Senior Director, Business Manufacturing & Operations, Orthodontics, Envista Holdings Corporation
Pivoting for Impact
When a close family member faced a catastrophic health issue at a young age, Torrell Jackson (HNZ 2017; TPR 2017) was inspired to pivot his career.
He left the world of finance to find an impactful role in health care.
After completing an MBA at 麻豆村鈥檚 Tepper School of Business, Jackson entered a management training accelerator program at Danaher Corporation, a major innovator of products and services with a large footprint in the health and medical industry.
Torrell blazed a path through many Danaher divisions. His expansive, cross-functional skills landed him an executive role with Danaher鈥檚 orthodontics spinoff Envista Holdings Corporation. He鈥檚 leading a team of 200 associates to research, develop, produce and distribute clear aligners and traditional wire-and-bracket products that straighten teeth.
鈥淧eople are self-conscious about their appearance, so you can transform someone's life just from changing their smile,鈥� Torrell says. 鈥淲hat we're manufacturing and providing creates that confidence, and that is what keeps me going.鈥�
Traditionally, Torrell鈥檚 dental products have competed with one another.
Clear aligners rose in popularity especially during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, taking part of the market for braces. Torrell鈥檚 approach to managing his product lines finds space for both technologies, often working together to find an optimal mix of approaches that鈥檚 right for each patient.
鈥淚 want to be CEO of a company myself one day,鈥� Torrell says. 鈥淚 realize that I need a little bit of everything in order to be the most well-rounded leader I can be.鈥�
Story by Elizabeth Speed