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SightLife™
Monty Montoya
President and CEO
Monty Montoya pursues the world-wide eradication of cornea blindness with a passion. In the world of cornea transplantation and eye banking, he is considered a true social humanitarian who doesn't shy away from risk in the pursuit of excellence and innovation. His ambition is focused, simple, and singular: eliminate corneal blindness at a global level.
Monty is President and CEO of SightLife, the largest and most respected cornea recovery and processing organization in the US. Under Monty's leadership, SightLife's growth burgeoned from a modest $3 million to over $10 million in five years, with over $4 million reinvested back into sight related programs for low-income populations in the Pacific Northwest. Internationally, SightLife's influence in tissue distribution, technical training, and the development of eye bank systems has grown from five countries to over forty countries.
Monty serves on several national and international boards. In 2005 he received The Puget Sound Business Journal's 40 Under 40 award. He holds a BS degree from Arizona State University and a MBA from Duke University.