Adam has nearly 20 years of experience in entrepreneurship and innovation in the private sector and in the U.S. Government. As the child of a primary care physician and a speech pathologist, Adam’s parents instilled in him the importance of caring, family, and community, and he saw how magic the time is between providers and their patients and the change that this can make in someone’s life.

Adam founded three healthcare companies including Landmark Health, a company delivering around-the-clock medical care to chronically ill patients. From there, Adam took on major roles in the U.S. Government, including Director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), where he worked on value-based care for the United States. Adam was also a founding member of Operation Warp Speed, unanimously confirmed by the Senate as the first CEO of the International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), and a negotiator in the historic Abraham Accords.

After his government tenure, Adam started Rubicon because he wanted to build healthcare companies to transform how care is delivered in America, as he saw the power of bringing the private and public sector together to solve our nation’s greatest healthcare challenges.

Adam lives in Nashville with his wife, Shira, and their four children.

Alan spent 31 years with Humana and served as President of the company’s Retail Segment, responsible for leading strategy, growth, clinical, network, and business operations. As a member of the management team, Alan contributed to Humana’s strategic direction, reporting directly to the chief executive officer. Throughout his 31-year-tenure with Humana, Alan served in several key leadership roles, including Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Senior Products, Vice President of Medicare Service Operations and President of the East Region, one of the company’s key Medicare Advantage geographies.

Alan currently works as an operating advisor and executive advisor. He currently sits on various boards, including Sevita, Cano Health, GoHealth, Help at Home, and Evergreen Nephrology. Alan also served as chairman of the board for the National Senior Olympic Games, and on various non-profit boards.

Alan holds a Master’s of Business Administration with distinction from the University of Louisville and a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of Kentucky.

Alex migrated to the United States in 2008, at a time when the U.S. healthcare industry started a massive transition and tectonic shifts. Fascinated with both the new complexity and with enormous opportunities to improve people’s lives, innovate, and create new business models, Alex knew he wanted to work in the healthcare industry.

Pursuing his passion, Alex joined healthcare practice at McKinsey & Co. and spent ten years learning intricacies of U.S. healthcare and serving all types of industry players – payers, providers, pharmacies, PBMs, and private equity funds investing in healthcare. After those years, Alex wanted to build transformative healthcare companies and joined Rubicon because he believed in the vision and mission laid out by founder, Adam Boehler.

Alvin’s career in healthcare began at Gordon Dyal & Co, where he primarily advised large-cap pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Wanting to get closer to the services side of the healthcare ecosystem, Alvin joined Harbour Point Capital, a healthcare services-focused private equity firm.

Alvin joined Rubicon because he saw a unique opportunity to get closest to the patient care journey and both build and partner with healthcare companies to drive change.

Alvin grew up in Southport, Connecticut and graduated with honors from Dartmouth College. In his spare time, Alvin enjoys live music, playing any and all racquet sports, and surfing (where possible).

Despite growing up in a family of radiologists, Arjun started as an accountant before he transitioned to a long career in healthcare, both in the United States and around the world. In addition to being a healthcare consulting partner at prestigious consulting firms, Arjun was a co-founder of Huron Consulting Group, HealthScape Advisors and Pareto Intelligence, and helped Convey go public as an Executive Vice President.

Arjun is active in several non-profit organizations and serves as a trustee on the Board of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Field Museum of Natural History, and the North American Advisory Board of the London School of Economics.

Prior to joining Rubicon, Asif worked at Newlight Partners and its predecessor, the Strategic Investments Group of Soros Fund Management. During his time at Newlight and Soros, he focused on private investments across sectors including healthcare, renewable energy, telecom infrastructure, and financial services. He began his career in investment banking at JP Morgan. Asif chose to work in the field of healthcare and at Rubicon because he believes in the opportunity to build businesses that, in partnership with providers, can have transformational positive impact at scale for communities.

Asif grew up in Toronto, Canada, and graduated from the Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.

Austin is one of Rubicon’s founding team members and is passionate about the firm’s mission to transform the way people receive care. Raised in a healthcare family, Austin’s interests in building companies from the ground up and advancing community wellbeing converged in the Rubicon vision laid out by founder, Adam Boehler.

Austin enjoys the challenges associated with being a COO and was previously in that role at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation. He formerly represented the U.S. before the UN Economic and Social Affairs Council and served as the head of policy at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations.

A proud South Carolina native, Austin also served as Cabinet Director to Governor Nikki Haley and in other senior legal and operational roles in government.

