Dave Schroeder

Dave Schroeder is Principal at DW Schroeder Consulting LLC and a Senior Engineer at the Dartmouth Biomedical Engineering Center for Orthopaedics. He previously spent 32 years at Zimmer Biomet, culminating as Vice President of Research and EU Development in Switzerland, leading global research strategy and product development efforts in Europe.

Dave has played a key role in advancing biomaterials platform technologies—particularly ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene—and has led teams working in additive manufacturing, anti-infection technologies, biological safety, and computational research. He holds 18 U.S. patents and has authored numerous publications and presentations in orthopaedic biomaterials. Today, he continues his passion for orthopaedic technology through his consulting work while mentoring the next generation of engineers at Dartmouth.