Robert M. Wolfarth

Senior Manager Regulatory Affairs

Robert holds a double bachelor of arts in International Economics and Russian Language from the University of Texas at Austin. After six years of foreign policy/defense/intelligence work for the US Congress in Washington, Robert moved into the medical device industry where he has worked for 28 years, mostly in cardiology and orthopedics. In Salt Lake City, he was Director of Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance for eight years for Amedica Corporation and Regulatory Affairs Principal Project Manager for Edwards Lifesciences before joining Merit Medical in 2015 as Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs. He held an adjunct faculty position at Utah Valley University where he taught graduate-level regulatory affairs and developed curricula, and has received his Certified Quality Auditor certificate. He is involved in many trade organizations and also has held a private regulatory consulting firm. Robert was the founding Chairman of the Utah Chapter of the Regulatory Affairs Professional Society (RAPS).

As a congenital heart defect patient, Robert wishes to dedicate his life to helping others gain access to the good medicine and resources that saved his life. To pursue this beyond his employment, he supports many charitable activities as a Scottish Rite Freemason and a Shriner in his community. He is a past Grand Master of Freemasons in Utah (2017). He has published many articles internationally and delivers speeches on issues of ethics and philosophy, served as editor of several journals, organized and/or presented at many conferences, and has traveled to over 30 countries. He is fond of good music, ethnic foods, laughter, walks in the forest, good deeds, dinner with friends, and fine port. Robert adopted a boy and a girl in China, is single, and will soon be an empty nester.