Prior to Rubicon, Ayla worked in strategic planning at a large healthcare company with hospital leadership teams across the country to help them better understand and assist their rural communities. It was during this time she found a passion for healthcare and ensuring that everyone had access to quality healthcare. Ayla joined Rubicon because she knew it was an opportunity that would allow her to have an impact on healthcare.

Ayla graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in Finance and Accounting. She also attends night classes at the Nashville School of Law. Ayla hopes to use her legal degree/knowledge upon graduation and her finance background as a tool to make healthcare accessible for all communities.

Prior to joining Rubicon in 2025, Bharath worked at Deerfield and focused on private investments in healthcare services across various stages. Prior to Deerfield, Bharath spent time in middle market private equity at JH Whitney Capital Partners and HIG Capital. He began his career in M&A investment banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Bharath grew up in Minnesota and Knoxville, Tennessee, and holds a BA in Economics and Political Science from Vanderbilt University and an MBA in Health Care Management from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Brad joined Rubicon in 2025, bringing a decade of experience focused on improving care delivery for older adults in underserved communities. He is passionate about building innovative models that do well by doing good and drive meaningful, measurable, lasting change.

Before Rubicon, Brad was an early leader at Oak Street Health, most recently serving as Chief Business Officer, where he led commercial strategy, strategic initiatives, and national provider recruitment. He previously oversaw the company’s largest division and founded its first leadership development program. Prior to Oak Street, Brad held roles at DaVita Kidney Care, PepsiCo, and Boston Consulting Group.

Brad earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Missouri. He resides in the Chicago suburbs with his wife, Jen, two daughters, and their miniature schnauzer.

With a mom who worked as both a physical therapist at a long-term care facility and full-time caregiver to his grandma, Brandon has been in and around the senior care space his entire life. Brandon made it his mission to not just volunteer at these facilities, but also build a career helping keep seniors in the comfort of their own home, out of institutional settings.

Brandon began this journey while working in private equity, where he was most interested in investments that provide long term care support such as personal care services. He then went to Wharton’s Health Care Management program, during which time he advised numerous startups in the senior care space, including a PACE program and a business that staff caregivers for personal care services agencies. Admiring Rubicon’s founder, Adam Boehler, Brandon jumped on the opportunity to work with him at Rubicon.

Carol has over 35 years of experience in healthcare leadership, focusing the most recent 22 years on value-based care and home-based medical services. Most recently, Carol was the Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of Landmark and Co-Founder of Landmark Health, remaining with Landmark as they navigated the initial integration within Optum. Carol has led businesses in care management, in-home care delivery, and managing risk arrangements with vulnerable populations. As a career operator, she has overseen teams like field operations, clinical recruiting, new marketing implementation, call center operations, clinical IT systems and reporting, business development, and account management. Across her tenures at Care Level Management, Inspiris, Optum, and Landmark, Carol has implemented over 60 home- based primary care programs in 26 different states. When not working in healthcare, Carol is involved in working with her son on his podcast We the Children on climate disruption and solutions to the climate crisis, along with many other non-profit and volunteer organizations.

CarrieAnn’s passion for patient advocacy began as a campus coordinator for Lung Cancer awareness. As the first person in Idaho to proclaim November as Lung Cancer Awareness Month, she has a history of leading national and local efforts to improve the patient care journey through early identification and treatment of lung cancer.

As she stepped into her professional career in healthcare, CarrieAnn focused her efforts on driving patient experience improvements and advocating for physician wellbeing in multi-specialty practice management. In 2022, she left corporate healthcare to pursue mission work in Serbia and served at a women’s rehab center where she was exposed to alternative approaches to care. After returning to the U.S., she joined Rubicon to continue to drive improvements in patient care through empathy, understanding, and innovative care models that center patient outcomes.

CarrieAnn moved to Nashville in 2016 and quickly fell in love with the city. She spends weekends outdoors with friends and loved ones and maintains a love of travel.

Chris grew up with a mother who worked as a medical transcriptionist and a medical coder. Her enthusiasm for healthcare is why Chris started working at Envision Healthcare after becoming a licensed CPA where he worked with providers, billing teams, and business operations. That made him see the full scope of what goes into a healthcare company and added a meaning to his career. Chris came to Rubicon because he believes that the work is driven by a purpose to improve many areas of the healthcare industry, including patient care. Chris’ work at Rubicon is more than just dealing with accounting and numbers—it adds purpose to his career, just like the healthcare industry did for his mother.

