Our Team

An organization is nothing without its people. Luckily, we have some of the best. From the leadership team to our associates, WCAS is full of highly skilled sector experts who are always ready for the next challenge.

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Abdirizak Abdi

Signe Ahl

Olubusola Aibana

Brady Akman

Mark E. Almeida

Kevin Amahit

Bruce K. Anderson

Nolan Binley

Nolan Binley

Aaron Bourget

Tyler Bowen

Tyler Bowen

Bill Bowman

Mike Butler

Adrian Cabrera

Megan Callahan

David Caluori

Travis Cameron

Russell L. Carson

Jason Ceto

Arnaud Cohade

Houston Cowan

Caroline Dechert

Emma Derose

Emma DeRose

Renee DeSilva

Jennifer Ding

Michael E. Donovan

Rona Drogy

Adaeze Enekwechi

Colin Fisher

Colin Fischer

William Frank

Jeffrey R. Gallant

Nicole Garrett

Sam Ghorashi

Nicholas Giacco

Joe Gianono

Bala Girisaballa

Kevin Gordon

Ellie Gozigian

James Grad

Ray Greer

Ting Gu

Jenny Guyton

Ryan Harper

Kate Hastings

Ann Hickey

Frances Higgins

Jim Hinton

Christopher J. Hooper

Sean Hsu

Patrick Hunt

Mia Jung

Mia Jung

Brian Kasser

Ed Kim

Ed Kim

Gregory G. Lau

Eric J. Lee

Eric J. Lee

Christina Lindblom

Matt Loomes

Matt Loomes

D. Scott Mackesy

D. Scott Mackesy

Jennifer Martin

George Mashini

George Mashini

Michael McDonnell

Andrew Milite

Lawrence Miller

David Mintz

Anthony J. de Nicola

Edward Novinski

Andre Obi

Nicholas O Leary

Nicholas O’Leary

Sidney Ouyang

Sidney Ouyang

Sanjay Palakshappa

Julie Parisi

Tyler Pitchford

Kendall Pressner

Othon Prounis

Jonathan M. Rather

Brian T. Regan

Kristin Reisig

Kristin Schroeder

Thomas A. Scully

Aditya Shah

Aditya Shah

Evan Smith

Evan Smith

Edward P. Sobol

Christopher W. Solomon

Christopher W. Solomon

Jared Spector

Josh Sullivan

Cathy Sun

Matthew Suski

Paul Taheri

Mark M. Tomaino

Sean M. Traynor

Joseph Vasile

Joseph Vasile

Johnathan Velardo

Emily Victor-Smith

Joe Weber

Joe Weber

Patrick J. Welsh

Kelly Yu

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Abdirizak Abdi

Vice President | Technology

Abdirizak Abdi is a Vice President on the Technology team. Abdi joined WCAS as an Associate in 2019 and was part of the investment teams of Absorb and LINQ.

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Signe Ahl

Associate | Technology

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Olubusola Aibana

Controller

Ms. Aibana is a Controller, having joined WCAS in 2006.

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Brady Akman

Director of Business Development | Healthcare

Brady Akman is a Director of Business Development on the Healthcare team, having joined WCAS in 2021. Brady leads business development efforts by working directly with investment professionals across care delivery, healthcare technology, payor services and the pharma value chain to help identify new investment opportunities.

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Mark E. Almeida

Operating Partner / Consultant | Technology

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Kevin Amahit

Controller

Mr. Amahit is a Senior Controller, having joined WCAS in 2005. Before joining WCAS, he worked at Deloitte as an Audit & Assurance Senior in the Financial Services practice.

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Bruce K. Anderson

Founder | Technology

He co-founded WCAS. Prior to that, Mr. Anderson spent nine years at Automatic Data Processing (ADP).

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Nolan Binley

Associate | Technology

Nolan is an Associate in the Technology Group, having joined WCAS in 2023. Prior to joining WCAS, he worked in the Technology Investment Banking Group at Moelis & Company.

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Aaron Bourget

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Tyler Bowen

Associate | Technology

Tyler Bowen is an Associate in the Technology Group, having joined WCAS in 2023. Prior to joining WCAS, he worked in the Technology Mergers & Acquisitions Group at Shea & Company.

