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Joseph Hogan

President, Chief Executive Officer & Director, Align Technology

Search every verified Joseph Hogan interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Joseph Hogan, President and CEO of Align Technology, discussed the company's recent performance and strategic initiatives during the second quarter 2026 earnings call, reporting record revenues of $1.06 billion, up 4.3% year-over-year, driven by record clear aligner volumes of 692,000 cases. He noted that the company initiated a comprehensive strategic and operating model review with a global consulting firm to enhance commercial execution and organizational effectiveness. Hogan also mentioned that Align increased its 2026 share repurchase commitment, reflecting confidence in the company's long-term strategy, and discussed plans to add three new independent directors following discussions with Elliott, with backgrounds in healthcare technology, operations, and scaling global businesses. In a podcast interview with Howard Farran, Hogan described Align as the largest 3D printing company in the world, producing a million Invisalign aligners per day, and discussed the company's use of machine learning in digital case planning. He acknowledged a tough U.S. marketplace over the past four years with patient traffic down since 2020, and said the company is focusing on algorithm sophistication and financing options to help orthodontists expand patient access. In a separate appearance on Sun Devil Extra, Hogan discussed Align's partnership with Arizona State University, including naming rights to the university's new indoor football practice facility, praising ASU's reputation and its leadership under Michael Crow. He also commented on competition, stating that Chinese competitors have entered the market with unsustainable prices, which he said typically resolves itself over time.

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“It's been a tough marketplace in the US for the last four years; patient traffic since 2020 has been down pretty significantly. So, I'd say it's the sophistication of our algorithms and how fast you can actually scan and move teeth for practice, and secondly, really working from a financing standpoint to make it an offering that orthodontists can have with patients, because a lot of orthodontists finance this themsel”

“I came back to these guys saying we had to take a billion dollars of costs out of the business, and what really surprised me is they said, 'You're not touching R&D, Joe.'”

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