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. He works directly with portfolio company executives on both strategic and tactical plans to optimize reimbursement rates and on operational diligence for new investments. Before joining WCAS, Michael was a partner at SavvySherpa, Inc., a healthcare innovation firm. Prior to that, he was with UnitedHealth Group, serving as the President and CEO of UnitedHealth Networks and as General Counsel of UnitedHealthcare.
In his communities, Mike is an active supporter of childhood education, youth mentoring and accessible healthcare. He and his wife Diane live most of the year in Naples, Florida and spend the summers outside Minneapolis. Away from work, Mike can be found most frequently on the golf course, in the kitchen trying a new recipe, in the study reading or traveling to visit one of his three daughters.
Associated with WCAS. Receives no compensation from WCAS or the WCAS Investment Partnerships.