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Bill Bowman

Mike Butler

Operating Partner / Consultant | Healthcare

Mike Butler is an Operating Partner on the Healthcare team, having joined WCAS in 2020. Mike works on investment opportunities in the health system provider space, focusing on ancillary clinical and physician services, administrative and technology services, and home and community services.

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Adrian Cabrera

Principal | Healthcare

Adrian Cabrera is a Principal in the Healthcare Group. He joined WCAS in 2016 and primarily focuses on investments in the pharma value chain, having also invested in companies across healthcare technology and the broader healthcare ecosystem.

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Megan Callahan

Operating Partner | Healthcare

Ms. Callahan is an Operating Partner on the Healthcare team, having joined WCAS in 2023. Megan focuses on investments in the healthcare technology sector.

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David Caluori

General Partner | Healthcare

David Caluori is a General Partner, having joined WCAS in 2005. David primarily focuses on investments across payor services and risk-based care.

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Travis Cameron

Operating Partner | Technology

Mr. Cameron is an Operating Partner on the Technology team, having joined WCAS in 2022. He has extensive experience optimizing digital marketing channels and lead generation in the technology space. 

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Russell L. Carson

Founder

Russ Carson co-founded WCAS. Prior to co-founding WCAS, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Citicorp Venture Capital.

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Jason Ceto

Associate | Technology

Jason Ceto is an Associate in the Technology Group. Jason joined WCAS in 2022 and has spent his time digging deep into the GovTech and PropTech subsectors, including the firm’s recent investment in ImageTrend.

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Arnaud Cohade

Principal | Technology

Mr. Cohade is a Principal, having joined WCAS in 2015. Prior to joining WCAS, he was at J.P. Morgan’s Investment Bank.

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Houston Cowan

Associate | Technology

Prior to joining WCAS, Houston worked in Technology, Media and Telecommunications M&A at LionTree Advisors. While at LionTree, Houston worked on both public and private transactions, ranging from working with founder-owned businesses to MGM’s sale to Amazon.

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Caroline Dechert

General Partner | Healthcare

Caroline Dechert is a General Partner in the Healthcare Group, having joined WCAS in 2012. Caroline primarily focuses on investments in the healthcare technology sector but has also invested in companies across healthcare services.

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Emma DeRose

Associate | Healthcare

Emma DeRose is an Associate in the Healthcare Group, having joined WCAS in 2023. Prior to joining WCAS, she worked in in the Global Healthcare Group at Lazard.

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Renee DeSilva

Operating Partner / CEO, The Academy | Healthcare

Renee DeSilva serves as CEO of The Health Management Academy, partnering with top executives from the nation’s 150 largest and most innovative healthcare companies to shape the future of the industry.

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Jennifer Ding

General Partner | Technology

Jennifer Ding, a General Partner at WCAS, has always been passionate about growing enterprise software businesses and partnering with entrepreneurs to pursue their visions. She joined WCAS in 2020 and helps spearhead the firm’s efforts in EdTech, GRC, and HCM technology sectors.

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Michael E. Donovan

General Partner | Technology

Mike Donovan is a General Partner and a member of WCAS’s Management Committee.

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Rona Drogy

Senior Controller

Ms. Drogy is a Senior Controller of the firm, having joined WCAS in 1996. previously, Ms. Drogy worked for eight years at Ernst & Young as a Manager in the Financial Services Audit Department, specializing in hedge funds, mutual funds and private equity.

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Adaeze Enekwechi

Operating Partner, PhD, MPP / Consultant | Healthcare

Dr. Adaeze Enekwechi is an Operating Partner on the Healthcare team, having joined WCAS in 2021. Dr. Enekwechi focuses on a policy and regulatory environment that can have an outsize impact on healthcare investments.

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Colin Fischer

Associate | Healthcare

Colin Fischer is an Associate in the Healthcare Group, having joined WCAS in 2023. Prior to joining WCAS, he worked in the Healthcare Services Group at Guggenheim Securities.

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William Frank

Operating Partner | Healthcare

Bill Frank is an Operating Partner on the Healthcare team, having joined WCAS in 2014. Bill works with portfolio companies to define and execute their Value Maximization Plans.

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Jeffrey R. Gallant

Operating Partner | Healthcare & Technology

Mr. Gallant is an Operating Partner supporting the Healthcare and Technology teams, having joined WCAS in 2008. He is responsible for helping portfolio companies implement operational improvement initiatives through various cost management strategies, including supply chain, procurement, real estate, insurance and healthcare benefits.

