HC9 Ventures

Richard Lungen is a General Partner at HC9 Ventures, which he co-founded in 2021, and Managing Member of Leverage Health, which he established in 2007 to provide healthcare growth services. He serves on the board of Alacura Medical Transportation Management and brings three decades of healthcare industry experience across roles including Senior Vice President of Business Development at HealthPlan Services, Vice President of Sales at PlanVista Solutions, and positions in payer-facing solutions and PPO management at MedAvant Healthcare Solutions and National Preferred Provider Network.

Bob Clerici is Head of Fund Operations at HC9 Ventures, where he focuses on growth strategy and business operations. With experience across multiple industries including manufacturing, engineering, technology, sales, and entrepreneurship, he has worked on organizational restructuring and strategic development for companies and departments. He approaches leadership through transparency and self-awareness while emphasizing the alignment of business fundamentals across organizations of varying scale.

Hayley Hovious is Head of Network and Community at HC9 Ventures. She previously served as a principal at Echo Health Ventures and as president of the Nashville Health Care Council. She holds an MBA from Vanderbilt University and a bachelor's degree from Smith College.

Michael Kaushansky is Head of Growth and Strategy at HC9 Ventures, a healthcare venture capital firm. In this role, he works with portfolio company founders on product strategy, commercialization planning, and go-to-market development, while facilitating connections between startups and HC9's network of payers, providers, operators, and advisors. His background includes strategic leadership positions in healthcare and financial services.

Russell Cook is a limited partner at HC9 Ventures with a background as a serial entrepreneur. His experience spans operations, business development, user acquisition, monetization strategy, and product design and development.