Richard Korn

Senior Manager, Technical Communications

Medtronic

Richard Korn has over 20 years of experience in the fields of technical communications, labeling, and localization. He has established and managed teams in the medical device/life sciences space – with a deep focus on labeling, localization, technical writing, and content management solutions. Richard has held leadership positions at Edwards Lifesciences and St. Jude Medical (currently Abbott). He currently runs the technical communications department at Medtronic Diabetes in Los Angeles, California. Richard codeveloped and served on the advisory board for the Life Sciences Business Roundtable at LocWorld conferences. He continues to play an active role in the life sciences technical literature and labeling community. Richard holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and French from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and a master’s degree in international relations and cross-cultural communication from American University in Washington, DC.