{"schema_version":"alpha-profile-public-v1","slug":"robert-a-desutter","canonical_url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/robert-a-desutter","as_of":"2026-09-19T09:42:33.072033+00:00","published_at":"2026-09-02T02:37:21.002307+00:00","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T02:37:17.509+00:00","identity":{"display_name":"Robert A. DeSutter","headshot_url":null,"headshot_media":null,"profile_kind":"director","role_tags":["director","executive"],"current_role":{"company_name":"Sanara MedTech Inc.","company_slug":"sanara-medtech-inc","exchange":"NASDAQ","ticker":"SMTI","role_category":"director","title":"Director","committee":null,"is_board_chair":false,"is_independent":true,"valid_from":"2020-01-01","valid_to":null,"is_current":true,"verification_status":"confirmed","confidence":0.85,"evidence":{"source_type":"sec_proxy","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714256/000149315226017156/formdef14a.htm","effective_date":"2026-04-17","last_checked_at":"2026-04-24T23:42:02.548+00:00"}},"photo_match":null},"assurance":{"is_claimed":false,"status":"unverified","assurance_level":null,"method":null,"verified_at":null,"expires_at":null},"claiming":{"eligible":true,"label":"Is this you? Claim your Alpha Profile","claim_url":"https://terminal.alpha.ac/claim-profile?person=robert-a-desutter","suggest_edit_label":"Suggest an edit","suggest_edit_url":"https://terminal.alpha.ac/claim-profile?person=robert-a-desutter&mode=suggest","canonical_record_will_be_reused":true,"canonical_facts_owner_controlled":false},"presentation":{"schema_version":"alpha-profile-presentation-v1","state":"alpha_editorial","version":0,"published_at":null,"headline":null,"headline_evidence":null,"location":null,"photo":null,"cover":null,"about":["Robert A. DeSutter is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Great Plains Acquisitions LLC and an exclusive independent contractor to Piper Sandler healthcare investment banking. He has over 33 years of investment banking experience and served as Global Group Head from 2003 to 2018. He has extensive experience with medical technology transactions and financing on a global basis."],"links":[],"sources":[],"featured":[],"competencies":[],"board_preferences":null,"board_service":[{"organization":"Sanara MedTech Inc.","organizationId":"sanara-medtech-inc","title":"Director","period":"2020-01-01 · current","evidenceLabel":"sec_proxy","evidenceState":"verified","sourceUrl":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714256/000149315226017156/formdef14a.htm"}],"experience":[],"education":[],"credentials":[],"section_order":null,"hidden_sections":[],"limitations":["Presentation fields do not alter independently verified Alpha Profile facts.","Owner-supplied résumé records retain their field-level evidence state.","Only confirmed company_person_roles with public evidence. Website governed_site_fallback rows are not invented. about/links are stored people.profile_summary/bio and linkedin_url only. Dates stay undisclosed when the role has no start_date. SoFi Bank is not SoFi Technologies."]},"presentation_authority":"confirmed_company_person_roles","roles":[{"company_name":"Sanara MedTech Inc.","company_slug":"sanara-medtech-inc","exchange":"NASDAQ","ticker":"SMTI","role_category":"director","title":"Director","committee":null,"is_board_chair":false,"is_independent":true,"valid_from":"2020-01-01","valid_to":null,"is_current":true,"verification_status":"confirmed","confidence":0.85,"evidence":{"source_type":"sec_proxy","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714256/000149315226017156/formdef14a.htm","effective_date":"2026-04-17","last_checked_at":"2026-04-24T23:42:02.548+00:00"}}],"claims":[{"claim_type":"ai_ml_experience","claim_value":false,"claim_text":"Proxy extraction classified AI/ML experience for Robert A. DeSutter as false.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.72,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T02:37:17.721094+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"SMTI DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714256/000149315226017156/formdef14a.htm","published_at":"2026-04-17T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-16T02:37:17.581791+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"board_role","claim_value":"Director","claim_text":"Robert A. DeSutter currently serves as Director at Sanara MedTech Inc..","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":"2026-04-17","valid_to":null,"confidence":0.92,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T02:37:17.674053+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"SMTI DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714256/000149315226017156/formdef14a.htm","published_at":"2026-04-17T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-16T02:37:17.581791+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"committee_assignments","claim_value":["Audit","Nominating/Governance","Corporate Development"],"claim_text":"Robert A. DeSutter serves on Audit, Nominating/Governance, Corporate Development.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":"2026-04-17","valid_to":null,"confidence":0.88,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T02:37:17.700197+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"SMTI DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714256/000149315226017156/formdef14a.htm","published_at":"2026-04-17T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-16T02:37:17.581791+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"current_executive_company","claim_value":"Great Plains Acquisitions LLC","claim_text":"Robert A. DeSutter is linked to Great Plains Acquisitions LLC as an operating executive.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.85,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T02:37:17.848198+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"SMTI DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714256/000149315226017156/formdef14a.htm","published_at":"2026-04-17T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-16T02:37:17.581791+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"current_executive_role","claim_value":"Founder and Chief Executive Officer","claim_text":"Robert A. DeSutter is also listed as Founder and Chief Executive Officer.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.85,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T02:37:17.824668+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"SMTI DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714256/000149315226017156/formdef14a.htm","published_at":"2026-04-17T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-16T02:37:17.581791+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"cybersecurity_experience","claim_value":false,"claim_text":"Proxy extraction classified cybersecurity experience for Robert A. DeSutter as false.