About AHV:
Governance
About AHV

AHV's second fund is governed by an 11-member Board of Managers. This body is comprised of internal and external individuals with representation from healthcare venture capital, healthcare investment banking, merchant banking, entrepreneurship and healthcare consulting.

  • F. Gary Valdez, Chair - President, Focus Strategies
  • Alan Armer, Ph.D. - Vice President, Research and Development, Catholic Health Initiatives
  • Sr. Bernice Coreil, DC - Senior Executive Advisor to the President, Ascension Health
  • Charles Francis - Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer, Catholic Healthcare West
  • Thomas Garthwaite, M.D. - Chief Medical Officer, Catholic Health East
  • Bruce A. Hochstadt, M.D. - Principal, Mercer
  • Susan Matlock - President and CEO, Innovation Depot, Inc.
  • William Mills - Independent Venture Capitalist, Boston, MA
  • Chris Regan - Managing Director, The Chartis Group, LLC
  • Marc Sarni - Managing Director, New Holdings, LLC
  • Anthony Speranzo – Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Ascension Health

AHV’s first fund, which is fully invested, committed and reserved, is governed by an internal Board of Managers. During the active investment period, it had a 10-person multi-disciplinary Board that included many members now serving on the Board for the second fund.

  • Sr. Bernice Coreil, DC - Senior Executive Advisor to the President, Ascension Health
  • John Doyle - General Manager, Transformational Development and Chief Strategy Officer, Ascension Health
  • Anthony Speranzo – Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Ascension Health