Where does Dora Hughes work?

Dora Hughes is Venture Partner at Lifeforce Capital.

What check size does Dora Hughes write?

Dora Hughes typically writes checks of $10M – $50M.

Where did Dora Hughes go to school?

Dora Hughes studied at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (Master of Public Health (MPH)); Brigham and Women's Hospital (Internal Medicine residency); Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (Doctor of Medicine (MD)).

Dora Hughes

Investor

Venture Partner at Lifeforce Capital

Washington, District of Columbia

Writes $10M – $50M checks · typically $25M

Find your path to Dora

295 people in our graph share verified history with Dora — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Sallie KimunlockedDora: together at Sidley Austin LLP (2014–2016)

×3Dora: together at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Dora: together at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

×6Dora: together at United States Senate

Experience

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesCMS Chief Medical Officer and Director of Center for Clinical Standards and Qualitycurrent2023 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
CMS Innovation Center at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesChief Medical Officer2021 — 2023Washington DC-Baltimore Area
CMS Innovation Center at Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesSenior Advisor2021Washington DC-Baltimore Area
GWU Milken Institute School of Public Health Department of Health Policy and ManagementAssociate Research Professor2018 — 2021Washington D.C. Metro Area
Sidley Austin LLPSenior Policy Advisor2012 — 2018
US Department of Health & Human ServicesCounselor for Science and Public Health2009 — 2012
United States SenateHealth Policy Advisor to Senator Barack Obama2005 — 2009
U.S. Senate, Committee on Health, Education, Labor & PensionsDeputy Director for Health2003 — 2005
The Commonwealth FundSenior Program Officer2000 — 2002New York, NY

Skills & more

Healthcare Consulting8Federal Government28Affordable Care Act3Health Policy44Regulatory Affairs13Public Health47Preparedness1Grants15Life Science Industry1Personalized Medicine1Biotechnology6Biomedical Sciences1

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Clinical TrialsClinical CareWomen's HealthData PrivacyHealth ITFDANIHPublic SpeakingMinority HealthHHSCDCHRSA

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Colleagues at Lifeforce Capital

John Noonan

Founder and General Partner at Lifeforce Capital

Sander Duncan

General Partner at Lifeforce Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Dora Hughes?: Venture Partner at Lifeforce Capital
Where does Dora Hughes work?: Dora Hughes is Venture Partner at Lifeforce Capital.
What check size does Dora Hughes write?: Dora Hughes typically writes checks of $10M – $50M.
Where did Dora Hughes go to school?: Dora Hughes studied at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (Master of Public Health (MPH)); Brigham and Women's Hospital (Internal Medicine residency); Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (Doctor of Medicine (MD)).

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Also attended Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health65

Yasmin ZarabiChief Operating Officer at Sierra Ventures Bill GearyExecutive Partner at Flare Capital Partners Rochelle WalenskyExecutive Partner at Flare Capital Partners Andrew ElBardissiPartner at Deerfield Management Company Vinod MittaVenture Partner at Floating Point Ruben OsnabruggePartner & Chief Medical Officer at 415 Capital

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Also attended Brigham and Women's Hospital5

Stanford PengVenture Partner at Frazier Life Sciences Bill RodriguezManaging Director at The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation Steven ReisBoard Member at Innovation Works Joshua M. HareExecutive Officer, Director at Longeveron Saptarsi Haldar, M.D.Scientific Founder at Tenaya Therapeutics

Also attended Vanderbilt University School of Medicine9

AndrewAdvisor at Clear Ventures Isaac ZikeManaging Director at RiverVest Venture Partners Steven SoignetGeneral Partner at Arcus Ventures James Wantuck, MDFounder at PlushCare Mona PotterClinical Co-founder, MD at InStride Health Pedro TeixeiraPresident, Treasurer and Director. at Prediction Health

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Also attended Washington University in St. Louis290

Lee FixelFounder of Addition Max WechterSenior Director of AI at Lerer Hippeau Mark LevinRetired Founding Partner at Third Rock Ventures Jess OynickHead of Talent at Union Square Ventures (USV)Andrew ForysiakOwner, AJF and Associates at Riphean Investments David GoadSenior Associate, Strategic Investment at Echo Health Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services14

Robert CoppedgeChief Executive Officer at Echo Health Ventures Vinod MittaVenture Partner at Floating Point Andy SlavittCo-Founder and General Partner, Town Hall Ventures Demetrios L. KouzoukasPartner at Team8 Liz FowlerExecutive Advisor at LRVHealth Tomas PhilipsonManaging Partner at MEDA Ventures

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Also worked at Sidley Austin LLP36

Sallie KimInvestor at 8VC Zi-Yang LimHead of Legal at Jungle Ventures Faie DorinGeneral Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer at Cota Capital Neil PaiGeneral Counsel at Founders Fund Joshua ZeligDirector at Biomark Capital Wayne LooDirector at Mistletoe

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Also worked at US Department of Health & Human Services33

Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Nancy WangInvestor at Felicis Ventures Cristiana OliveiraHead of Legal and Chief Compliance Officer at Longitude Capital Demetrios L. KouzoukasPartner at Team8 Jim HickmanVenture Partner at Suncoast Ventures Ed SimcoxPreviously VP of Solutions at Mayo Clinic at SignalFire

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Also worked at United States Senate144

Matt GersonInvestor at Revolution Michelle FangResident at Lux Capital Matt BolanderBusiness Operations Associate at QED Investors Nick GasbarroChief of Staff at QED Investors Luc Ryan-SchreiberPrincipal at AlleyCorp Dominique LittleGovernment Affairs Lead at Paradigm

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