Leadership

At Health Advances, we’re passionate about healthcare. We don’t just work with the industry, we’re part of the industry. Our leaders sit on boards. We’ve started companies and worked in business, scientific, technical, medical, and investment environments. The result is an unsurpassed level of industry understanding and knowledge that informs every project.

Partners and Managing Directors

Sheela Hegde

Sheela Hegde

Managing Partner and Global Head

Biotech & Pharmaceuticals Investors

Diabetes & Metabolics, Allergy & Immunology, Cardiovascular, Drug Delivery Devices

Vivek Mittal, PhD

Vivek Mittal, PhD

Partner and Managing Director, Head of Biopharma

Biotech & Pharmaceuticals Investors

Allergy & Immunology, CNS Diseases, Cardiovascular, Cell & Gene Therapy, Oncology

Susan A. Posner

Susan A. Posner

Partner and Managing Director, Head of MedTech, Digital Health and HIT

MedTech Digital Health & Enterprise HIT Investors

Capital Equipment, Consumables, Instruments & Supplies, Contract MedTech Services, Contract Pharma Services, DME & Consumer Devices, Implantables & Injectables, Women's Health

Donna Hochberg, PhD

Donna Hochberg, PhD

Partner and Managing Director, Head of Dx, PM, and LST & Services

Diagnostics, Precision Medicine, & Life Science Tools & Services Investors

Diagnostics, Life Science Tools & Services

Greg Chittim

Greg Chittim

Partner and Managing Director, Head of Commercial and Growth

MedTech Digital Health & Enterprise HIT Investors

Enterprise HIT, Real-World Data & Analytics, Remote Patient Monitoring & Connected Devices, Tech-Enabled Services, Virtual Care, Digital Therapeutics, Employer Health, Contract Pharma Services

Kristen M. Turner

Kristen M. Turner

Managing Director and COO


Gary Gustavsen

Gary Gustavsen

Partner

Diagnostics, Precision Medicine, & Life Science Tools & Services

Precision Medicine

Tracy Walters

Tracy Walters

Partner

MedTech Investors

Capital Equipment, Consumables, Instruments & Supplies, Contract MedTech Services, Contract Pharma Services, DME & Consumer Devices, Implantables & Injectables

Carrie Jones

Carrie Jones

Partner

Biotech & Pharmaceuticals Investors

Rare Diseases

Balazs Felcsuti

Balazs Felcsuti

Partner

Biotech & Pharmaceuticals Investors

Allergy & Immunology, Cardiovascular, Contract Pharma Services, Diabetes & Metabolics

Daniela Hristova-Neeley, PhD

Daniela Hristova-Neeley, PhD

Partner

Diagnostics, Precision Medicine, & Life Science Tools & Services Investors

Bioprocessing, Cell & Gene Therapy, Contract Pharma Services, Life Science Tools & Services

Arushi Agarwal

Arushi Agarwal

Partner

Diagnostics, Precision Medicine, & Life Science Tools & Services Investors

Diagnostics, Oncology, Precision Medicine

Michael Davitian

Michael Davitian

Partner

Biotech & Pharmaceuticals Investors

CNS Diseases, Contract Pharma Services

Jeffrey Abraham

Jeffrey Abraham

Partner

Digital Health & Enterprise HIT Investors

Digital Therapeutics, Drug Delivery Devices, Employer Health, Real-World Data & Analytics, Remote Patient Monitoring & Connected Devices, Tech-Enabled Services, Virtual Care, Women's Health


Vice Presidents

Darcy Krzynowek

Darcy Krzynowek

Vice President

MedTech Investors

Capital Equipment, Consumables, Instruments & Supplies, DME & Consumer Devices, Drug Delivery Devices

Peter Origenes

Peter Origenes

Vice President

Diagnostics, Precision Medicine, & Life Science Tools & Services Investors

Diagnostics, Life Science Tools & Services

Gary Cheng

Gary Cheng

Vice President

Biotech & Pharmaceuticals Investors

Cell & Gene Therapy, Oncology

Ned Wydysh, PhD

Ned Wydysh, PhD

Vice President

Biotech & Pharmaceuticals Investors

Cell & Gene Therapy, Oncology

Chris Karras

Chris Karras

Vice President

Diagnostics, Precision Medicine, & Life Science Tools & Services Investors

Diagnostics

Kelly Cockerill

Kelly Cockerill

Vice President, Strategy and Business Development

Biotech & Pharmaceuticals Investors
Tom Breur

Tom Breur

Vice President, Advanced Analytics

Biotech & Pharmaceuticals Diagnostics, Precision Medicine, & Life Science Tools & Services MedTech Digital Health & Enterprise HIT Investors
Dr. Marcus Koch

Dr. Marcus Koch

Vice President

Biotech & Pharmaceuticals Investors

Allergy & Immunology, CNS Diseases, Oncology, Rare Diseases, Women's Health

Brandon Wade

Brandon Wade

Vice President

Biotech & Pharmaceuticals MedTech Digital Health & Enterprise HIT Investors

Digital Therapeutics, Enterprise HIT, Implantables & Injectables, Real-World Data & Analytics, Remote Patient Monitoring & Connected Devices, Tech-Enabled Services

Douglas Mullen, PhD

Douglas Mullen, PhD

Vice President

Biotech & Pharmaceuticals Investors

Rare Diseases

Martha O'Neill

Martha O'Neill

Vice President

Diagnostics, Precision Medicine, & Life Science Tools & Services Digital Health & Enterprise HIT

Diagnostics, Enterprise HIT, Precision Medicine, Real-World Data & Analytics


Senior Advisors

Paula Ness Speers

Paula Ness Speers

Co-Founder and Senior Advisor

Biotech & Pharmaceuticals Diagnostics, Precision Medicine, & Life Science Tools & Services MedTech Digital Health & Enterprise HIT Investors
Mark Speers

Mark Speers

Co-Founder and Senior Advisor

Biotech & Pharmaceuticals Diagnostics, Precision Medicine, & Life Science Tools & Services MedTech Digital Health & Enterprise HIT Investors

Operational Leaders

Dana Gaughan

Dana Gaughan

Chief Talent Acquisition Officer


Laura M. Eisenmann

Laura M. Eisenmann

Chief Knowledge Officer


Richard A. Secor

Richard A. Secor

Chief Information Officer


Karen C. Lennon

Karen C. Lennon

Vice President of Learning and Development