Rory Beyer

Rory is one of the Founders of Avive and serves as the President and COO. Since founding, the trio of Rory, Sameer, and Moseley have become the youngest founding team to ever receive a Class III Medical Device approval from the FDA, have been selected to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, and have been recognized by international design, innovation, and healthcare related awards both personally and as a group. Rory double majored at MIT with a joint Electrical Engineering and Computer Science degree, as well as a Mechanical Engineering degree. During his time, he held leadership roles in MIT research projects that ranged from the power electronics subsystem of an Aluminum fueled vehicle to synthetic “Gecko” gloves developed to adhere to surfaces by modeling the microstructure of a gecko's footpad. In addition, he worked as a product design engineer at Apple and captained the Track & Cross Country teams.

Fun Facts

1. Holds numerous Fastest Known Times (FKT’s), which are speed records for summiting prominent peaks or completing long-distance running or climbing routes. When not at Avive, you’ll find him running, climbing, ski mountaineering, or doing something else in the mountains.
2. Runs the Boston marathon every year with his college cross country teammates. Even got 170 people to race a 5k at his wedding!
3. Is often joined by his wife, Cristina, who founded Yardsale, an outdoor equipment and apparel company. They’ve been together for over half their lives (since high school!)

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