Inc., Freedom-2, Inc., now Pharmacyte, Inc. and NeoStem, Inc. Early career experience with Boekel Scientific, Inc. and EM Diagnostic Systems, Inc., a division of E. Merck. Martin is a CPA and is also the founder and managing partner of Soar Ventures, a venture capital and strategic advisory firm.

Dr. Richard Goldfarb, CMO

Dr. Goldfarb is a highly sought-after surgeon, speaker, and well-known leader in the Cosmetic, Laser, Aesthetic, and Regenerative Medicine sectors. As a Medical Director for Selphyl, Viora Laser, and Silhouette Lift, he has trained physicians worldwide. He has worked to prepare products for market including developing initial product trials as well as conducting FDA approval trials for the first Thread for facial skin lifting. He is a fellow of the American Society of Laser Medicine & Surgery and co-founder of the American Society of Cosmetic Physicians and Surgeons. He received his MD from University of Chicago, trained in Telesurgery at Yale University, and completed his plastic surgery training at the University of Pennsylvania.

Ragan Reppond, CAO

Ragan brings over 20 years of experience managing corporate affairs and compliance in both the MedTech and High-Tech industries. She has a successful track record of building global operations and implementing strategies for organizational growth with early-stage venture-backed companies. Before joining ClearIT, Ragan held founding leadership roles at both ZELTIQ and R2 Technologies.