Chris is from a small town in Alabama and has a twin brother and two older sisters. He’s a lifelong Alabama football fan and when not working, he loves outdoor activities including hiking, kayaking, and relaxing in a hammock.

Clem has a background in executive and administrative support, office management, and security consultation for businesses. Prior to joining Rubicon in 2022, Clem moved from Los Angeles to Nashville in 2020 to work in operations for the Tennessee territory of Colonial Life.

Clem enjoys being able to be part of and supporting the great companies that the Rubicon team builds, and he loves the live music scene in Nashville.

Coady has over 15 years of progressive HR experience in diverse industries and has guided companies through the development and deployment of progressive people strategies that attract, engage, develop, and retain high-caliber talent. She is focused on analyzing business needs to create transformative, business-aligned people solutions, while ensuring a high-performance environment and culture that fosters engagement and resilience.

Coady loves working at companies that are the disruptors in their industries; she was drawn to Rubicon’s transformational approach to creating value and improving each company we create and partner with. She particularly enjoys the entrepreneurial spirit that drives each employee and the company overall.

Prior to joining Rubicon, Coady was the Executive HR leader over Creative Artist’s Agency’s (CAA) Music and Sports - Talent divisions and a member of the Global HR Leadership Team. She previously held the position of Vice President, Global Human Resources at InnerWorkings, a marketing execution firm based in Chicago.

Like so many at Rubicon, personal loss motivated Cory to want to make a difference in how healthcare is delivered in America. Cory and his wife, Sarah, lost their first son at birth due to a genetic disorder (Trisomy 18), which made him hyper aware of how parents and high-risk babies are treated in our healthcare system. Cory’s wife also works in healthcare, and his sister is a speech language pathologist. These combined experiences motivated Cory to join Rubicon as he saw the need for change toward value-based care, and knew Rubicon had the expertise to drive this change.

Cory has over eight years of experience working in the New York City offices of global law firms, specializing in corporate M&A across various industries, with a focus in healthcare. He and Sarah now live in Nashville with their two boys, Henry and Samuel.

Daisy has more than 10 years of experience in data analytics across the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry. Her past work spans from CMS alternative payment models, healthcare cost and utilization analysis utilizing health administrative claims, electronic medical records, and patient registries. She firmly believes that deriving valuable insights from extensive datasets serves as the driving force behind delivering innovative systems aimed at enhancing patients’ outcomes. Daisy joined Rubicon because of the opportunity it provides to stay ahead of the curve and contribute to the growth of transformative solutions in the healthcare industry to improve patients’ care and outcome.

Daisy holds a master’s degree in epidemiology from the Harvard school of Public Health. She currently lives in Denver, CO with her husband, Shu-Yi, and their son, Sean.

Dave has devoted his career to innovative businesses, including the last 15 years with companies transforming the way healthcare is delivered. He joined Rubicon Founders in 2024, and leads our Operating Partner team, helping our portfolio company leaders navigate the exciting stages of growth. Prior to Rubicon, Dave built and led the finance function at several investor-backed businesses, most notably as the CFO at Iora Health, a value based primary care provider that ultimately sold to One Medical (now part of Amazon). Dave also served as CFO of Verily’s Health Platform division, and as CFO at Calibrate, a telemedicine platform for people with obesity. Earlier in his career, Dave was a member of Cerberus Capital’s Operations and Advisory Company, partnering with a wide range of portfolio companies on value creation initiatives. Dave graduated from Tufts University and Harvard Business School, and he and his wife, Amy, have four children.

Dave Wichmann is currently Co-Founder of Jory Capital, a private equity fund focused on investing in transformative companies and management teams capable of developing the next generation of health and human performance.

Dave is the former chief executive officer of UnitedHealth Group, one of the world’s leading and most diverse healthcare companies. During his 23-year tenure, he served an instrumental role in the development of United’s distinctive market position as a diverse health benefits and services enterprise with a mission to serve the health needs of all people while helping make the health system work better for everyone. In turn, United grew to achieve distinctive financial performance and shareholder returns and, under Dave’s leadership, including during the pandemic, the company was twice recognized by its peers as an All-Star among Fortune’s Top 50 Most Admired Companies for the only time in the company’s history.

Prior to joining UnitedHealth Group, Dave was a partner at Arthur Andersen & Co.

Dave serves as a public company director of Boston Scientific and Privia and as a member of the Temasek Americas Advisory Panel. He previously served on the public company boards of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated and Tennant Company. Dave received his B.S. in accounting from Illinois State University.