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Nicole Garrett

Associate | Technology

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Sam Ghorashi

Nicholas Giacco

VP Business Development | Technology

Mr. Giacco is the Vice President of Business Development and focuses on technology investments, having joined WCAS in 2021. Prior to joining WCAS, he worked at Axial as a Sponsor Coverage Manager.

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Joe Gianono

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Bala Girisaballa

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Kevin Gordon

Principal | Technology

Kevin Gordon is a Principal in the Technology Group at WCAS. Having joined the firm in 2018, he spends most of his time focused on software investments in the supply chain, real estate and construction verticals.

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Ellie Gozigian

James Grad

Associate | Healthcare

James Grad is an Associate in the Healthcare Group, having joined WCAS in 2022. James focuses on investments across subsectors including pharma value chain, healthcare delivery, and healthcare technology.

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Ray Greer

Operating Partner / Consultant | Technology

Mr. Greer is an Operating Partner on the Technology team, having joined WCAS in 2022. Mr. Greer brings over 35 years of experience leading companies in the supply chain, transportation and logistics markets. 

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Ting Gu

General Partner | Healthcare

Ting Gu is a General Partner in the Healthcare Group, having joined WCAS in 2013. Ting primarily focuses on investments in care delivery but has also invested in companies across payor services and the pharma value chain.

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Jenny Guyton

Operating Partner / Managing Director, The Academy | Healthcare

Jenny Guyton is an Operating Partner on the Healthcare team, having joined WCAS in 2021. Jenny also serves as a Managing Director of Health System Investments at The Health Management Academy, an affiliate of WCAS.

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Ryan Harper

General Partner | Healthcare

Mr. Harper is a General Partner in the Technology Group, having originally joined WCAS in 2010.

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Kate Hastings

Operating Partner | Technology

Kate Hastings is an Operating Partner at WCAS focused on our “Go to Market” practice. Kate joined WCAS in 2021 after nearly six years of leading Insights and Sales Productivity teams at LinkedIn.

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Ann Hickey

Principal | Healthcare

Ann Hickey is a Principal in the Healthcare Group. She joined WCAS in 2016 and primarily focuses on investments across payor services and risk-based care.

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Frances Higgins

General Partner & Co-Head of Fundraising and Investor Relations

Fran Higgins is a Co-Head of Fundraising and Investor Relations and a General Partner.

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Jim Hinton

Operating Partner / Consultant | Healthcare

Jim Hinton is an Operating Partner on the Healthcare team, having joined WCAS in 2022. Jim has been a leader in the healthcare industry for more than 38 years.

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Christopher J. Hooper

General Partner | Technology

Christopher Hooper is a General Partner and a member of WCAS’s Management Committee, which partners with high-quality management teams to grow industry-leading technology platforms. Chris originally joined WCAS in 2005 as an Associate in the firm’s New York City office and rejoined in 2017 as a General Partner to establish the firm’s San Francisco office.

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Sean Hsu

Operating Associate | Healthcare & Technology

Sean Hsu is an Operating Associate, having joined WCAS in 2023. Sean works with healthcare and technology portfolio companies to execute Value Maximization Plan initiatives, including supply chain optimization, revenue operations and analytics strategy.

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Patrick Hunt

Vice President | Healthcare

Patrick Hunt is a Vice President in the Healthcare Group, having joined WCAS in 2022. Patrick primarily focuses on investments in the payor services, pharma value chain and medtech sectors.

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Mia Jung

Talent Partner & Co-Head of Diversity and Inclusion | Healthcare

Mia joined WCAS in 2022 as a Talent Partner within the Healthcare team and also serves as Co-Head of Diversity and Inclusion. Her role primarily involves contributing to executive talent strategies and management to support WCAS’s healthcare companies in assembling effective leadership teams.

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Brian Kasser

Talent Partner | Technology

Mr. Kasser is the Talent Partner for the WCAS Technology team. Focusing on executive talent strategy and management, he is responsible for helping WCAS’s technology companies build outstanding leadership teams.

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Ed Kim

Chief Technology Officer

Mr. Kim is the Chief Technology and Information Security Officer and has been with WCAS since 2004. He is responsible for implementing technology and cybersecurity policies for the firm. 

