James Lico

Advisor, Fortive

Search every verified James Lico interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In April 2020, Lico discussed Fortive's efforts to address the PPE shortage during the COVID-19 pandemic. He stated that the company's ASP business was using existing hospital sterilization systems to decontaminate N95 masks in 95 minutes, turning on capacity created by reduced elective surgeries. Lico described the process as a local issue, noting that Fortive had authorizations in the U.S., Europe, and Japan, and that masks could be sterilized twice after initial use, potentially enabling millions of masks of daily capacity. He emphasized that the company was focused on helping frontline workers. In a 2018 discussion, Lico spoke about innovation at Fortive, describing work with growth accelerator teams to develop new ideas. He said the company aimed to understand customer pain points to create "off the beaten path" solutions and was exploring a centralized "port" to provide shared skills, such as data science, to operating companies while keeping innovation close to customers. Lico acknowledged that innovation was "a little messy" and emphasized the importance of fast-cycle prototyping and experimentation.