Doug Godshall, Founder of Shockwave Medical

About Doug Godshall

Doug Godshall is the Chair and CEO of Galvanize Therapeutics, a company pioneering pulsed electric field (PEF) therapies for oncology and chronic lung disease. He joined the company's board as chair in 2021 and became CEO in 2025, concurrent with an oversubscribed $100 million Series C financing round. Previously, Godshall served as CEO of Shockwave Medical until its $13.1 billion acquisition by Johnson & Johnson MedTech, and CEO of HeartWare before its $1 billion acquisition by Medtronic.

Doug Godshall at a glance

• Company: Shockwave Medical
• Total raised: $100M
• Latest round: Series C
• Investors: Sofinnova Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, Elevage Medical Technologies, Ally Bridge Group, Perceptive Xontogeny Venture Fund, Janus Henderson Investors
• Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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