A distinguished authority on healthcare innovation and digital health investment, Dave is senior managing partner at Caduceus Capital Partners. In this role, he oversees the funds’ investments in early-stage digital health companies, with a goal to improve the way healthcare is accessed, delivered and paid for across the country. With a team of influential healthcare executives as venture partners, Caduceus has raised two funds, invested in 11 companies and achieved two exits since its founding in 2020.
Dave also serves on the board of directors for Caduceus portfolio companies including EvidenceCare and Plankk, providing growth strategy guidance and expertise in the highly complex healthcare market.
Dave has more than 30 years of leadership experience in healthcare administration, technology consulting, investment and entrepreneurship. He began his career at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis and Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago before joining Ernst & Young’s consulting business in the mid-1990s. Dave co-founded Cumberland Consulting Group in Nashville, building the firm from four original partners to a 500-person firm with annual revenues of more than $100 million. At Cumberland, he served as managing partner over the provider division and was responsible for the sales, marketing, planning and general management of the business.
Dave holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Pre-Professional Studies from the University of Notre Dame, and a Master of Health Administration, Hospital, Healthcare and Business Management from the Washington University School of Medicine.