DigitalDx Ventures

Co-founder and General Partner of Colabora Ventures. He partnered with Alfredo Atanacio in 2009 to found UassistME, began angel investing in 2015, and co-founded real estate ventures and the Colabora Foundation before launching Colabora Ventures in 2021.

A private equity executive and venture capitalist who founded EXXclaim Capital, an early-stage fund focused on women's health, and co-founded the Evolvence India Life Science Fund. She previously was a partner at Skyline Ventures and TVM, and held roles at Genomics Collaborative and Roche.

Partner at DigitalDx Ventures with over 20 years in healthcare and financial services. Her investment career spans Loomis Sayles, Victoria 1522 Investments, Lido Advisors, Lyell Wealth Management, and Boston Private (acquired by SVB Private), and she previously worked as a lab scientist at the Whitehead Institute and biopharmaceutical companies including Praecis and Dyax. She holds a B.S. in Biology and an MBA from MIT.

Executive Director appointed in November 2012, responsible for supervising investment management and reviewing client portfolios and business performance. Previously Assistant Vice President at HSBC Broking Services (Asia) from 2005 to 2012 and an SFC licensed Responsible Officer.

Alicia Pittman is the Global People Team chair at Boston Consulting Group and contributes to the firm's Consumer, Operations, and Organization practices, with a focus on talent attraction, retention, and development. She previously served as North America Consulting People Team chair and led Women@BCG for North America, helping shape the firm's people strategy and programs. Before BCG, she worked as an intelligence analyst for the CIA covering West Africa, and she holds a BA from Princeton University and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

Anthony Oundjian combines senior consulting leadership—having founded and heading BCG Manila—with an advisory role and ecosystem-building, co-authoring research on Filipino consumer behavior to guide early-stage startups targeting emerging middle class.

Aparna Bharadwaj is a Managing Director and Senior Partner at Boston Consulting Group, where she leads the Global Advantage practice and is part of the leadership team of BCG's Center for Geopolitics. She previously ran the firm's Center for Customer Insight across 50 markets and works on global trade, economic statecraft, and helping companies and policymakers navigate geopolitical change, with a focus on ASEAN, Asia, and Global South markets. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Engineering from Delhi University, and earlier held leadership roles at Coca-Cola.

Principal at BCG.

David Martin leads Boston Consulting Group's global People & Organization practice, advising clients on organizational design, talent management, culture, change management, and HR technology. As part of BCG's GenAI leadership team, he has helped expand the firm's generative AI offerings across more than 400 clients, with industry experience spanning technology, media, and telecommunications. He previously worked as a software engineer at Credit Suisse and as a product manager and software engineer at a financial services startup, and holds an MBA and a BA from Duke University.

Dylan Bolden is a Managing Director and Senior Partner at Boston Consulting Group, serving on the Executive Committee and as Chair of Applied AI, Partnerships, and Functional Practices, where he leads the firm's AI transformation efforts. With over two decades of experience, he advises clients on enterprise AI transformations and corporate strategy topics including M&A, post-merger integration, branding, pricing, and loyalty, and has deep experience in the restaurant and hospitality sector. He co-created BCG's Demand Centric Growth approach, previously led DigitalBCG in North America and the Dallas office, and holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a chemical engineering degree from Florida State University.

Fanny Potier is a board member of the INSEAD Alumni Association France with a background in People & Leadership Strategy consulting at BCG. She provides executive coaching focused on organizational transformation and works as a sculptor. Potier has advised companies on strategic change initiatives with emphasis on human-centered approaches.

Jim Larson joined Boston Consulting Group in 2004 and is a core member of its Health Care and Social Impact practices. He has worked across BCG's Washington DC, Mumbai, and Seattle offices, focusing on health care and global public health, and leads the firm's partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Before BCG, he worked on economic and health policy at Harvard University, where he earned an AB in economics.

Joerg Hildebrandt leads the global Public Sector practice at Boston Consulting Group, where he advises senior leaders and board members of government entities on strategic transformations. He works on large-scale transformations, strategy, climate and environment, operating models, digitization, marketing, organizational design, governance, and change management, and has also supported nonprofits and NGOs. He holds a degree in business administration and engineering from the University of Stuttgart.

