Spencer Toder, MBA

Co-founder and CEO of Atrial Innovations in St. Louis 

From the beginning of his career, Spencer has demonstrated a rare ability to turn vision into reality. He secured grant funding based on nothing but an idea, helped shape that idea into a functional prototype, and then leveraged early seed capital to drive us to a design freeze and preliminary animal testing—all at a fraction of the cost skeptics predicted. 

Spencer also ensured Atrial Innovations had airtight intellectual property protection in a highly competitive field and forged strategic partnerships with some of the most prestigious institutions in the world. His ability to navigate the intersection of business, innovation and science continues to impress his peers and colleagues. Further, Spencer quickly became so well-versed that he now holds a patent, with another on the way.