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Operating Partner Cherrill Farnsworth is an influential national expert on health care change and an entrepreneur who has started seven successful companies over the course of her career. Nationally recognized for her achievements, she has received the KPMG Peat Marwick High Tech Entrepreneur of the Year Award and the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the … Read More

Dr. Matthew W. Brubaker

Operating Partner Dr. Matt Brubaker is Chief Executive Officer of FMG Leading, an advisory firm that creates organizational transformation by developing leader, team, and culture performance. He has over 20 years of experience in the field of human capital, with a particular expertise in health care and private equity executive leadership development, conflict resolution, pre-acquisition … Read More

Charles (Chuck) W. Byrge II

Advisory Partner Chuck Byrge is the CEO and President of Harpeth Capital. Mr. Byrge directs Harpeth Capital’s investment banking, venture capital and fund placement business. He has more than 28 years of experience with capital raising and M&A transactions for middle market companies. Prior to joining Harpeth Capital, he was a Senior Managing Director and … Read More

Peter J. Crowley

Advisory Partner Peter Crowley joined WindRose Health Investors in 2011 as an Operating Partner. Additionally, since April 2008, Mr. Crowley has been an operating partner at JH Partners, a private equity firm managing close to $1 billion of institutional funds. Mr. Crowley has been involved with JH for over ten years as a both a … Read More

David R. Gibson

Operating Partner Operating Partner David Gibson has over 35 years of executive management, private equity, professional services and board member experience. Mr. Gibson has been working as an Operating Partner since 2010. His work with WindRose has been in a variety of different areas, ranging from operational and financial improvement, board chair and member, executive … Read More

William S. Goldberg

Operating Partner Mr. William S. Goldberg has been Chief Executive Officer of Interactive Health, Inc. since August 7, 2017 and its President since August 2017. Mr. Goldberg serves as Chief Executive Officer of The Staywell Company, LLC (formerly, StayWell Health Management, Inc.). He served as Chief Executive Officer of MM USA Holdings, Inc. (formerly, MediMedia … Read More

Michael B. Hammond

Advisory Partner Michael Hammond has focused on the healthcare services industry for over 35 years. During this time, Mr. Hammond has advised many leading healthcare companies in the development of turnaround and reorganization strategies. Among his many clients, he has completed engagements recently for Catholic Health Initiatives (CO), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (CA), Children’s Hospital Los … Read More

Prasanna Parthasarathy

Operating Partner Prasanna Parthasarathy is a veteran of the healthcare technology industry with over two decades of experience across the global healthcare technology landscape. Prior to joining WindRose, Mr. Parthasarathy spent 13 years at BD in various operating roles including leading the $1B+ dispensing business globally. Prior to joining BD, Mr. Parthasarathy spent eight years … Read More

Adam Pierce

Mr. Pierce is the Founder and Managing Partner of Tenkara Capital, an investment firm focused on opportunistic credit and structured equity investments across multiple industries. Prior to founding Tenkara Capital in 2020, Mr. Pierce spent nearly 17 years as an investment professional at Oaktree Capital Management, most recently as Managing Director and a member of … Read More

Tommy G. Thompson

Operating Partner Tommy G. Thompson currently is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Thompson Holdings, and former United States Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary and four-term Governor of Wisconsin. Following his term in public office, he built, and continues to build with his work at Thompson Holdings, on his efforts as HHS Secretary … Read More

Juan Vallarino

Mr. Vallarino has more than 30 years of experience in the health care industry. He has held key management roles in various sectors of the industry, physician practice management, institutional providers, and health care insurance companies, as well as his own consulting practice. Mr. Vallarino spent 21 years with HCA and its predecessor companies. Most … Read More

Peter J. Vitulli

Operating Partner Peter Vitulli most recently served as President and Chief Executive Officer of DNA Diagnostics Center (DDC), a former portfolio company of WindRose Health Investors. DDC is the one of the world’s largest DNA testing companies and the largest global relationship-testing firm. Mr. Vitulli has 38 years of experience within the consumer products and … Read More

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