# Brent Lang

> Brent Dennis Lang is an American business executive, board member and Olympic gold medalist. An early executive at Vocera Communications, he helped lead its 2012 IPO, became president and CEO in 2013 and board chair in 2018, and led the company until Stryker acquired it in February 2022. A four-time NCAA champion at Michigan, he now chairs USA Swimming’s board and holds company board and advisory roles.

- **Role:** Board Chair at USA Swimming
- **Organizations:** USA Swimming, Vocera Communications (former executive; now part of Stryker), Outset Medical, Eko Health, Apella, Positive Coaching Alliance, USA Gymnastics (former director and treasurer), 3Com (former employer), Monitor Company (former employer)
- **From:** Phoenix, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Industrial and Operations Engineering, summa cum laude, University of Michigan, MBA, Stanford University Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Olympic gold medalist, 1988 men’s 4 × 100-meter freestyle relay., Four individual NCAA freestyle titles at Michigan (1988-1990)., 1991 World Championship 4 × 100-meter freestyle relay gold medalist.

## Career timeline

- **1986** — Begins studying and swimming at the University of Michigan.
- **1988** — Wins NCAA 100-yard freestyle title and Olympic gold in the U.S. 4 × 100-meter freestyle relay.
- **1989** — Wins NCAA 50-yard freestyle title.
- **1990** — Wins NCAA 50- and 100-yard freestyle titles; graduates from Michigan.
- **1991** — Wins World Championship 4 × 100-meter freestyle relay gold; begins work at Monitor.
- **1993-1995** — Studies for MBA at Stanford.
- **1995-2001** — Works in marketing at 3Com.
- **2001-06** — Joins Vocera as vice president of marketing and business development.
- **2007-10** — Becomes president and chief operating officer of Vocera.
- **2012** — Helps lead Vocera’s initial public offering, priced in March and completed in April.
- **2013-06** — Becomes president and CEO of Vocera and joins its board.
- **2015** — Receives NCAA Silver Anniversary Award and enters Michigan’s Athletics Hall of Honor.
- **2018-06** — Becomes chair of Vocera’s board.
- **2018-2024** — Serves on USA Gymnastics’ board, including as treasurer.
- **2022-02** — Stryker completes the acquisition of Vocera, ending Lang’s CEO tenure.
- **2024-03** — Joins Outset Medical’s board.
- **2025-09** — Elected to USA Swimming’s board.
- **2025-11** — Named USA Swimming board chair for a term through September 2029.

## Achievements

- Olympic gold medalist, 1988 men’s 4 × 100-meter freestyle relay.
- Four individual NCAA freestyle titles at Michigan (1988-1990).
- 1991 World Championship 4 × 100-meter freestyle relay gold medalist.
- 1990 Rhodes Scholarship finalist.
- 2015 NCAA Silver Anniversary Award recipient.
- 2015 University of Michigan Athletics Hall of Honor inductee.
- Helped lead Vocera’s 2012 IPO.
- Led Vocera as CEO from June 2013 until its February 2022 acquisition.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Appears on Stories of the Relentless to discuss leadership, timing and his journey from early Vocera team member to CEO; episode published May 22.
- **2025-11** — Unanimously selected as USA Swimming board chair, with term through September 2029.
- **2025-09** — Elected to USA Swimming’s board of directors.

## Links

- Website: https://www.brentdlang.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brent-d-lang

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