Avik Roy
InvestorChief Strategy Officer at Strive Asset Management
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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About
Avik Roy is Chief Strategy Officer and Board Observer at Strive (NASDAQ:ASST), a firm involved in bitcoin-backed digital credit, and Co-Founder and Chairman of the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, a non-partisan think tank. He developed a plan for universal health coverage through private insurance that was introduced in Congress as the Fair Care Act, was an Aspen Institute Health Innovators Fellow from 2022 to 2024, and served as Opinion and Policy Editor at Forbes for a decade. Roy previously worked as a health care investor and portfolio manager at Bain Capital and J.P. Morgan, and studied molecular biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and medicine at the Yale University School of Medicine.
Experience
- StriveChief Strategy Officer & Board Observercurrent2026 — present
- StriveBoard Member2025 — 2026Dallas, TX
- The Foundation for Research on Equal OpportunityCo-Founder & Chairmancurrent2025 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- The Foundation for Research on Equal OpportunityPresident2016 — 2025Austin, TX
- ForbesSenior Contributorcurrent2024 — presentJersey City, New Jersey, United States
- ForbesPolicy Editor2018 — 2024Jersey City, New Jersey
- ForbesOpinion Editor2014 — 2018New York, NY
- ForbesContributor2010 — 2013New York, NY
- Bitcoin Policy InstituteSenior Advisorcurrent2022 — present
- Roy Policy Research Inc.Managing Partnercurrent2012 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- CrowdHealthBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- Texas Bitcoin FoundationBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM)President & CEO2024 — 2025Washington, DC
- National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM)Advisory Board Member2014 — 2024Washington, DC
- The Aspen InstituteAspen Institute Health Innovators Fellow2022 — 2024Aspen, Colorado, United States
- Manhattan Institute for Policy ResearchSenior Fellow2011 — 2016New York, NY
- Marco Rubio for PresidentPolicy Advisor2015 — 2016
- Perry for PresidentSenior Advisor2015Austin, TX
- Romney for PresidentTransition Team, Dept. of Health & Human Services2012Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Romney for PresidentPolicy Advisor, Health Care2012Boston, MA
- Monness, Crespi, Hardt & Co.Healthcare Equities2009 — 2012New York, NY
- Mymensingh PartnersManaging Partner2008 — 2009
- J.P. Morgan Proprietary EquitiesVice President2005 — 2007
- Hamilton Investment ManagementPortfolio Manager2004 — 2005
- Bain CapitalAssociate2001 — 2004
Skills & more
Venture Capital30Equities45Equity Derivatives6Investment Management14Public Policy14Biotechnology5Competitive Analysis2Valuation23Due Diligence8Hedge Funds9Health Policy1Asset Management3
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Colleagues at Strive Asset Management
Arshia Sarkhani
Chief Marketing Officer at Strive Asset Management
Ben Pham
Chief Financial Officer at Strive Asset Management
Ben Werkman
Chief Investment Officer at Strive Asset Management
Jeff Walton
Chief Risk Officer & CEO of True North at Strive Asset Management
Logan Beirne
Chief Legal Officer at Strive Asset Management
Matt Cole
Chairman & CEO at Strive Asset Management
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Avik Roy?
- Avik Roy is Chief Strategy Officer and Board Observer at Strive (NASDAQ:ASST), a firm involved in bitcoin-backed digital credit, and Co-Founder and Chairman of the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, a non-partisan think tank. He developed a plan for universal health coverage through private insurance that was introduced in Congress as the Fair Care Act, was an Aspen Institute Health Innovators Fellow from 2022 to 2024, and served as Opinion and Policy Editor at Forbes for a decade. Roy previously worked as a health care investor and portfolio manager at Bain Capital and J.P. Morgan, and studied molecular biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and medicine at the Yale University School of Medicine.
- Where does Avik Roy work?
- Avik Roy is Chief Strategy Officer at Strive Asset Management.
- Where did Avik Roy go to school?
- Avik Roy studied at Yale School of Medicine; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Detroit Country Day School.
Same school
Also attended Yale School of Medicine59
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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
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Also attended Detroit Country Day School15
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Also attended Keystone School1
Shared employers
Also worked at The Aspen Institute154
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Also worked at Romney for President13
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Also worked at J.P. Morgan Proprietary Equities1,326
Cat WuInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesNaseem MoumeneVice President at Northzone, investing across complex and fragmented industries undergoing fundamental shiftsFranklin BiGeneral Partner at Pantera CapitalMegan LightcapPartner, Creator Fund at Slow Ventures
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Also worked at Bain Capital272
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