Nancy Brown

General Partner

Healthcare

"I love my job. Every day, we come together to innovate and create companies in financial services and healthcare that tackle complex problems that don’t have solutions today. We are making the world a better place – that is pretty amazing."

Active Investments

  • Firefly Health
  • Groups Recover Together
  • InterWell Health
  • Maven
  • Noom
  • TurningPoint Healthcare Solutions
  • Unite Us
  • Wayspring

Prior Investments

  • Limeade (ASX: LME)
  • OncoHealth (acquired by Arsenal Capital Partners)
  • OODA Health (acquired by Cedar)

Nancy Brown (HC), a General Partner at Oak HC/FT, joined the firm in 2014 and focuses on growth equity and early-stage venture opportunities in Healthcare.

Nancy currently serves on the Boards of Firefly Health, Groups Recover Together, InterWell Health, Maven and Unite US. Nancy is also actively involved with Noom, TurningPoint Healthcare Solutions and Wayspring. Prior investments include Limeade (ASX: LME), OncoHealth (acquired by Arsenal Capital Partners) and OODA Health (acquired by Cedar.)

Prior to joining Oak HC/FT, Nancy was Vice President of Strategy and Business Development for McKesson Corporation Technology Solutions. Previously, Nancy was Chief Growth Officer at MedVentive, which was acquired by McKesson in 2012. Before joining MedVentive, she served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development as well as Senior Vice President of Clinical Service of athenahealth. Prior to joining athenahealth in 2004, she was a Senior Vice President at McKesson Corporation, focused on marketing and strategic planning. She joined McKesson in 1999 when it acquired a company she co-founded, Abaton.com, a provider of internet-based clinical solutions for the ambulatory market. Earlier, she spent eight years at Harvard Community Health Plan where she held several senior management roles.

Nancy is also a member of the Dean’s Executive Council at the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University and the Future of Healthcare Founder Residency program at the Roux Institute in Portland, Maine.

Nancy received a Bachelor of Science (Zoology) degree at the University of New Hampshire and an MBA from Northeastern University.

LIGHTNING ROUND WITH NANCY

Go-to Karaoke song?

New Rules – Dua Lipa

Outside of work you’ll find me…

With my daughter and friends!

What book have you read again and again?

Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen

Favorite podcast?

The Moth

Favorite board game?

Wits and Wagers