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Frank Adell

Chief Executive Officer & Board Member

Frank Adell

Frank Adell is the Co-founder of Cognos and has served as the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board since the company’s inception. From August of 2006 to July of 2015, Mr. Adell was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Pharmaco-Kinesis Corporation, the predecessor of Cognos, and from August 2016 to January 2021, he was the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Autonomous Medical Devices Incorporated, a medical development and manufacturing company with a focus on developing point-of-care diagnostic tools for diseases.

Mr. Adell earned a Bachelor of Science degree with an emphasis in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Washington in Seattle.

Mr. Adell is the recipient of the 2007 Congressional Order of Merit and is a member of the 2006 Business Advisory Board of the National Republican Congressional Committee. He received a Congressional Medal of Distinction from President George W. Bush in 2008 at the President’s Dinner in Washington, D.C., and has worked with numerous government agencies, including the State Department and the FAA. In 1996, Mr. Adell received a letter of recognition from the FAA on behalf of President Clinton for his contributions to the security of the airline industry.

His professional career began in 1980 as a nuclear engineer at Bechtel Corporation after receiving a Bachelor of Science degree with an emphasis in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Washington in Seattle. We believe Mr. Adell’s leadership experience in the medical device technologies industry and board governance experience makes him an invaluable member of the board of directors.

To the Point

Co-Founder of Cognos

Over 30 years of experience

Received a Congressional Medal of Distinction from President George W. Bush in 2008

Education

Bachelor of Science degree with an emphasis in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Washington in Seattle.