Bio

Dana Rodriguez is primarily engaged by the Firm to work with portfolio company management teams in the areas of quality and regulatory assurance for medical end-device and component manufacturers. Ms. Rodriguez has worked closely with several Vance Street portfolio companies, including A&E and Adam Spence. Prior to working with Vance Street, Ms. Rodriguez was the Director of Quality and Regulatory Assurance at Avalon Labs, a designer and manufacturer of highly specialized catheters and medical tubing products for cardiology, pulmonology and related applications. In addition to her time at Avalon, Ms. Rodriguez spent 22 years at Edwards Lifesciences, where she was the Director of Global Regulatory Compliance. Ms. Rodriguez began her career at Shiley, Inc. where she managed clinical studies and regulatory submissions. During her career, Ms. Rodriguez has worked with numerous Notified Bodies and is well-versed in operational quality and compliance as well as regulatory submissions and registrations. Ms. Rodriguez holds a Master of Nursing from the University of California, Los Angeles and a BS in Nursing from Oral Roberts University.