Managing Director and Senior Partner at Boston Consulting Group, where he leads the healthcare payers and services team across North and South America and is part of the strategy practice. He has extensive healthcare consulting experience with expertise in payment models, behavioral economics, and value-based healthcare, and has taught at Northwestern's Kellogg School.

Julia Dhar is a Managing Director and Partner at Boston Consulting Group, where she co-founded the firm's Behavioral Science Lab and leads the People & Organization Practice for North America. She has advised government agencies and private sector clients across industries including airlines, energy, and telecommunications on behavior change initiatives, and is the co-author of "How Change Really Works" and "The Decision-Maker's Playbook." Her TED talks on disagreement and conversation have accumulated over 10 million views.

Justin Dean leads within Boston Consulting Group's Energy practice, with three decades of experience in the power and utility sector, and oversees BCG North America's Mid-Atlantic System (Washington DC, Philadelphia, New Jersey, and Pittsburgh offices). He sits on BCG's Global Executive Committee and works across the utility value chain, including electric and gas utility strategy/M&A, field operations, distributed energy resources, large-scale renewables, and energy access. Before BCG he led distribution engineering at NV Energy and began his career at ABB/ALSTOM Power; he holds an MBA from Kellogg, a Masters of Engineering Management from Northwestern, and a BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Virginia.

Kanchan Samtani founded and leads Boston Consulting Group's Principal Investors & Private Equity practice in India and its Corporate Finance & Strategy practice across Asia Pacific, and sits on BCG's global Executive Committee. She joined the firm in 2001 and works with private equity funds, investors, and global organizations on M&A, transactions, post-merger support, corporate finance, and portfolio value creation. She holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.

Sylvain Duranton leads BCG X, the firm's tech build and design unit, working with large organizations on strategic and digital initiatives. He has overseen the implementation of AI and analytics solutions for companies internationally. Trained as a mathematician, he holds an MBA from INSEAD and a BSc from École Polytechnique and MINES Paris Tech.

Teresa Espírito Santo is a core member of the Energy, Financial Institutions, and People & Organization practices at The Boston Consulting Group, which she joined in 2004. Her client work has centered on the energy sector, along with People & Organization topics across several industries. She holds an MBA from Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

Torben Danger leads Boston Consulting Group's global Health Care practice, which spans biopharma, medical technologies, payers, providers, health systems, and global health. He joined BCG in 2005 and has focused his client work on strategy, sales and marketing, integration, transformation, and operations in the medical technology and biopharma sectors. He holds a PhD and an MA in law from the University of Freiburg.

Val Elbert is the global leader of Boston Consulting Group's Technology, Media & Telecommunications practice, where he oversees the firm's advisory and go-to-market relationship with Google as well as work with a major North American telecommunications company on post-merger integration and operating model redesign. Before BCG, he was a Director in the Product Design and Development Group at Verizon Communications, where he led product launches and holds two patents. He earned an MBA from Columbia University and both a Masters of Engineering and a BS in Computer Science from Cornell University.

Benjamin Entraygues leads Boston Consulting Group's Principal Investors and Private Equity practice globally, having joined the firm in 2017. He has been a consultant since 2000, with experience advising private equity funds and corporations on mid-cap and large-cap assets across the investment value chain, and expertise in industrial goods, health care, and retail. He previously worked at Roland Berger GmbH as a Senior Partner in the Paris Global Investor Support Group.

Giulia Rinaldi is a Principal at Boston Consulting Group with nearly a decade of experience advising global corporations and investors across North America, South America, and Australia. Her work spans strategy and business transformation, including market evaluation, growth strategy development, M&A support, company-wide transformation programs, and operating model design. She focuses on helping organizations identify critical challenges and opportunities across strategy, operations, commercial analysis, and performance management.

David Kirk is a computer graphics and parallel computing pioneer with mechanical engineering degrees from MIT and a computer science PhD from Caltech. He held senior roles at NVIDIA including Chief Scientist and VP of Architecture, holds nearly 100 patents, was elected to the National Academy of Engineering, and authored a widely used parallel programming textbook while teaching as an adjunct professor at UIUC.

