Raven Hudson

About Raven Hudson

People leader w/ strategy, marketing, integrated business planning & chief of staff experience. Today, I have a dual role leading Hernia & Region-Led (emerging markets) Strategy and integration for the newly created $6B Core Surgical Innovations Unit while serving as a Diversity Network leader for our African-Descent Community at Medtronic.5 Key Accomplishments at MDT Surgical: • Partnered w/ General Manager to establish a separate strategy function from combined marketing/strategy group• Piloted Integrated Business Planning into the legacy Surgical Innovations group as the BU IBP lead• Developed operational mechanisms to simplify meeting cadence & drive faster decision making with portfolio management for two General Managers as Chief of Staff• Assisted w/ re-orgs of Surgical business units & Led strategic planning for three years as the Strategy leader• Refined our emerging market strategy to navigate headwinds due to market/competitive dynamics. Won “Best Functional Support Partner for Emerging Markets” 2XResume available upon request. Chief of Staff Association Member - Level 1 Certified

Experience

1. Director of Strategy & Org Integration, Core Surgical Innovations

   Medtronic

   Jun 2025 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Surgical Unit - Core Surgical Innovations- Lead Hernia category & region-led market strategy for our $6B Surgical Portfolio to diversify our growth in hernia repair & emerging regions across open, lap & robotics- Lead governance & operational mechanisms to drive integration for the newly created CSI org. Collaborate w/ team of 17 senior executives to lead & inspire employees to impact the lives of 60M patients/year- Assist BD & L Sr. Director with inorganic prioritization and due diligence efforts

Education

• University of Louisville

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Political Science with a concentration in Law & Public Policy

• University of Rochester - Simon Business School

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Marketing Strategy & Entrepreneurship (STEM designation)

  2016 — 2018

Skills

• Time Management
• Customer Service
• Research
• Problem Solving
• Social Networking
• Custom Content Creation
• Marketing Strategy
• Event Planning
• Marketing
• Microsoft Excel
• Data Entry
• Public Policy
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Word
• Spreadsheets
• Workers Compensation
• Case Management
• Creative Strategy
• Cross Functional Relationships
• Project Management
• Competitive Analysis
• Salesforce.com Implementation
• Leadership
• Digital Marketing
• Social Media
• Ecommerce
• Business Relationship Management
• Forecasting
• Tableau
• Sql