Cristy Richards (Board Chair)
President and CEO
JAKTOOL

Cristy Richards currently oversees the quality and procurement departments at JAKTOOL and leads consumer healthcare and medical device new business development. Before joining JAKTOOL, Cristy worked for both academic and large corporations supporting biologics and medical devices where she led multidisciplinary teams as the Product Development Engineering Manager for Osteotech, Inc. and as a Principal Sourcing Engineer for Medtronic Spine and Biologics. At JAKTOOL, she established internal Quality Assurance/Metrology Lab and matured the quality system to earn ISO certification, and implemented ERP to streamline workflow and improve efficiency. Cristy holds a B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, both from Rutgers University, and an M.B.A. from Monmouth University. She is credited on numerous publications and patents in the medical device industry.