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Frank Williams

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Venture Partner at Define Ventures · Founder at Evolent Health · Executive at Advisory

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedEvolent Health

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×5Frank: together at UCSF Health

About

Frank Williams is a venture partner at Define Ventures and serves as a formal advisor or board member to several health technology and services companies including Blackbird, Foodsmart, Helix, Nayya, Qualified Health, and Wellth. He previously co-founded Evolent Health, which completed an IPO and grew to over $1 billion in annual revenue while serving more than 15 million patients, and served as chairman and CEO of The Advisory Board Company, a healthcare research and software firm that reached $450 million in annual revenues during his tenure. Williams holds a BA from UC Berkeley and an MBA from Harvard Business School, and has held leadership roles at MedAmerica OnCall, Vivra Orthopedics, and Bain & Company.

Founder at Evolent Health

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Evolent Health's investors · 2

Silver Lake PartnersMenlo ParkTPGSan Francisco

Co-founders at Evolent Health

SBSETH BLACKLEY
SETH BLACKLEYExecutive Officer, Director
SBSeth Blackley
Seth BlackleyExecutive Officer

Executive at Advisory

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Advisory's investors · 2

HLM Venture PartnersBoston · $3M – $5M checks · since 2015Storm VenturesPalo Alto · since 2015

Experience

  1. Define VenturesSenior Advisor / Venture Partnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Big Bend, LLC (Blackbird, Foodsmart, Helix, Private Health, Qualified Health, Verantos, Wellth)CEO Advisor / Investor / Company Buildercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  3. UCSF HealthExecutive Committee, Board Membercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. Evolent HealthDirector, Board of Directors2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Evolent HealthChairman2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Evolent HealthChairman and CEO2011 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  7. The Advisory Board CompanyExecutive Chairman / Chairman2008 — 2013
  8. The Advisory Board CompanyChairman and CEO2000 — 2008Washington D.C.
  9. Medamerica - OnCall Healthcare CommunicationsPresident1998 — 2000
  10. Vivra Inc.President, Vivra Orthopaedics1995 — 1999
  11. Company Assistance, LTDFounder/Managing Partner1990 — 1993Warsaw, Poland / Moscow, Russia
  12. Bain & CompanySenior Associate Consultant1988 — 1990San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Strategic Planning78Analysis3Healthcare90Management Consulting71Business Strategy63Venture Capital42Business Development32

From Frank's professional profile.

Colleagues at Define Ventures

Amanda Duckworth
Communications Advisor at Define Ventures
Bangaly Kaba
Consumer Advisor at Define Ventures
Beth Bierbower
Healthcare Advisor at Define Ventures
Brook Byers
Founder, Kleiner Perkins
Bruce Broussard
Venture Partner at Define Ventures
Carolyn Magill
Venture Partner at Define Ventures
Chirag Shah
Partner at Define Ventures
Chuka Esiobu
Principal at Define Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Frank Williams?
Frank Williams is a venture partner at Define Ventures and serves as a formal advisor or board member to several health technology and services companies including Blackbird, Foodsmart, Helix, Nayya, Qualified Health, and Wellth. He previously co-founded Evolent Health, which completed an IPO and grew to over $1 billion in annual revenue while serving more than 15 million patients, and served as chairman and CEO of The Advisory Board Company, a healthcare research and software firm that reached $450 million in annual revenues during his tenure. Williams holds a BA from UC Berkeley and an MBA from Harvard Business School, and has held leadership roles at MedAmerica OnCall, Vivra Orthopedics, and Bain & Company.
Where does Frank Williams work?
Frank Williams is Founder of Evolent Health and Venture Partner at Define Ventures and Executive at Advisory.
What companies did Frank Williams found?
Frank Williams founded Evolent Health.
Where did Frank Williams go to school?
Frank Williams studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); University of California, Berkeley (BA, Political Economies of Industrialized Societies).

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