Kathy Surace-Smith

Kathy Surace-Smith joins NanoString after serving for eight years as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of SonoSite, Inc., a Nasdaq-listed medical device company specializing in hand held ultrasound systems. At SonoSite, Ms. Surace-Smith managed diverse matters including intellectual property, litigation, compliance, licensing, board governance and reimbursement. Previously, she was Vice President and General Counsel at Metawave Communications, a Nasdaq-listed telecommunications equipment provider, where she was part of the management team that took the company public. Earlier in her career, Ms. Surace-Smith was in private practice with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She received her A.B. from Princeton University and a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law.