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Gregory G. Lau

General Partner & Co-Head of Fundraising and Investor Relations

Greg Lau is a Co-Head of Fundraising and Investor Relations and a General Partner. Mr. Lau was previously a Managing Director at FFL Partners, where he led fundraising and investor relations. He originally joined FFL Partners in 2000 and served in both investing and fundraising roles over the years. Prior to FFL, he was at Procter & Gamble.

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Eric J. Lee

General Partner & Head of Diversity and Inclusion | Technology

Mr. Lee is a General Partner in the Technology Group, Head of Diversity and Inclusion and a member of the Management Committee, having joined WCAS in 1999.

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Christina Lindblom

Director of Investor Marketing and Communications

Ms. Lindblom is the Director of Investor Marketing and Communications, having joined WCAS in 2004. Before joining WCAS, she was a Financial Consultant at Merrill Lynch focusing on wealth management. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, she worked at John Hancock Mutual Life.

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Matt Loomes

Vice President | Technology

Matt is a Vice President at WCAS and joined the firm’s San Francisco office in 2019. Matt spends most of his time evaluating investments in the Data & Info Services and EdTech sectors.

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D. Scott Mackesy

Managing Partner

Mr. Mackesy is Managing Partner of the firm and a member of the Management Committee, having joined WCAS in 1998. 

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Jennifer Martin

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George Mashini

Operating Partner | Technology

Mr. Mashini is an Operating Partner and focuses on technology investments, having joined WCAS in 2021. 

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Michael McDonnell

Operating Partner / Consultant | Healthcare

Michael McDonnell is an Operating Partner on the Healthcare team, having joined WCAS in 2013. Michael works with portfolio companies to define and execute effective reimbursement strategies and risk-based arrangements with commercial and governmental payors.

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Andrew Milite

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Lawrence Miller

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David Mintz

Chief Administrative Officer and Senior Vice President of Finance

Mr. Mintz is the Chief Administrative Officer and Senior Vice President of Finance in the Finance & Operations Group, having joined WCAS in 2000. Previously, he spent seven years with Ernst & Young as a Manager in the Investment Management Services Group.

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Anthony J. de Nicola

Chairman | Technology

Mr. de Nicola is Chairman of the Firm, having joined WCAS in 1994. 

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Edward Novinski

Operating Partner / Consultant | Healthcare

Edward Novinski is an Operating Partner on the Healthcare team, having joined WCAS in 2013. He works with portfolio companies to define and execute effective reimbursement strategies and risk-based arrangements with commercial and governmental payors.

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Andre Obi

Associate | Technology

Nicholas O’Leary

General Partner | Healthcare

Nick O’Leary is a General Partner in the Healthcare Group. He joined WCAS in 2015 and primarily focuses on investments in the pharma value chain.

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Sidney Ouyang

General Partner | Technology

Sidney Ouyang is a General Partner at WCAS and focuses on investments in the financial technology and payments sectors. Sidney joined WCAS in 2015 and is based in New York.

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Sanjay Palakshappa

Principal | Technology

Sanjay Palakshappa, a Principal at WCAS, has spent his career focused on investing in and building leading enterprise software businesses. Sanjay joined WCAS in 2021.

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Julie Parisi

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Tyler Pitchford

Operating Director | Technology

Mr. Pitchford joined WCAS as an Operating Director on the Technology team. Mr. Pitchford has over 20 years of experience in artificial intelligence, cyber security and software design.

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Kendall Pressner

Senior Corporate Accountant

Ms. Pressner is a Senior Corporate Accountant in the Finance & Operations Group, having joined WCAS in 2022. Previously, she worked at The Blackstone Group and HBK Capital Management.

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Othon Prounis

Acting General Counsel

Mr. Prounis has served as WCAS’s Acting General Counsel, since July 2022. He is a partner in the corporate department of a large global law firm, where he served on the firm’s management committee from 2008 to 2021 and was head of its private equity transactions practice from 2003 to 2008.

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Jonathan M. Rather

General Partner

Mr. Rather is a General Partner, having joined WCAS in 1999.

