Chris Grant
InvestorCo-Founder & Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, The Permanente Federation LLC at Kaiser Permanente Ventures · Board director at Xanitos · Board director at Irhythmtech
Pleasanton, California, United States
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Chris Grant is Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President at Kaiser Permanente, The Permanente Federation, where he serves on the National Executive Committee and oversees functions including clinical quality, strategy, finance, and corporate development. He previously served as SVP of Corporate Development, Strategy and Investments and co-founded Kaiser Permanente's venture capital program in 1998, which he continues to oversee and which has directed over $770 million across more than 90 investments in medical technology companies. Grant holds a bachelor's degree in business from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and has completed executive programs at Harvard Business School, the Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC Chapel Hill, and the Venture Capital Institute.
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Experience
- Kaiser PermanenteChief Operating Officer and Executive Vice Presidentcurrent1994 — present
- Rockwell InternationalFinancial Managment and Strategic Planning1987 — 1994
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- Who is Chris Grant?
- Chris Grant is Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President at Kaiser Permanente, The Permanente Federation, where he serves on the National Executive Committee and oversees functions including clinical quality, strategy, finance, and corporate development. He previously served as SVP of Corporate Development, Strategy and Investments and co-founded Kaiser Permanente's venture capital program in 1998, which he continues to oversee and which has directed over $770 million across more than 90 investments in medical technology companies. Grant holds a bachelor's degree in business from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and has completed executive programs at Harvard Business School, the Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC Chapel Hill, and the Venture Capital Institute.
- Where does Chris Grant work?
- Chris Grant is Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, The Permanente Federation LLC at Kaiser Permanente Ventures and Board director at Xanitos and Board director at Irhythmtech.
- Where did Chris Grant go to school?
- Chris Grant studied at Harvard Business School (Business and Executive Leadership); UC Santa Barbara (Bachelor's Degree, Business Administration and Economics); UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School (Business and Executive Leadership).
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Also worked at Kaiser Permanente48
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Also worked at Rockwell International24
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