Ragan Cheney: New VP, General Counsel at Titan Spine

Titan Spine, LLC has a new guardian of its legal interests…Ragan E. Cheney, JD, is the new Vice President, General Counsel.

Titan Spine Chief Executive Officer Peter Ullrich commented in the April 27, 2016 news release, “Titan is at a point in its evolution where it is necessary to employ someone of Ragan’s caliber. We have worked hard to create a vast library of groundbreaking scientific data on how to promote the natural production of bone through the regenerative properties of our interbody implants. In recent years, we have certainly noticed how much of our data has been repurposed by others to make false claims about their implant technologies. One of Ragan’s responsibilities will be to defend the integrity of our science and the intellectual property behind it. We welcome Ragan to our team and look forward to her contributions in protecting Titan Spine’s most critical assets.”

Ragan Cheney added, “The validated science and patented surface technology behind Titan Spine’s Endoskeleton line of spinal fusion implants is vast and deep. I look forward to working closely with the team to ensure these assets remain protected and secure.”

As indicated in the news release, Cheney “brings a wealth of knowledge in defense litigation, risk avoidance and in recruiting and retaining key employees. Prior to joining Titan Spine’s leadership team, Cheney worked as a judicial law clerk and a litigation associate in Pennsylvania. More recently, she worked since 2007 as Vice President, in-house senior legal consultant, with Associated Financial Group—a wholly owned subsidiary of Associated Bank Corp. She has over 20 years of experience working with public and private employers on an extensive range of compliance issues, ranging from human resources and employee benefit compliance issues involving ERISA, HIPAA, workplace wellness and the Affordable Care Act. Ms. Cheney is a published author and national speaker on topics ranging from employee benefit and HR compliance issues, to recruitment and leadership best practices. She is also the recipient of the prestigious Associated Financial Group Lombardi Award for “Mentor of the Year” (2013 and 2014).”

Cheney told OTW, “The most interesting aspect of my position is the daily complexity of my role to protect the company as we challenge and disrupt the spinal implant industry by providing our differentiated surface technologies to patients that are increasingly becoming more educated about the implants that are placed within them. Every day that I come to work is interesting, since I am surrounded by so many high-energy professionals who have great passion for our science and our mission to improve the quality of spinal medical care. I feel extremely fortunate to join the Titan team that is so committed to helping patients and the surgeons that treat them.”

“My first step has been to follow a very basic leadership principle that is to ‘seek to understand before being understood.’ I am taking the time to see where I can leverage my 20 years of experience in various areas of the legal field to contribute and protect the upward momentum Titan is enjoying.”