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Brian T. Regan

General Partner | Healthcare

Brian Regan is a General Partner and a member of the Management Committee. Brian joined WCAS in 2002 and has invested in numerous companies across a broad range of healthcare subsectors, including healthcare delivery, pharma value chain, payor services, medical technology and healthcare technology.

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Kristin Reisig

Senior Corporate Controller

Ms. Reisig is a Senior Corporate Controller in the Finance & Operations Group, having joined WCAS in 2017. Previously, she worked at Centerbridge Partners and Golub Capital. She is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in New York State.

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Kristin Schroeder

Operating Partner, Talent | Technology

Kristin Schroeder, a Talent Operating Partner, partners with WCAS’s technology companies to build world-class leadership teams. She also serves as the firm’s Co-Head of Diversity and Inclusion.

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Thomas A. Scully

General Partner | Healthcare

Tom Scully is a General Partner, having joined WCAS in 2004. Tom primarily focuses on investments in the care delivery and payor services subsectors but has also invested in companies across the pharma value chain.

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Aditya Shah

Associate | Healthcare

Aditya Shah is an Associate in the Healthcare Group, having joined WCAS in 2023. Prior to joining WCAS, he worked in the Global Healthcare Group at Barclays Investment Bank.

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Evan Smith

Vice President | Healthcare

Evan Smith is a Vice President in the Healthcare Group, having joined WCAS in 2021. Evan primary focuses on investments in healthcare delivery, payor services and medical technology sectors.

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Edward P. Sobol

General Partner | Healthcare

Ed Sobol is a General Partner in the Healthcare Group and a member of WCAS’s Management Committee, having joined WCAS in 2010. Ed primarily focuses on investments in the healthcare technology subsector and has invested across a range of other subsectors, including healthcare delivery, medical technology, payor services and financial technology.

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Christopher W. Solomon

General Partner & Director of Capital Markets

Mr. Solomon is a General Partner focused on raising financing for WCAS portfolio companies, having joined WCAS in 2007.

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Jared Spector

Josh Sullivan

Operating Partner | Technology

Josh Sullivan is an Operating Partner and is responsible for helping portfolio companies identify and implement initiatives focused on growth and operational improvement.

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Cathy Sun

Vice President | Healthcare

Cathy Sun is a Vice President on the Healthcare team at WCAS, having joined in 2021. She is involved in many of the firm’s healthcare technology and pharma value chain investments.

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Matthew Suski

Vice President | Technology

Matthew Suski is a Vice President on the Technology team at WCAS. He primarily focuses on investments in information services and supply chain software companies.

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Paul Taheri

Clinical Partner, MD / Consultant | Healthcare

Dr. Taheri is a Clinical Partner on the Healthcare team, having joined in 2019. He focuses on physician governance, leadership development, managing risk, and clinical delivery optimization, helping ensure that WCAS companies deliver outstanding care to the millions of patients they serve each year.

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Mark M. Tomaino

Operating Partner | Healthcare

Mr. Tomaino is an Operating Partner on the Healthcare team and focuses on investments in the healthcare information technology industry, having joined WCAS in 2010. Mark was previously Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at The TriZetto Group.

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Sean M. Traynor

General Partner | Healthcare

Sean Traynor is a General Partner in the Healthcare Group, having joined WCAS in 1999. Sean primarily focuses on investments in the healthcare delivery, payor services and medical technology subsectors.

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Joseph Vasile

Associate | Healthcare

Joseph Vasile is an Associate in the Healthcare Group, having joined WCAS in 2022. He focuses on investments across the healthcare subsectors, including pharma value chain, healthcare delivery, payor services and HCIT.

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Johnathan Velardo

Fund Accountant

John Velardo is a Fund Accountant who supports treasury and financial reporting for the Finance & Operations team at WCAS. 

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Emily Victor-Smith

Principal / Investor Relations

Emily Victor-Smith is a Principal in the Fundraising & Investor Relations Group, having joined WCAS in 2015. Emily works on establishing and maintaining relationships with investors and fundraising for WCAS Partnerships.

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Joe Weber

Associate | Technology

Joe Weber is an Associate in the Technology Group, having joined WCAS in 2022. He focuses on investments across subsectors, including financial technology and payments.

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Patrick J. Welsh

Founder

Mr. Welsh co-founded WCAS. Previously, he spent eight years with Citicorp Venture Capital and was President at the time of his departure.

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Kelly Yu

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