Physician and Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Stanford, and founder/CEO of concierge medicine practice The Village Doctor. He is a Venture Partner at DigitalDx Ventures and has held numerous medical leadership roles.

A cell and gene therapy, immunology, transplantation and healthcare expert with over 30 years of experience across healthcare, academia and biotechnology. She served as President and CEO of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), earlier as a Stanford transplant surgeon and Associate Professor directing the Pediatric Organ Transplantation Program.

Medical technology investor with over 25 years of experience building healthcare companies. She was CEO and board member of Cala Health, led medtech investments for Johnson & Johnson Innovation (JJDC) for eight years, and previously worked as a healthcare investment banker at Goldman Sachs and Jefferies. She serves on the boards of RefleXion Medical and Neuropace, and holds degrees from Georgetown University and Columbia Business School.

A healthcare and MedTech executive with 25 years of global experience at companies including Google and Johnson & Johnson, where she served as Chief Strategy Officer for MedTech at Google Cloud and as a VP at J&J. She sits on the board of Pulmonx and is a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute; this page appears in the DigitalDx EIR section.

Healthcare and digital health professional with 8+ years in business development and sales across healthcare organizations. Currently Head of Partnerships at Lapsi Health, advisor to Remedy Well, co-founder of OXYGEN Healthcare (acquired by Perthera.AI in 2022) and the MedTech Club community.

Anita Samarth is a health technology interoperability and digital health policy expert with over 25 years of experience across 200+ healthcare organizations. She is CEO and founder of Clinovations Government + Health and co-founded Clinovations LLC (acquired by the Advisory Board Company/Optum), and previously held roles at eHealth Initiative, GE Healthcare IT, First Consulting Group, and Accenture.

Listed as an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR).

Digital health and life science investor currently VP of Strategic Partnerships at Caris Life Sciences, previously an Executive Director at Boehringer Ingelheim's Venture Fund over 14 years, and a lecturer at Stanford University School of Medicine. She holds a PhD in Pharmacogenomics and Bioinformatics from UCSF, a BS from Pomona College, and an MSc Eng from Stanford.

Listed as an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR).

Drew Watson works in biostatistics, machine learning, and personalized medicine. He founded Nephrosant, a molecular diagnostics company focused on kidney health, and advises companies in personalized medicine, diagnostics, and pharmaceutical development. His earlier oncology work included contributing to the development of Oncotype DX for breast cancer and diagnostic tests for several other cancers. Before entering diagnostics, he advised international companies on quality management under Dr. W. Edwards Deming. He holds a BS in Statistics from California State University East Bay, an MS in Statistical Computing from Stanford University, a PhD in Biostatistics from UCLA, and an MBA from Golden Gate University.

Erin Niehaus joined DigitalDx Ventures after serving as a Vice President at J.P. Morgan Private Bank, where she advised VC and PE funds on financial planning, banking, liquidity, and investment management. She previously worked at Bordeaux Wealth Advisors and has over two decades of growth-investing experience in technology and healthcare, starting as an equity research analyst at Jennison Associates and later a portfolio manager at Bowman Capital.

Listed as an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR).

Jasmine Kim is a marketing and general management executive with experience building and scaling businesses in digital media, commerce, and healthcare. She has held senior operating roles at Sutter Health, Johnson & Johnson (BabyCenter), Hayneedle/Walmart, ShopWell/IDEO, Expedia, Yahoo!, and P&G.

Listed as an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR).

Listed as an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR).

Michael Doherty is a pharmaceutical and diagnostics executive focused on precision medicine, with deep expertise in regulatory affairs and product development. He formerly served as Global Head of Pharma Regulatory Affairs at Roche/Genentech and helped secure approval of Foundation Medicine's F1CDx NGS panel; he now holds board and advisory roles at several life sciences companies.

