Monica Burt is the founder and CEO of Monica Burt & Associates (MB&A), a trusted partner to private equity firms, investors, and medical device innovators worldwide. MB&A provides deep expertise in quality, regulatory, and operational excellence across all stages of investment and product development. Before founding MB&A, Burt spent 17 years in corporate leadership roles at Smith+Nephew, Medtronic, and Wright Medical, where she led global quality and operations teams through complex transformations, integrations, and compliance initiatives. This firsthand experience gives her an unmatched understanding of how strategy, systems, and people intersect in high-stakes manufacturing environments. Under her leadership, MB&A has become an industry authority in auditing—from readiness and execution to remediation and response—and is now at the forefront of AI-enabled quality system management, helping clients modernize compliance, reduce risk, and accelerate innovation. To learn more, visit burtandassociates.com