Mark Gardner, M.B.A., J.D., President, and Co-Founder

Mark is a compliance and regulatory expert. He assists companies with: sales and marketing compliance under the AdvaMed and PhRMA codes, advertising and promotional review, federal and state sunshine reporting, answering regulatory questions, and making regulatory submissions.

He has worked in the medical technology industry for almost two decades. Nearly half of that time has been spent practicing regulatory law.* Mark worked in commercial roles at ev3 (Covidien-Medtronic), Celleration (Alliqua), and MedTox Laboratories (LabCorp). 

Mark is an Adjunct Professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law where he teaches Drug and Device Law He also sits on the Law Advisory Board for the school’s Health Law Institute. He is on the Section Council for the Minnesota State Bar Association Food, Drug, and Device Law Section (former Section Chair). Mark is former Chair of Medical Alley Regulatory Special Interest Group.

Mark earned his Bachelor of Science in Finance and Economics (double major) from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, his Master of Business Administration in Venture Management from the University of Saint Thomas, Opus College of Business, and his Juris Doctor from Mitchell Hamline School of Law. 

In his free time, Mark enjoys competitive alpine ski racing, traveling, golfing, biking, investing, and spending time outdoors with his family. A life goal of Mark’s is to ski on every continent. He was three down and four to go.

*Mark does not practice law at Stillwater MedTech Consulting.