Molly Martell has nearly 30 years of experience across prevention, treatment, and diagnostics products, most recently serving as Global Director for Diagnostics Value and Access at Amgen. She has expertise in sequencing technologies, blood-borne pathogens, and outbreak management, and has led companion diagnostics partnerships that expanded access to oncology and virology products in more than 40 countries. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Pitzer College and a Master of Science from the London School of Economics and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Richard Frank has three decades of international experience in regulatory labeling, coverage and payment, and clinical adoption of therapeutic and diagnostic drugs and devices, including AI. His work focuses on healthcare AI, including regulations, standards, coding, and coverage policy, as well as designing clinical trials programs and developing industry policy positions and public-private partnerships in healthcare delivery.

Listed as an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR).

A physician, entrepreneur, and investor with 20+ years in healthcare, most recently Director at LabCorp's Corporate Venture Fund and Venture Partner at MedStartr and CancerFund. He co-founded MedVenture Catalyst and previously worked in venture development at UnitedHealth Group, corporate development at Freedom Meditech, and as a critical-care physician at Apollo Group in India.

Principal at DigitalDx Ventures who leads due diligence, works with portfolio companies, and drives fundraising. She previously spent over a decade at Mizuho Financial Group as VP of Business Development structuring financing solutions, and serves on the Education committee of 100 Women in Finance. She holds an MBA from San Jose State University.

Global business leader with over three decades of P&L, strategy and innovation experience at Johnson & Johnson, including serving as Worldwide President of Vision Care overseeing a $3.6B business, where he drove digital transformation and embedded a data-science culture. Holds a pharmaceutical sciences degree from Pune University and an MBA from IIM Calcutta.

Associate at DigitalDx Ventures who conducts due diligence, market research, and data analysis to evaluate investment opportunities, supports fundraising and LP outreach, and helps lead the fund's fellowship program. She also works as an Emerging Technology Researcher at Corewell Health and holds a BA in Entrepreneurship and Marketing from Grand Valley State University, with executive education from Columbia and UC Berkeley.

Biochemist and protein engineer specializing in the development and commercialization of point-of-care diagnostics, currently Head of Bio-logics at Cue Health. Over 20 years of biotech industry experience with prior roles at Pfizer, CalAsia Pharmaceuticals, and Alere Health, having developed antibodies, enzymes, and diagnostic reagents generating over $1B in revenue.

Vivian Lu is DigitalDx's Marketing Fellow, managing the firm's web presence and marketing materials, and serves as a venture capital intern. She studies Finance and Real Estate at The Wharton School and holds a certificate from Penn Carey Law School; she is also a nationally ranked Division 1 fencer and women's team captain.

Aliza Knox is a technology and financial services executive with experience at Google, Twitter, and Cloudflare, spanning commercial, marketing, and management roles across Asia, Latin America, and Europe. She serves as a member of the NSW Ministerial Advisory Council on Ageing and has held non-executive director positions on private and public company boards in Australia, Germany, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. Knox has worked across SaaS, digital transformation, cybersecurity, financial services, and ad tech sectors, and is the author of "Don't Quit Your Day Job: 6 Mindshifts to Rise and Thrive at Work."

Solo GP investing in AI startups and former COO of Gainsight, where she helped scale the company from $1M to $85M ARR ahead of its $1B+ exit to Vista in 2020. She authored a book on Customer Success, hosts a podcast, and serves as a board director at dbt Labs and Commvault.

Executive in Residence described as a two-time founder.

Associate who previously co-founded and led Heebe, Inc., an education startup, and interned at Trend Micro analyzing cloud startups for M&A. Baylor University business graduate.

Provides 1:1 leadership coaching to founders as part of the firm's Visible Leadership pillar.

Carsten Schaetzberger is a Managing Director and Senior Partner at Boston Consulting Group and global leader of its Industrial Goods practice. He joined BCG in 2003, working in the Cologne and Detroit offices before Stuttgart, and advises automotive, aerospace, and industrial clients on transformation, cost optimization, and digital transformation. Before BCG he was a researcher at the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering and worked at TÜV Rheinland Japan and BAE Systems in the UK.

Board member at Infosys and Vimo, BCG executive advisor, and former COO of Platform at Salesforce, Comfy, and Funding Circle.