David is one of Rubicon’s founding team members, and he thrives on finding elegant solutions to complex problems. A seasoned attorney in both the public and private sectors, David spent over ten years in positions in federal and state government, including on the U.S. Senate Judiciary committee. After working with Adam Boehler as the Counsel at the Development Finance Corporation (DFC), David helped found Rubicon because of his desire to create enduring value and solving for gaps in our healthcare system.

A native of South Carolina, David and his wife, Dotti, and their four children, Michael, Gabriel, Margaret Claire, and Annabelle Rose live in Nashville, TN.

Born into a family of doctors, it made sense that David would become a urologic oncologist and health services researcher. He has seen and experienced firsthand the challenges of providing patient care in a world where financial incentives are misaligned with outcomes that matter to patients, and he believe there is an urgent need to fundamentally redesign the way health and healthcare is paid for, while simultaneously transforming the way healthcare is delivered.

Previously, David helped create value-based payment mechanisms at a large commercial payer, and he moved to Rubicon to help providers transform care delivery to succeed in value-based payment models and to be on the forefront of the transformation of specialty care in the United States. He maintains his practice and is also Assistant Professor of Urology at UNC Chapel Hill, with a clinical focus on urologic oncology.

David’s path to the healthcare industry started young by virtue of his family members in the industry. His mother was a nurse, and his father was a lawyer who served a large health system that primarily served Medicaid patients. Before that, his grandfather helped run and support a struggling children’s hospital in north Philadelphia for years – St. Christopher’s hospital for Children. This heritage of serving others in healthcare is what motivated his career in healthcare services. David joined Rubicon at the outset of the firm inspired by the vision of Adam Boehler to fundamentally reshaping how healthcare works.

David was born and raised just outside of Philadelphia, PA, and now lives in Washington DC with his wife, Sam, and their two daughters, Emily and Maddie.

Deepak started his career in healthcare as a Biomedical engineer out of college. Post business school he took wings by working for Northwest Airlines through a decade of transformation in his role in treasury, pricing, and bankruptcy restructuring. He joined UnitedHealth Group when Northwest merged. At UnitedHealth Group, he saw firsthand how the fragmentation of healthcare services and data impacted patient care and the cost of care. For over a decade at UnitedHealth Group, Deepak worked to redesign reimbursement and care delivery models that enabled transformation at large and small provider organizations. During this time, Deepak tested many concepts in the value-based care space and scaled successful ones into operating business units. Most recently, Deepak was President at ConvenientMD, a Bain Capital portfolio company, where he launched and scaled its multi-site Advanced Primary Care businesses.

Don is a business-focused Chief Information Security Officer and Security Technologist with 20+ years of experience in enterprise technology, and 15 of those years in information security. He is highly skilled in the planning and development of information cybersecurity strategy and best practices in support of business objectives. At Rubicon, Don is responsible for Information Security and IT Risk & Compliance, prioritizing investments that strengthen defenses, achieve compliance, increase cybersecurity maturity, and reduce risk.

Don has earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Western Governors University and several industry certifications including Digital Directors Network Qualified Technology Expert and EC-Council Certified Chief Information Security Officer. Don is based in Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife Kimberly, their three daughters, and two dogs. Outside of work he can be found cheering his daughters on at dance competitions and has competed himself a time or two.

Donny has 15 years of experience in information security. Prior to Rubicon, Donny worked at large enterprises such as QuidelOrtho, Landmark Health, and Intuit. At Rubicon, Donny builds robust security operations and manages information technology risk. Donny plays a key role in leading security initiatives, conducting third-party assessments, and addressing technical challenges. Known for his strong collaboration and communication, he ensures that the security program aligns with the company’s goals.

Donny resides in Oceanside, California with his wife, Dina, and their three children, Austin, Madison, and Wyatt.

Elise is a born and bred Tennessean who found a love for accounting early in her career when she was in college during the 2008 financial crisis, and a love for numbers was formed. Elise has held many high-profile roles in accounting, including helping a private equity fund through an IPO process. However, like so many at Rubicon, Elise was seeking more purpose in her work and was looking for a company that was making a difference in people’s lives, and that’s when she decided to work at Rubicon.

In addition to being Rubicon’s controller, Elise loves living in Nashville, exploring the city’s food and music scene, and finding new hiking trails in the surrounding hills.

