Management

Dr. Kurtz has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer, as well as on our board since 2016. Prior to joining RxSight, he co-founded and served as President and Chief Executive Officer of LenSx Lasers, Inc.  He became General Manager of Alcon LenSx, Inc after the company was acquired by Alcon Inc. (NYSE:ALC) in 2010. Dr. Kurtz previously co-founded IntraLase Corp. (NASDAQ:ILSE) serving as its initial President & CEO and then in other senior leadership positions. IntraLase became a publicly held NASDAQ-listed company in 2004 and was acquired by Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. (NYSE:AMO) in 2007. Dr. Kurtz has served on the faculty of both the University of California, Irvine, and the University of Michigan. He earned his B.A. in Biochemistry from Harvard College and his M.D. from the University of California, San Diego. 

Ms. Thunen joined RxSight, Inc. in January 2016 as our Chief Administrative Officer and has served as our Chief Financial Officer since February 2017. From January 2013 to October 2015, Ms. Thunen served as the Chief Financial Officer of Endologix, Inc. (NASDAQ:ELGX) From August 2010 to December 2012, Ms. Thunen served as Associate General Manager of Alcon LenSx, Inc. Prior to Alcon’s (NYSE:ALC) acquisition of LenSx, Inc. in August 2010, she served as a board member and chair of the audit committee from April 2008 to August 2010, as well as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Operations from November 2009 to August 2010. Ms. Thunen joined IntraLase Corp. (NASDAQ:ILSE) in May 2001 and was its Chief Financial Officer and later Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer until its acquisition by Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. (NYSE:EYE) in April 2007. Ms. Thunen served on the board of directors of eyeonics, Inc. from June 2007 to February 2008, and as a board member and chair of the audit committee of Restoration Robotics, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAIR) from July 2015 to November 2019, prior to its acquisition by Venus Concept Inc. (NASDAQ:VERO). She also has served as a board member and audit committee chair of Surface Ophthalmics, Inc since August 2020. She also has served as a board member and audit committee chair of Aeon Biopharma, Inc, (NYSE:AEON) and Lenz Therapeutics, Inc., (NASDAQ: LENZ)  since June 2023 and November 2023, respectively.  Ms. Thunen received a B.A. in economics and an M.B.A. from the University of California, Irvine.

Mr. Weinberg has served as our Chief Commercial Officer since June 2015. Prior to joining RxSight, he was a co-founder of LenSx Lasers, Inc. and served as Chief Commercial Officer from July 2008 to August 2010, prior to its acquisition by Alcon Inc. (NYSE:ALC). He went on to serve as Vice President of Surgical Development at Alcon LenSx, Inc. from August 2010 to April 2014. He joined IntraLase Corp. (NASDAQ:ILSE) in September 1999 as Vice President of Sales and Marketing and later as the Senior Vice President, Global Marketing until the company was acquired by Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. (NYSE:EYE) in April 2007. Mr. Weinberg served as Global Director of Refractive Surgery at Chiron Vision Corp. from March 1993 until October 1997, when it was acquired by Bausch & Lomb, Inc. He continued as Global Director of Refractive Surgery at Bausch & Lomb until August 1999. Mr. Weinberg began his career in medical devices at Steinway Instruments in 1980. 

Dr. Goldshleger joined RxSight, Inc. as the Vice President, Engineering and has served as our Chief Operating Officer since June 2019. Dr. Goldshleger joined RxSight in September 2015 as the Vice President of Engineering and was responsible for the development and engineering of the LAL and LDD system and its accessories. Prior to joining RxSight, Dr. Goldshleger held various management roles at Alcon LenSx, Inc. from 2010 to 2015, last serving as Director, R&D Optics and Diagnostics, and held various roles in research and development at LenSx Lasers, Inc. from October 2008 to its acquisition by Alcon, Inc. (NYSE:ALC) in August 2010. Dr. Goldshleger received a Master of Science in Physics and Mathematics from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and a Ph.D. in Chemical Physics from the Russian Academy of Sciences