Havencrest Healthcare Partners, a Dallas-based, healthcare-focused private equity firm, is pleased to announce the addition of a team of operating partners and senior advisors --- including some of the country’s leading healthcare entrepreneurs and corporate executives --- to complement its senior investment team of Christopher W. Kersey, BJ Loessberg and Matthew D. Shofner.
“Havencrest is honored to partner with these leaders, all of whom have long-term relationships with our investment team,” said Christopher W. Kersey, M.D., M.B.A., Havencrest’s Founding Managing Partner. “These healthcare executives have proven themselves to be world-class operators and successful company-builders, and we at Havencrest are excited about working with them to identify and invest in the next generation of market-leading healthcare companies.”
Havencrest’s Operating Partners and Senior Advisors include the following individuals:
Operating Partner Dennis A. Antinori, former Senior Vice President of Guidant Corporation (NYSE: BSX) and advisor for Medtronic Corporation (NYSE: MDT), currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of IPG Corporation.
Operating Partner H.R. Brereton (Gubby) Barlow, former CEO of Premera Blue Cross of Washington and Alaska, currently serves as a member of the boards of directors of IPG Corporation and Sutter Health System.
Operating Partner Robert J. (Bob) Greczyn, CEO Emeritus of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC), currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Tivity Health (NASDAQ: TVTY).
Operating Partner Richard J. (Rick) Hawkins, Founder and former CEO of contract research organization giant Pharmaco (merged with PPD) and Co-Founder of Covance (acquired by Akzo Nobel, (AMS: AKZA), currently serves as the CEO of Lumos Pharma.
Operating Partner Douglas D. (Doug) Hawthorne serves as the Founding CEO Emeritus of Texas Health Resources (THR), and earlier in his career Doug served as the Chairman of the Board of Premier Corporation (NASDAQ: PINC).
Operating Partner Robert A. (Bob) Kline, former CEO of Medivance Corporation (acquired by C.R. Bard Medical, NYSE: BCR), currently serves as the CEO of JustRight Surgical.
Operating Partner Steven W. (Steve) Logan is the former CEO of Satellite Tracking of People (STOP), LLC (acquired by Securus Technologies), and earlier in his career Steve served as the Chairman and CEO of Cornell Companies (NYSE: CRN, later acquired by GEO Group, NYSE: GEO).
Operating Partner Edward D. (Ed) Miller, M.D., Dean and CEO Emeritus of Johns Hopkins Medicine, currently serves as a member of the mutual fund board for PNC Bank Corporation (NYSE: PNC), and earlier in his career Ed served as a member of the board of directors of CareFusion Corporation (NYSE: CFN).
Operating Partner Woodrow A. (Woody) Myers, M.D., M.B.A., former Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Anthem/Wellpoint (NYSE: ANTM), served as the CEO of behavioral health giant Corizon Health and currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Express Scripts (NASDAQ: ESRX).
Operating Partner L. Steve Nelson serves as the Chairman of the Executive Committee of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) and is a member of the board of directors of IPG Corporation.
Operating Partner Richard E. (Dick) Ragsdale isthe Co-Founder and former Chairman of the Board and CEO of Community Health Systems (NYSE: CYH), and Dick currently serves on the board of directors of American Addiction Centers (NYSE: AAC).
Senior Advisor Walter Alessandrini is the former Chairman of the Board and CEO of Ometric Corporation (acquired by Halliburton Corporation, NYSE: HAL), and earlier in his career Walter served as the Chairman of the Board and CEO of Avanex Corporation (NYSE: AVNX).
Senior Advisor Henry T. Harbin, M.D. is the former Chairman of the Board and CEO of Magellan Health Services (NASDAQ: MGLN), and earlier in his career Henry served as the Director of the Mental Health Authority for the State of Maryland.
Senior Advisor Kenneth A. (Ken) Hersh is the Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board of NGP Energy Capital Management, and Ken currently serves as the President and CEO of the George W. Bush Presidential Center and Senior Advisor for The Carlyle Group.
Senior Advisor Richard H. Jones currently serves as the President and CEO of Essence Healthcare, and earlier in his career Richard served as Division President of United Healthcare (NYSE: UNH) and Division President of Coventry Health Care (NYSE: AET).
Senior Advisor Peter J. Pronovost, M.D. currently serves as the Senior Vice President for Patient Safety and Quality at Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Director of the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Pronovost was recently named to Modern Healthcare’s Top 100 Most Influential Physician Executives (#5).