Emily began her career in healthcare investment banking at Perella Weinberg Partners, where she first developed an interest in healthcare when working with leading medical technology companies. Wanting to take a step closer to the operations of companies in healthcare, Emily joined the Carlyle Group’s U.S. Buyout fund, focusing on investments in the healthcare sector. Emily joined Rubicon in 2023, with the desire to work with the incredible investing and operating talent at Rubicon to build companies in the healthcare space that will transform the way care is delivered.

Emily holds a BS from The Wharton School & BSE from the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania, where she was received the Robert Schweich Security Analysis Award and Wolf Family Award. She also holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, where she was an Arjay Miller Scholar.

Emma began her career in healthcare investment banking at Credit Suisse, where she received an immersive and high-speed education in healthcare finance across the industry – covering services, pharmaceuticals, and medical technologies. Interested in more direct exposure to patient care, Emma moved to InnovaCare Health, an integrated, value-based payer and provider service organization. As Manager of Corporate Development, Emma worked at InnovaCare through the sale of their Puerto Rico business to Anthem Health.

Emma joined the Rubicon team in 2021 because she saw an opportunity to further her interest in patient care and have an impact on patients at a larger scale. She is particularly driven to bring forth innovative solutions that go beyond the realm of the possible in healthcare today.

Emma is from Riverside, CT. She received her B.S. in Commerce (McIntire School of Commerce) and her B.A. in Media Studies at the University of Virginia.

Ibrahim’s passion for healthcare grew significantly after witnessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which highlighted the importance of a healthy society and inefficiencies within the system. Growing up in Long Island, New York, he became driven to help solve these challenges and improve how care is delivered. Ibrahim joined Rubicon to contribute to building healthcare companies that can create meaningful change. Prior to Rubicon, Ibrahim worked at Edgemont Partners, a healthcare-focused investment bank. Ibrahim holds a BS in finance from NYU Stern. In his free time, Ibrahim enjoys horseback riding, trying new foods, and watching his siblings’ high school sports games.

Iyassu developed an early interest in medicine and the complex challenges of public health from his experiences growing up in Ethiopia, where his mother, an optometrist, managed her own practice for over 10 years. Iyassu joined Rubicon to play a part in building new healthcare companies that make a meaningful impact in individual’s lives.

Prior to Rubicon, Iyassu focused on private equity investments in the healthcare sector at the Carlyle Group. He holds a BA in Neuroscience from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard Business School. In his free time, Iyassu enjoys running, watching the Premier League, and traveling to new places.

Jacob grew up in a family of educators and began his career in the social impact investing space before migrating to the private sector. Jacob has always been passionate about finding solutions that create impact at scale and bringing together the right people and relationships to build transformative businesses.

Prior to Rubicon, Jacob was the Head of the Global Healthcare and Life Sciences practice at True Search, an international executive search firm, and previously as a Director at Oxeon Partners, a healthcare growth services firm. He was also a Senior Portfolio Associate at The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation (EMCF) / Blue Meridian Partners and a manager at Public/Private Ventures (P/PV), philanthropic and policy organizations, respectively.

Jay was busy working for the Governor of South Carolina when his mother received a diagnosis every family member dreads, grade 4 brain cancer, that would eventually take her life. His Mother’s amazing care team and caregiver allowed her to spend nearly all her time at home and provided access to clinical research drugs that extended her life by precious months. Inspired by the care provided to his mother, Jay is passionate about Rubicon’s mission of providing more care to people in their homes and expanding treatment options, and when he received the call about moving to Nashville, Jay knew he had to join the Rubicon team.

Prior to Rubicon, Jay worked in the Office of South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and later for Governor Henry McMaster, focusing on executive budget development and public policy. Jay graduated from Duke University School of Law and clerked for Judge Jay Richardson on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. His wife, Leigh, and their children, Hollings and William, reside with him in Nashville.

Julian started his career in LLR Partners’ healthcare group, where he evaluated, invested in, and covered growth-stage healthcare services and technology companies across a number of verticals, including behavioral health, medical supply chain, post-acute care, outsourced pharmaceutical services, primary care, and specialty pharmacy.

Finding the unique opportunities within healthcare attractive and having grown up around a family of entrepreneurs, Julian wanted to get closer to the patient and care journey and build and partner with businesses that positively transform the healthcare system. In addition, Julian loves that Rubicon provides him capabilities to explore innovative healthcare models that improve quality of care and align incentives.