Christoph Schweizer is CEO of Boston Consulting Group and serves on the firm's Executive and Operating Committees, having previously chaired BCG's Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East region. He joined BCG in 1997 and has advised clients in health care, private equity, and other industries on transformation programs, including AI/GenAI initiatives, growth strategies, M&A, and post-merger integrations. He holds an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin and a BA from WHU Koblenz.

Deborah Lovich is a Senior Partner at Boston Consulting Group with over 30 years of experience advising CEOs and boards on enterprise transformation, operating model redesign, and AI-enabled ways of working. Her work focuses on helping organizations improve labor productivity, service quality, and leadership effectiveness through behavioral science and operating model changes, with particular experience in retail, consumer, healthcare, financial services, and industrial sectors. Lovich is a Future of Work fellow, speaker, and contributor to Harvard Business Review and Forbes.

Doug has nearly three decades of media experience as an operator, strategist, and analyst. He is a senior advisor at BCG, writes The Mediator newsletter, and was previously CFO of Pugilist Capital with senior roles at WarnerMedia and Time Warner.

Hubertus Meinecke leads Boston Consulting Group's Global Climate & Sustainability Practice and has been part of the firm's leadership team since 2009. Since joining BCG in 1996, he has held roles including head of the Industrial Goods practice (from 2013) and leader of the firm's business in Western Europe, South America, and Africa (from 2017), and has worked in BCG's Boston, London, and Johannesburg offices. He holds a PhD from St. Gallen University and an MS from the Technical University of Darmstadt.

Brings over 30 years in senior Technical Director roles with national housebuilders, leading development delivery, technical and planning across the business and overseeing regional operations.

Jean-Manuel Izaret leads Boston Consulting Group's global Marketing, Sales & Pricing practice and is a member of its Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Financial Institutions, and Industrial Goods practices. He is a BCG Henderson Institute Fellow focused on pricing model transformation and coauthored the book Game Changer: How Strategic Pricing Shapes Businesses, Markets, and Society. He holds a PhD in marketing and an MS in engineering from École Centrale Paris and an MS in economics from Sciences Po, and previously worked at Royal Dutch Shell.

Has over 13 years across corporate development, strategy, and economic consulting, including five and a half years at BCG in Johannesburg and M&A roles at Dimension Data. A CFA charterholder with an Oxford MBA and master's degrees in law/economics and economics.

Mark Abraham is the global leader of Boston Consulting Group's Marketing, Sales & Pricing practice. He founded BCG's personalization business, growing it into a team of marketers, data scientists, engineers, and marketing technology specialists, and has worked across Europe, North America, and Asia. He coauthored the book "Personalized: Customer Strategy in the Age of AI" and holds an MBA from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business and a BA in business studies from Oxford Brookes University.

Matthias Tauber leads Boston Consulting Group's operations across Europe, the Middle East, South America, and Africa, and serves on BCG's management team in Europe. His client work centers on large-scale change programs in the building materials, metals and mining, and chemicals industries, including digital transformations, cost optimizations, M&A, and postmerger integrations. He holds an MBA from INSEAD and an MSc in engineering from Vienna University of Technology.

Senior Business Advisor on Energy & Digital Transition at BCG, with 25 years at SAP leading the utilities industry business unit. Focus area: energy.

Olivier Bouffault is the global leader of Boston Consulting Group's Operations practice. Until December 2025, he led BCG X for the EMESA region and headed AI and analytics globally within the Operations practice. He focuses on AI- and analytics-driven transformations in supply chain, manufacturing, and travel, and co-leads the KLM-BCG partnership for digital operations in airlines. He holds a master of science in finance from HEC Paris.

Patrick Dupoux is a Managing Director and Senior Partner at Boston Consulting Group who opened the firm's Casablanca office in 2010 after working in BCG's Paris office from 2001 on energy, industrial goods, corporate finance, and public sector assignments. He formerly headed BCG's Africa system and now leads the firm's Public Sector and Social Impact practices in Africa, focusing on economic development for African governments and development institutions. Before BCG, he worked with Suez Water in Argentina, in project finance at BNP Paribas, and with the World Bank; he holds an MBA from INSEAD and an engineering MSc from École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées.

