Partner
Phil Romano
Co-founder and General Partner, SHD Management
- Firm
- SHD Management
- Title
- Co-founder and General Partner
- Role
- General partner
- Known as
- Investor
Record updated 1 October 2026
About
Philip Romano is a Founder and General Partner of each SHD fund. In addition, Mr. Romano is an investor, entrepreneur, artist and internationally renowned restaurateur. Mr. Romano has been an active venture capital investor for over 20 years concentrating on healthcare-related industries. Mr. Romano was the sole outside investor and business executive of the company responsible for inventing the Palmaz® stent, which was named one of the "10 Patents that Changed the World" by IP Worldwide in 2002. The stent market grew from non-existent to an over $8 billion industry. Mr. Romano has also been named to the Texas Business Hall of Fame. In addition, he and Dr. Palmaz formed another company resulting in a successful licensing transaction with Johnson & Johnson.
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