Biography

Bernadette N. Vincent joined the board of directors of SeaStar Medical in 2024, bringing industry expertise and experience, and providing valuable insight and knowledge to the Company’s operation. Previously, she held various roles at Satellite Healthcare Inc., a national non-profit kidney care company offering treatment options education, applied pragmatic research and clinical trials, and chronic, home and acute dialysis therapies, including as President & Chief Operating Officer from 2021 to 2023, as Chief Operating Officer from 2020 to 2021, and as Chief Field Operations Officer from 2018 to 2020. Prior to that from 2015 to 2017, Ms. Vincent served in various divisions as Chief Operating Officer for Mednax, Inc., a national medical group providing multi-specialty physician and health system services company. Prior to that, Ms. Vincent served in various leadership roles with Fresenius Medical Care North America. She was Group Vice President from 2008-2014; Vice President of Operations from 2006-2008. Ms. Vincent’s Board of Directors experience spanned from 2014-2023, where she served from 2018 to 2023, as a director for Satellite Healthcare Inc., serving on the Quality, Safety & Patient Experience; Government & Compensation, 10 Executive & Strategy committees. Ms. Vincent served as a director for the National Kidney Foundation, California & Pacific Northwest chapter since 2021, and was Founder Board member for the Laureate Academy Charter School from 2014 to 2015, serving on the Finance Committee. 

Ms. Vincent holds a bachelor of science in Nursing from Dillard University and Master of Business Administration from Pepperdine University.