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.72,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T02:37:17.76163+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"SMTI DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714256/000149315226017156/formdef14a.htm","published_at":"2026-04-17T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-16T02:37:17.581791+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"technology_background","claim_value":false,"claim_text":"Proxy extraction classified technology background for Robert A. DeSutter as false.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.72,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T02:37:17.742155+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"SMTI DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714256/000149315226017156/formdef14a.htm","published_at":"2026-04-17T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-16T02:37:17.581791+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"subject":"alpha:person:robert-a-desutter","claim_type":"board_service","claim_value":{"tags":[],"title":"Director","period":"2020-01-01 · current","organization":"Sanara MedTech Inc.","organization_id":"sanara-medtech-inc"},"claim_text":"Director at Sanara MedTech Inc. (2020-01-01 · current)","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"verification_status":"confirmed","date_precision":"period_text_only","evidence":[{"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714256/000149315226017156/formdef14a.htm","label":"sec_proxy","evidence_state":"verified"}],"claim_state":"confirmed","version":1}],"network":{"schema_version":"alpha-profile-network-public-v1","relationships":[],"relationship_pathfinding":false,"authentication_prompt":"Sign in to see how you're connected.","limitations":["Representative factual associations only.","Shared contexts do not assert personal acquaintance.","Anonymous graph traversal is not available."]},"permissions":{"classification":"open_public_projection","public_retrieval":true,"agent_retrieval":true,"redistribution":false,"model_training":false,"relationship_pathfinding":false,"direct_contact":false},"limitations":["Only permissioned public claims and evidence are included.","Absence of a claim is not evidence that the underlying fact is false.","Public retrieval does not grant model-training or redistribution rights.","Private relationships and Council activity are excluded."],"structured_data":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"ProfilePage","@id":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/robert-a-desutter#profile","url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/robert-a-desutter","dateModified":"2026-05-16T02:37:17.509+00:00","mainEntity":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/robert-a-desutter#person","name":"Robert A. DeSutter","url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/robert-a-desutter","jobTitle":"Director","worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Sanara MedTech Inc.","tickerSymbol":"NASDAQ: SMTI"},"affiliation":[{"@type":"OrganizationRole","roleName":"Director","startDate":"2020-01-01","memberOf":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Sanara MedTech Inc.","url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/sanara-medtech-inc","tickerSymbol":"NASDAQ: SMTI"}}]},"isBasedOn":[{"@type":"CreativeWork","url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714256/000149315226017156/formdef14a.htm","name":"SMTI DEF 14A director slate"}],"mainEntityOfPage":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/robert-a-desutter"},"trust":{"schema_version":"alpha-profile-trust-v1","verification":{"schema_version":"alpha-verification-states-v1","state":"source_reported","identity_ownership":"unclaimed","assurance_level":null,"claim_state_counts":{"source_reported":9,"corroborated":0,"alpha_verified":0,"disputed":0,"superseded":0},"derivation":"claim_states+identity_ownership","summary":"Published claims are reported by public sources; none is Alpha verified. Profile ownership is unclaimed."},"aggregation":{"schema_version":"alpha-claim-aggregation-v1","published_claim_count":9,"under_review_claim_count":0,"owner_supplied_claim_count":0,"evidence_record_count":3,"distinct_source_count":1,"conflicts":[],"conflict_count":0,"headline_conflict_count":0,"internal_review_conflict_count":0,"contradiction_types":[],"headline_conflict_types":[],"verification":{"schema_version":"alpha-verification-states-v1","state":"source_reported","identity_ownership":"unclaimed","assurance_level":null,"claim_state_counts":{"source_reported":9,"corroborated":0,"alpha_verified":0,"disputed":0,"superseded":0},"derivation":"claim_states+identity_ownership","summary":"Published claims are reported by public sources; none is Alpha verified. Profile ownership is unclaimed."},"coverage":{"schema_version":"alpha-coverage-metric-v1","published_claims":9,"corroborated_claims":0,"sources":3,"distinct_sources":1,"role_claims":1,"last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T02:37:17.509+00:00","observed_at":"2026-09-19T09:42:33.072033+00:00","freshness_days":126}},"rights":{"public_retrieval":"allowed","agent_retrieval":"allowed","redistribution":"not_granted","model_training":"not_granted","commercial_use":"not_specified","relationship_pathfinding":"not_granted","direct_contact":"not_granted"}},"projection":{"schema_version":"alpha-profile-projection-v5","entity":{"kind":"person","slug":"robert-a-desutter","canonical_url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/robert-a-desutter"},"publication":{"published_at":"2026-09-02T02:37:21.002307+00:00","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T02:37:17.509+00:00","as_of":"2026-09-19T09:42:33.072033+00:00"},"representations":{"html":{"href":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/robert-a-desutter","media_type":"text/html"},"json":{"href":"https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-a-desutter","media_type":"application/json"},"markdown":{"href":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/robert-a-desutter.md","media_type":"text/markdown"},"structured_data":{"embedded":true,"media_type":"application/ld+json"},"share_image":null},"permissions":{"public_retrieval":true,"agent_retrieval":true,"redistribution":false,"model_training":false,"relationship_pathfinding":false,"direct_contact":false}}}