Anita Watkins
InvestorManaging Director, Rex Health Ventures at Rex Health Ventures · Independent Director, FS Credit Income Fund at FS Investments · Board director at Synaptrix · Board director at Vergentbio
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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About
Anita Watkins leads Rex Health Ventures, the venture arm of UNC Health, evaluating and supporting early-stage healthcare companies via strategic equity investments. She serves on numerous community and academic boards, chairs the NSF-funded NC ASSIST research center on healthcare wearables, and completed an Eisenhower fellowship focused on supporting female entrepreneurs.
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Digital HealthHealthtech
Board director at Synaptrix
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Experience
- UNC Health VenturesManaging Directorcurrent2012 — presentRaleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
- GI Windows SurgicalBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- Synaptrix | NOVABLOCBoard Directorcurrent2024 — present
- Vergent BioscienceBoard Directorcurrent2022 — present
- Bio54Board Directorcurrent2022 — present
- CensinetBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
- Eisenhower FellowshipsEisenhower Fellowcurrent2019 — present
- Rediscovery Life SciencesBoard Member2020 — 2024
- PryonBoard Observer2021 — 2023
- BioStable Science & EngineeringBoard Observer2020 — 2023
- University of North CarolinaVice President of Government Relations2009 — 2012Chapel Hill
- North Carolina League of MunicipalitiesLegislative Counsel2002 — 2008
- North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural ResourcesSenior Policy Analyst1999 — 2002
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Venture Capital4Corporate Venture Capital4Startups3Strategy2
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- Who is Anita Watkins?
- Anita Watkins leads Rex Health Ventures, the venture arm of UNC Health, evaluating and supporting early-stage healthcare companies via strategic equity investments. She serves on numerous community and academic boards, chairs the NSF-funded NC ASSIST research center on healthcare wearables, and completed an Eisenhower fellowship focused on supporting female entrepreneurs.
- Where does Anita Watkins work?
- Anita Watkins is Managing Director, Rex Health Ventures at Rex Health Ventures and Board director at Synaptrix and Board director at Vergentbio.
- What does Anita Watkins invest in?
- Anita Watkins invests in Digital Health, Healthtech.
- Where did Anita Watkins go to school?
- Anita Watkins studied at University of North Carolina School of Law (Juris Doctor (J.D.)); The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Master's Degree, City/Urban); North Carolina State University (Bachelor's Degree, Political Science/ Spanish Language and Literature).
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