Where does Bill Frist work?

Bill Frist is Special Partner at Cressey & Company and Board director at Thrive Health Tech and Board director at BehaVR Holdings and Board director at Monogram Health.

Where did Bill Frist go to school?

Bill Frist studied at Harvard Medical School - Massachusetts General Hospital (Boarded in General Surgery; Boarded in Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Resident in General and Cardiothoracic Surgery); Stanford University School of Medicine (Chief Resident in Heart and Lung Transplantation, Transplantation Fellowship); Harvard Medical School (M.D.).

Bill Frist

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Special Partner at Cressey & Company · Board director at Thrive Health Tech · Board director at BehaVR Holdings · Board director at Monogram Health

Franklin, Tennessee, United States

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About

Bill Frist, M.D. is a former heart transplant surgeon and businessman who represented Tennessee in the US Senate for 12 years, serving as Majority Leader from 2003. He founded and directed the Vanderbilt Multi-Organ Transplant Center, and during his Senate tenure contributed to the passage of PEPFAR and the creation of Medicare Advantage. He chairs the Global Board of Directors at The Nature Conservancy, is a Special Partner at Cressey & Co and founding partner of Frist-Cressey Ventures, and leads several nonprofits including Hope Through Healing Hands, SCORE, and NashvilleHealth.

Board director at Thrive Health Tech

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Thrive Health Tech's investors · 4

City LightNew York · $1M – $6M checks · since 2025 CVS Health VenturesWoonsocket · since 2025 Frist Cressey VenturesNashville · $500K – $20M checks · since 2025 Samsung NextSan Jose · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025

Board director at BehaVR Holdings

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BehaVR Holdings's investors · 1

Frist Cressey VenturesNashville · $500K – $20M checks · since 2022

Co-founders at BehaVR Holdings

Aaron GaniChief Executive Officer of BehaVR Holdings, Inc.

Board director at Monogram Health

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Monogram Health's investors · 4

CVS Health VenturesWoonsocket Frist Cressey VenturesNashville · $500K – $20M checks · since 2019 Norwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checks · since 2019 TPGSan Francisco

Co-founders at Monogram Health

Michael UchrinCo-Founder & CEO

Experience

The Nature ConservancyChair, Global Board Of Directorscurrent2015 — present
Frist Cressey VenturesFoundercurrent2016 — presentNashville, Tennessee, United States
Frist Cressey VenturesCo-Founder and Partnercurrent2016 — presentNashville, TN
Cressey & CompanySpecial Partnercurrent2008 — present
Cressey & CompanyPartner and Chairman of the Executive Councilcurrent2008 — presentNashville, TN
Cressey & CompanySpecial Partnercurrent2008 — present
NashvilleHealthChairman and Foundercurrent2015 — presentNashville, TN
Vanderbilt University School of MedicineAdjunct Professor of Cardiac Surgerycurrent2010 — presentNashville, Tennessee, United States
Tennessee SCOREChairman and Foundercurrent2009 — presentGreater Nashville Area
Hope Through Healing HandsChairman and Foundercurrent2004 — presentGreater Nashville Area, TN
Select MedicalPast Board Member2012 — 2026Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Teladoc HealthBoard Member2014 — 2022
Teladoc HealthDirector2013 — 2022
Robert Wood Johnson FoundationMember of the Board of Trustees2013 — 2022
Accolade, Inc.Former Board Member2010 — 2020
AECOMFormer Board Member2014 — 2020Los Angeles, CA
Aspire Health, Inc.Co-Founder2013 — 2018Nashville, TN
Vanderbilt UniversityUniversity Distinguished Professor2009 — 2010Greater Nashville Area
Princeton UniversityFrederick H. Schultz Visiting Professor2007 — 2008Princeton, NJ
United States SenateMajority Leader of the US Senate2003 — 2007Washington D.C. Metro Area
United States SenateU.S. Senator (R-TN)1995 — 2007Washington D.C. Metro Area
Third National Bank (SunTrust)Board Member1990 — 1994Nashville, TN
Nashville Veterans Administration HospitalStaff Surgeon, Cardiothoracic Surgery1986 — 1993Greater Nashville Area, TN
Vanderbilt Multi-Organ Transplant CenterFounder, Surgical Director, Heart & Lung Transplant Surgeon1985 — 1993Greater Nashville Area, TN
Massachusetts General HospitalChief Resident, Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, MGH1983 — 1984Boston
Massachusetts General HospitalResident In General Surgery1978 — 1983

Skills & more

Leadership99Strategic Planning99Public Speaking96Management99Strategy52Nonprofits99Policy99Training71Healthcare99Government99International Relations92Process Improvement33

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Languages English

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Colleagues at Cressey & Company

Andy Hurd

Partner at Cressey & Company

Bary Bailey

Operating Partner at Cressey & Company

Bill Frist, M.D.

Co-Founder and Partner at Frist Cressey Ventures

Brennan Murray

Partner, Talent at Cressey & Company

Bryan Cressey

Co-Founder and Senior Advisor at Frist Cressey Ventures

Chris Larson

Chief Financial Officer at Highspot

Dan Vollman

Principal at Cressey & Company

David Rogero

Managing Partner at Cressey & Company

Frequently asked questions

Who is Bill Frist?: Bill Frist, M.D. is a former heart transplant surgeon and businessman who represented Tennessee in the US Senate for 12 years, serving as Majority Leader from 2003. He founded and directed the Vanderbilt Multi-Organ Transplant Center, and during his Senate tenure contributed to the passage of PEPFAR and the creation of Medicare Advantage. He chairs the Global Board of Directors at The Nature Conservancy, is a Special Partner at Cressey & Co and founding partner of Frist-Cressey Ventures, and leads several nonprofits including Hope Through Healing Hands, SCORE, and NashvilleHealth.
Where does Bill Frist work?: Bill Frist is Special Partner at Cressey & Company and Board director at Thrive Health Tech and Board director at BehaVR Holdings and Board director at Monogram Health.
Where did Bill Frist go to school?: Bill Frist studied at Harvard Medical School - Massachusetts General Hospital (Boarded in General Surgery; Boarded in Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Resident in General and Cardiothoracic Surgery); Stanford University School of Medicine (Chief Resident in Heart and Lung Transplantation, Transplantation Fellowship); Harvard Medical School (M.D.).