Justin has over 20 years of experience in healthcare actuarial consulting and data analytics. His past work spans Medicare ACO and Advantage, Risk Adjustment, Retiree Health Care and Modeling for pipeline Rx drugs. He enjoys providing stakeholders with insights on populations backed by creative data driven analysis and using his breadth of experience to further Rubicon’s mission to provide innovative healthcare solutions. Prior to joining Rubicon, Justin served as Senior Director at Humbi AI and Senior Actuarial Consultant at Optum.

Kate joined Rubicon after many years working as a strategy consultant and digital health solutions leader. Her passion and experience lie at the intersection of consumerism, technology, and healthcare.

Over the course of her career at Strategy& (formerly Booz and Company), Haven Healthcare, and Cohere Health, Kate has led the incubation of several ground-up solutions including a virtual-first advanced primary care offering for commercial beneficiaries, a provider-facing synthetic UM solution, and a type 2 diabetes prevention patient application for a large government payer. She has deep experience working with business, clinical operations, and technology teams to deliver delightful experiences for patients and providers across myriad clinical domains. She loves that Rubicon provides her a creative and open environment to build new healthcare companies that improve outcomes.

Kate is a graduate of USC, MIT Sloan, and the Harvard Kennedy School. She lives in Nashville with her husband Chris and their two children, William and Owen, and dog Daisy.

Katherine, originally from Alabama, has called Nashville home since 2015. Leveraging her extensive experience in event administration and planning in the hospitality industry, she has spent the past three years helping startups grow and succeed.

Kelly joined Rubicon in 2023 with over a decade of experience in the investment industry. Prior to Rubicon, Kelly was Head of Business Development and Investor Relations at a lower middle market private equity firm, and prior to that Vice President at a global private markets placement agent. Kelly started her career on the investment team at Blackstone Strategic Partners, a global leader in illiquid fund investing including secondaries, co-investments and primary advisory. Kelly is passionate about the firm’s mission to build new healthcare companies that make a meaningful impact on people’s lives.

Kelly resides outside of New York City with her husband, Carl, and their two children.

Lauren hails from Rhode Island and has spent the past eight years loving Nashville. With a background in hospitality and a passion for professional organization, Lauren is excited to work alongside the Rubicon team to support our leaders in building meaningful companies. In her spare time, she enjoys playing music, being active, and traveling.

Lihao has many years of experience in healthcare finance and economics. After being part of a core team in reducing mortality rate and avoiding unnecessary inpatient and emergency room admissions at Landmark Health, Lihao realized that the recipe of an efficient health care systems requires innovative care delivery, purpose-built data analytics, and a financial structure that can bring all stakeholders together working towards the same goal. Lihao joined the Rubicon team to extrapolate similar models for different populations who deserve high quality and efficient care.

Prior to joining Rubicon, Lihao served as a director of healthcare economics at Landmark Health and led the effort in settling key client accounts through a diverse array of statistical methods and value-based risk models.

Lihao holds a PhD in Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy from the University of Southern California and an MPH from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.

Mary Hopkins began her career as a portfolio manager at a middle market specialty finance firm with a focus on healthcare lending. Later, she advised on M&A transactions at Evercore across life sciences and healthcare services verticals. Interested in delving deeper into healthcare operations and strategy, Mary Hopkins joined Teladoc Health’s corporate development team to evaluate acquisition and partnership opportunities. Mary Hopkins came to Rubicon to apply her background towards the scaling of innovative healthcare companies.

Mary Hopkins holds a BS from Vanderbilt University with a major in Human & Organizational Development and a minor in Financial Economics. She earned an MBA from UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, where she was a Forté Fellow.

Matt joined Rubicon Founders in 2021 to help build and grow companies dedicated to prioritizing patients, accelerating access to cutting-edge treatments, and revolutionizing healthcare experiences to deliver the care and respect every patient deserves. As a co-founder of multiple Rubicon NewCos, he excels in building and scaling transformational companies, with a focus on strategy and business development.

Prior to joining Rubicon, Matt spent over a decade investing in healthcare companies. Most recently, he was at Blue Pool Capital, a Hong Kong-based investment firm, where he concentrated on both private and public healthcare companies. His prior roles include positions at JANA Partners, an activist hedge fund, and The Carlyle Group within its U.S. Buyout fund. Matt began his career in healthcare investment banking at Lazard.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Operations Research and Engineering from Cornell University and resides in Nashville with his wife and two children.

