Gabriella Alessio

Gabriella Alessio is President of Precision MedOrtho, where she leads business strategy, operations, and execution for the company's pediatric orthopedic device pipeline. An engineer-turned-business-leader, Gabriella pairs a rigorous technical foundation in biomedical engineering with hands-on experience scaling FDA-regulated medical device manufacturing. Combined with her MBA, she brings a rare combination of design fluency and operational discipline required to move early-stage hardware from napkin sketch to reality.​

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Gabriella has experience leading end-to-end manufacturing scale-up for a venture-backed biologic and Class I medical device, driving a 400% improvement in manufacturing yield and cutting shipping costs by more than half through a self-built Excel-based ERP system. She has a passion for advancing medical technology through intentional design and efficient execution. 

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Prior to transitioning into medical research and entrepreneurship, Gabriella was trained as both an American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthists Orthotic Fitter and an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). Working in a clinical setting gave her an appreciation for the various stakeholders that exist for medical devices and has directed all of her future designs. 

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Entrepreneurship has been integral to Gabriella's purpose, especially in college where she founded Devils Prosthetics. She led cross-functional R&D and business teams to deliver a 3D-printed, trans-radial myoelectric prosthetic, fully funding the student venture by winning ASU's Elite Pitch Competition twice.

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Gabriella enjoys spending her free time staying active by learning various styles of dance with her favorite being country swing and building various designs in her ever evolving shop.