"The healthcare industry needs more people who can think about health from a societal, political, technological, and economic point of view—all at once. It's imperative to look across technologies, organizations, and constituents. HBS prepares you to do just that." Ginger Graham MBA 1986

Alumni and other healthcare professionals play an important role in the Harvard Business School healthcare community. Alumni actively participate in speaker series and provide work opportunities for students through internships, field studies, and full-time employment. In addition, they help strengthen the healthcare community at large through networking events and conferences, as well as by participating in the Healthcare Alumni-Student Mentor program.

Healthcare Student-Alumni Mentor Program

HBS is actively recruiting alumni volunteers to be mentors. The purpose of this program is to provide guidance and advice to students as they navigate the healthcare industry and make important life decisions. Please volunteer today to be part of the Healthcare Alumni-Student Mentor Program. Alumni will find the program to be rewarding, yet only require a minimal time commitment.

Selected HBS Alumni in Healthcare

HBS healthcare alumni have exciting careers in all sectors of the industry: biotechnology and life sciences, insurance and managed care, healthcare delivery, venture capital and consulting. A small sample of alumni and their backgrounds are presented below. Click on the alumni name to learn more.

• James M. Frates, MBA 1996 is the Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Alkermes, a biotech firm focused on widespread, chronic disease using a patient-centric approach.
• Deborah Gordon, MBA 1999 is senior director of marketing at Network Health, a health plan serving over 100,000 low- and moderate-income Massachusetts residents.
• David Green, MBA 1991 is the President of Harvard Bioscience and a member of the Board of Directors of the company since March 1996. Harvard Bioscience is a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of specialized products, primarily scientific instruments and apparatus, used to improve life science research at pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, universities and government laboratories worldwide.
• Anula Jayasuriya, MBA 1993 is the co-founder of the "Evolvence India Life Science Fund", a venture capitalist firm investing in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and related contract service companies based in India.
• Torrance Ramaker, MBA 2000 serves as the Vice President of Corporate Business Development at Baxter International, a global medical products and services company focusing on medical devices, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.
• Kent Thiry, MBA 1983 is Chairman and CEO of DaVita, Inc., the largest independent provider of dialysis services in the United States provider. They are located in 42 states and the District of Columbia, serving approximately 103,000 patients

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Nearly 20% of HBS alumni who sit on boards do so for major healthcare organizations.

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