Health Evolution Partners Promotes McFadden

Health Evolution Partners, a manager of health care investment funds, has promoted Christopher McFadden to managing partner. In the expanded role he will remain a member of the firm’s executive committee and will be responsible for the firm’s Spectrum Fund. McFadden joined the firm in 2008 as a managing director. He worked previously as a managing director at Goldman Sachs.

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Health Evolution Partners (HEP), a manager of health care investment funds, announced today that Christopher D. McFadden, CFA has been named as Managing Partner. In his expanded role, Chris will continue to be a member of HEP’s Executive Committee and responsible for the firm’s Spectrum Fund.

“Since joining Health Evolution Partners, Chris has been an important contributor to HEP’s investment strategy and culture,” said David J. Brailer, MD, PhD, Chairman of Health Evolution Partners. “Under his leadership, the Spectrum Fund has matured into an innovative strategy for investing private capital across the health care sector and an important part of the firm’s overall investment framework.”

“Health Evolution Partners is committed to building a durable investment firm that leverages industry knowledge to generate attractive investment returns on behalf of our limited partners,” said Chris McFadden. “I am honored to play a role in the firm’s continued success.”

Mr. McFadden joined Health Evolution Partners in 2008 as a Managing Director. From 2006 to 2008, Chris was a Managing Director at Goldman, Sachs & Co., directing debt and private equity health care investments as part of Goldman Sachs’ Americas Special Situations Group (AmSSG). From 1999 to 2006, Mr. McFadden was a senior equity analyst responsible for Goldman Sachs’ US health care services research coverage. Chris started his career at Xerox Corporation. He is a board member of Foundation Radiology Group and Mauna Kea Technologies. In addition, Mr. McFadden serves as a member of the board of trustees of Montefiore Medical Center in New York City and the Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks. Chris earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Richmond and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

About Health Evolution Partners
Health Evolution Partners invests in rapidly growing companies that are commercial leaders in the health care industry. We invest in all key areas of the health economy: hospitals, managed care, pharmaceutical developers, device makers and consumer products and services. Health Evolution Partners is guided by a team of exceptional health care investors and operators. We connect our companies to a substantial network of health care innovators, policy makers and thought leaders. We bring both financial resources and mindshare to our companies. Health Evolution Partners forms close working partnerships with outstanding management teams who are building important and valuable enterprises. We align our success with our companies as they grow and prosper.