Michael was born into a family of doctors and bankers and has always had a passion for healthcare and numbers. He joined the Rubicon team in early 2023 because he saw an opportunity to have a larger impact on people’s lives through value-based healthcare, and Rubicon presented Michael the opportunity to combine both his background in accounting with his family’s heritage in medicine.

Michael was born and raised in Syracuse, New York and enjoys playing basketball in his free time. He is a graduate of the University of Delaware and prior to joining Rubicon, Michael spent seven years working within the Private Equity and Credit industries for Ernst & Young and Fortress Investment Group. Michael’s wife, Rhiannon, is also a healthcare entrepreneur.

Michelle is a Nashville native and developed a passion for healthcare at a young age after witnessing a family member undergo cancer treatment. Committed to improving patient outcomes and overall healthcare costs, she has focused her education and career on the intersection of the public and private healthcare sectors.

Michelle began her career with UnitedHealth Group’s Corporate Development team, gaining insights into the business side of the industry. After her time in M&A, she sought to deepen her understanding of the operational aspects of value-based healthcare and joined Evergreen Nephrology during its early stages on its operations and strategy teams. Michelle is excited to be part of Rubicon’s investment team to continue learning about and contributing to innovative methods that enhance healthcare delivery and outcomes.

Michelle received her B.A. in Public Policy from the University of Chicago.

Nimish has a depth of experience in healthcare technology, AI/ML development, and new venture creation. Nimish led the Product Strategy team at Redesign Health where he was responsible for the tech strategy of over 30 new ventures across various sectors in healthcare (including provider, payor, employer, and life sciences focused technology). Nimish also served in several technology product leadership roles at Philips, where he led the launch of the first AI application to identify tumor cells for oncology, Medtronic, and Johnson & Johnson. Nimish helps our new ventures with tech stack development, manages tech diligence on our active deals, and works with our portfolio company tech leaders to build a healthcare technology community at Rubicon.

Olivia brings her expertise in office operations and administrative support to help streamline the day-to-day functions at Rubicon. With a background as a personal/family assistant and experience in front desk management, she was excited to step into a new role where she could facilitate the needs of the team and contribute to a smooth and efficient office environment. Olivia’s biggest goal in life has always been to help people, which is why she is very excited to be a part of a team that is making huge strides in the healthcare industry.

Originally from New York, Olivia moved to Nashville in 2016 to attend Belmont University, where she developed a deep connection to the city. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her Wheaten Terrier, Otis, making music with friends, and discovering new food spots in Nashville.

Paul joined Rubicon Founders in 2023 and is interested in accessible healthcare options. Prior to joining Rubicon Paul’s background is in higher education and career coaching. He was a STEM Career Coach at Vanderbilt University and a Program Coordinator at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.

Paul comes from an innovative entrepreneurial family and is interested in accessible healthcare options, so he jumped at the chance to change fields from higher education to healthcare. Paul enjoys walking his basset hound, George, and is an avid Philadelphia sports fan.

Rachael joined Rubicon in 2021 to invest her talents in a mission to impact lives in meaningful ways and achieved her Investment Adviser Certificated Compliance Professional (IACCP®) designation in 2023.

Prior to Rubicon, Rachael managed the Quality Assurance program and ISO certification for a design and manufacturing company of flight simulation training devices for fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft. Rachael began her career as a Teaching & Research Assistant at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she also competed as a Heptathlete on a Big Ten Championship Track & Field Team.

Born in New Orleans and raised in the Chicago area, she and her husband now reside in Nashville with their two children.

Regan is passionate about improving America’s health care system and making it feel less broken to patients and their families. Her career has stretched through stints in consulting (BCG & Deloitte) and rolling up her sleeves in various roles such as chief of staff, new product strategy, account management, sales, client success, and operations at organizations like the Advisory Board Company, athenahealth, Geisinger, Valence Health, and The Governance Institute. Most recently, Regan led Managed Care Programs at Oak Street Health - including full risk contracting, payer management, credentialing, delegation, and DC / REACH operations - to enable OSH’s innovative primary care model to expand into 26 states. She is excited by how Rubicon enables new healthcare companies to launch and drive value both for patients as well as other stakeholders across the industry.

Regan is a graduate of Dartmouth College and The Wharton School. She lives in the Chicago area with her husband, Shihwan, their three children, Connor, Caitlin, and Morgan, and their dog.

Roslyn was born in New Orleans, raised in the south suburbs of Chicago, and settled in Nashville in 2018 to open the 1st PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans franchise in the area. Roslyn is a people-person, and most of her professional career has been in hospitality and administration. She joined Rubicon in 2021 to support the team in building and growing innovative companies.

