# Martha Aronson

> Martha Goldberg Aronson is president and chief executive officer of Merit Medical Systems, a role she assumed on October 3, 2025. Her career includes 18 years at Medtronic, divisional presidencies at Hill-Rom and Ecolab, corporate board leadership, a Wellesley trusteeship, and service as chair of the Guthrie Theater board.

- **Role:** President and Chief Executive Officer at Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
- **Organizations:** Merit Medical Systems, Inc., Wellesley College, Medtronic, Hill-Rom Holdings, Ecolab, CONMED Corporation, Beta Bionics, Guthrie Theater, Minnesota Opera, Hutchinson Technology, Methode Electronics, Cardiovascular Systems, Bain & Company
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in economics; magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Wellesley College, Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Wellesley graduate with magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa honors., Division III tennis All-American and Academic All-American., Wellesley Friends of Athletics Honor Award, 2001.

## Career timeline

- **1989** — Graduated from Wellesley College; began her career at Bain & Company.
- **1991-2009** — Held corporate development, marketing, general management, investor relations, and talent leadership roles at Medtronic in the United States and Europe.
- **2010-2012** — President, North America at Hill-Rom Holdings.
- **2012-2016** — Ecolab executive leadership; led its global division. Older CONMED biography dates the divisional presidency through 2015; Merit’s 2026 proxy uses 2012-2016.
- **2016-2025** — CONMED board director, including service as chair and lead independent director; resigned July 7, 2025.
- **2017** — Elected chair of the Guthrie Theater board in December.
- **2018** — Began Wellesley College trustee service; college lists terms 2018-2021 and 2022-2028.
- **2020-2022** — Chair and interim CEO of Beta Bionics, as recorded in Merit’s 2026 proxy.
- **2025** — Became Merit Medical Systems president and CEO on October 3 and joined the board.

## Achievements

- Wellesley graduate with magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa honors.
- Division III tennis All-American and Academic All-American.
- Wellesley Friends of Athletics Honor Award, 2001.
- Recognized as an Outstanding Corporate Director by Twin Cities Business.
- Succeeded Merit founder Fred Lampropoulos after his 38 years of CEO leadership.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Discussed a platform-level strategic review and systems/process development at a Wells Fargo investor conference, with a new long-range plan expected by the February 2027 results call at the latest.
- **2026-04** — Merit’s 2026 proxy lists her as director, president and chief executive officer.
- **2025-10** — Assumed Merit’s president and CEO role and joined its board on October 3.

## Links

- Website: https://www.merit.com/leadership/executive/martha-aronson/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marthagoldbergaronson/

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