Co-leader of B Capital.

Riddhi Vora is a consultant at Boston Consulting Group with an MBA from Columbia Business School. She previously worked as an investment professional at Avaana Capital, an early-stage climate-focused venture fund investing in sustainability and climate technology across energy, mobility, supply chains, and agriculture, and spent time in financial due diligence at Ernst and Young advising private equity firms on BFSI sector transactions. She is a Chartered Accountant with audit experience at PwC and has volunteered with educational and social impact organizations.

Romain de Laubier is the Asia-Pacific regional chair and insurance node for BCG X, and leads BCG's worldwide digital strategy and AI work. He joined BCG in 2006 and has advised clients across consumer goods, technology, telecommunications, insurance, banking, and industrial goods, focusing on data analytics, digital transformation, cost reduction, and turnaround. Before BCG, he worked as a financial analyst at Calyon in New York, and holds an economics degree from HEC and a DEA in economics and finance from Université Paris Dauphine.

Rony Abovitz is the founder and CEO of SynthBee, Inc. He previously founded Sun and Thunder, Magic Leap, and MAKO Surgical, the latter of which was acquired by Stryker for $1.65 billion, and he serves as a senior advisor at Boston Consulting Group. His areas of work include surgical robotics, computer-assisted surgery, 3D visualization, animation, and technology startups.

A former BCG Managing Director and Partner of 15+ years and former Chairman of Sri Lanka's Board of Investment, with expertise in strategy, M&A, and infrastructure investment. Fulbright Scholar.

Operating Partner with over 25 years in consumer, retail, and e-commerce. She began her career at BCG and held senior operating roles at TOMS, American Apparel, and ModCloth, later serving as CEO of The Collected Group and now CEO and Chair of Coyuchi. She holds an MBA from UCLA Anderson.

Former Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Air Force (2019-2023) who championed adoption of space systems, drones, and AI. He advises on defense technology and international partnerships.

Tawfik Hammoud is Chief Client Officer and Industry Practices Chair at Boston Consulting Group, where he sits on the firm's Global Executive Committee and Operating Committee. He previously served as global head of BCG's Principal Investors & Private Equity practice, which he helped launch in 2015, and has worked with clients across Europe, North America, and Asia since joining the firm in 2005. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from École Supérieure de Commerce de Paris, and previously worked in consulting, investment banking, and technology.

Advisory board member; formerly EVP and Chief Strategy Officer at Verifone and Head of Payment Strategy at JP Morgan Chase.

Vladimir Lukić leads Boston Consulting Group's Tech and Digital Advantage practice, including BCG Platinion, and co-leads the firm's global AI at scale offering in collaboration with BCG X. He advises organizations on large-scale digital transformations involving data, analytics, and AI adoption. Before BCG, he worked on business development and IT implementation at Gisdata in Zagreb, Croatia, and he holds an MBA from MIT Sloan and a BS in management information technology from Canisius College.

Walter Delph is a Venture Partner at Archer Venture Capital with over 25 years of experience across digital business, including augmented reality, social media, ecommerce, advertising, video, and financial technology. He previously served as Chief Business Officer at Magic Leap and co-founded BCG Digital Ventures, where he co-led its North American business and launched or invested in over 50 products and businesses. His earlier roles include CEO of Adly and executive positions at Twentieth Century Fox, Verizon, Time Warner, Bertelsmann, and Goldman Sachs. He holds a BA from Middlebury College and an MBA from Harvard University.

Yasushi Sasaki leads Boston Consulting Group in the Asia Pacific region, overseeing its business across Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia, with more than two decades of leadership experience in the region. He advises CEOs and management teams on AI-enabled transformation and business model reinvention, and previously served as BCG's Northeast Asia System Leader (2019-2024) and led the firm's Asia Pacific Financial Institutions practice. Before BCG, he worked in Tokyo and London for the Industrial Bank of Japan (now Mizuho Financial Group) on M&A advisory and leveraged finance. He holds an MBA from INSEAD, an MS from the London School of Economics, and a BA in economics from Keio University.