Roslyn loves spending time with her family—her husband, JC, and their two daughters, Ari and Amelia—and she loves cooking for her loved ones.

As a student of physics with a passion for studying complex systems, entering the field of healthcare was a natural way for Sam to combine these interests. After working in the non-profit space, Sam went to an executive search firm, Oxeon, where she began working with entrepreneurs and healthcare companies to help build teams and companies.

Sam brought this experience to Rubicon, where she helps Rubicon’s new companies early in their journey by bringing on the right teams to create businesses that will go from startups to companies who change healthcare services for all Americans.

Sam brings a decade of private equity experience across industries to Rubicon. She joined the team in 2022 to apply that investing experience to backing transformational healthcare businesses.

Previously, Sam was on the private equity team at Ares Management, where she was responsible for sourcing, executing, and managing private equity investments across industries. Prior to joining Ares, she was a member of the Private Equity group at H.I.G. Capital and began her career in management consulting with The Parthenon Group (now EY-Parthenon).

Sam grew up in Los Angeles and is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard Business School. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband Michael, son Asher, and their dog Bruno.

Shayan was born into a family of doctors and developed a passion for improving healthcare after his experience with the medical system in Pakistan. He immigrated to United States in 2017 for his education and was immediately gripped by the complexities in the U.S. medical system and its management. To be able to learn further, he began his career in healthcare investment banking at J.P. Morgan, focusing on medical payor and provider services. At J.P. Morgan, he learned about complex financial instruments and evaluated investments across the healthcare sector. Shayan joined Rubicon to continue improving access and quality to healthcare.

Prior to his professional career, Shayan graduated from Columbia University with a bachelor’s degree in financial economics and a concentration in computer science. He also launched a women’s health and self-defense business in Pakistan during his senior year and grew the business to 2000+ customers.

Dr. Sherif Abdou has over 30 years of experience in healthcare, specializing in U.S. healthcare system transformation. He co-founded P3 Health Partners, focusing on patient-centered, physician-led care and population health. Dr. Abdou has led efforts to improve coordinated care, integrate specialty providers into primary care, and enhance physician engagement. He served as CEO of Ascension Medical Group, improving operational performance and patient care experiences. At DaVita HealthCare Partners (NYSE: DVA), he expanded HealthCare Partners Nevada from five to 52 clinics and helped grow Medicare Advantage populations.

Dr. Abdou founded Summit Medical Group in 1999, guiding its growth and acquisition into a larger healthcare organization. He also formed the Inpatient Physicians Network and secured the nation’s first population health capitated contract for hospitalists. His clinical experience includes working as a hospitalist and primary care physician at Desert Springs Hospital and as a clinical research fellow at the University of Southern California.

He holds a Doctor of Medicine degree from Mansoura University School of Medicine, a master’s in medical management from the University of Southern California, and is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Abdou is a member of Cigna’s Accountable Care Organization National Council and a fellow of the American College of Physicians and American College of Physician Executives.

Todd has three decades of private equity experience across real estate and other industries prior to Rubicon. He joined Rubicon to focus on health-related businesses, a sector he has been interested in since university. Prior to Rubicon, Todd was the CFO and CCO of Periphas Capital, founded by an ex-Goldman Sachs partner and focused on investments in business services. He began his career in real estate with Goldman Sachs, with stops at Fortress and TPG, where he was the Finance Director for the flagship TPG Capital buyout group.

Todd grew up near Dallas, Texas and is a graduate of the University of Texas at Dallas. He lives near New York city with his wife, Nicola, and their two children.

A native of Northeast Arkansas, Xylina developed an awareness of healthcare disparities for rural and minority populations early in life. After navigating limited solutions for family members with oncology, kidney, and home health care needs, she saw a clear need for a disruptive approach to the problems facing our healthcare system. Xylina joined Rubicon Founders because she is passionate about the firm’s mission of transforming the way people receive healthcare by centering patient outcomes.

Prior to Rubicon Founders, Xylina cut her teeth in executive search as an Associate at NorthWind Partners, an executive search and board advisory firm at the intersection of Private Equity and Aerospace, Defense, Government, and the Public Sector. She is excited to leverage this experience in the context of healthcare and join the “family business” alongside her mother, sister, and father-in-law who’ve led fulfilling careers across the healthcare landscape. Xylina is a resident of Nashville, Tennessee and enjoys taking advantage of the local food and music scene.