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.
Experience
- Define VenturesSenior Advisor / Venture Partnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Big Bend, LLC (Blackbird, Foodsmart, Helix, Private Health, Qualified Health, Verantos, Wellth)CEO Advisor / Investor / Company Buildercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- UCSF HealthExecutive Committee, Board Membercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Evolent HealthDirector, Board of Directors2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Evolent HealthChairman2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Evolent HealthChairman and CEO2011 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- The Advisory Board CompanyExecutive Chairman / Chairman2008 — 2013
- The Advisory Board CompanyChairman and CEO2000 — 2008Washington D.C.
- Medamerica - OnCall Healthcare CommunicationsPresident1998 — 2000
- Vivra Inc.President, Vivra Orthopaedics1995 — 1999
- Company Assistance, LTDFounder/Managing Partner1990 — 1993Warsaw, Poland / Moscow, Russia
- Bain & CompanySenior Associate Consultant1988 — 1990San Francisco Bay Area
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA1993 — 1995
- University of California, BerkeleyBA, Political Economies of Industrialized Societies1984 — 1988
Skills & more
Strategic Planning78Analysis3Healthcare90Management Consulting71Business Strategy63Venture Capital42Business Development32
From Frank's professional profile.
Colleagues at Define Ventures
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A.G. Breitenstein
Healthcare Advisor 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
Fund Advisor at Define Ventures
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Bruce Broussard
Venture Partner at Define Ventures
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Carolyn Magill
Venture Partner at Define Ventures
Chirag Shah
Partner at Define Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Frank Williams work?
- Frank Williams is Venture Partner at Define Ventures.
Founder mafias
University of California, Berkeley mafia515
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
David FriedbergBAFounded Climate +2Mike SigalBAFounded Fanvestor +2Ivan ZhouMolecular BiologyFounded Decagon +2Sean GroveFounded Linzumi +2Harish AgarwalMaster of Science - MSFounded Nori +2Dino Di CarloPh.D.Founded Partillion +2
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Harvard Business School mafia312
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Mike Maples JrMBAFounded Pattern BreakersNoubar AfeyanVisiting LecturerFounded ProFound Therapeutics +12Wade MyersMBAFounded RealManage +5Harry GrunerFounded Hilos +2Spencer RascoffVisiting Executive ProfessorFounded HeyLibby +2Bharat KilaruMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Verano Health +2
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Define Ventures mafia10
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Toby CosgroveHealthcare AdvisorFounded Cleveland ClinicBruce BroussardVenture PartnerFounded UsoncologyCarolyn MagillVenture PartnerFounded Remedy PartnersA.G. BreitensteinHealthcare AdvisorFounded FolxSeth CohenCommercial AdvisorFounded OODA HealthQuinn WangAI Fellow Fall ‘25 CohortFounded Quadrant Eye
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Evolent Health mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Advisory Board mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,969
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter Capital; architect of Invest America; BG2 co-hostAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
+ 1,963 more
Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,339
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at UCSF Health25
Hend AzzerayerLP Relations at Transform Capital ManagementLéa BourgadeAssociate Director, Marketing at Red Cell IncubationMonica JainVenture Partner at Wavemaker Three-Sixty HealthTiffine WangInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalAmy ChangFounder, Accompany at Decibel PartnersNida ShekhaniDeputy COO & Chief Strategy Officer at Oncology Ventures
+ 19 more
Also worked at Evolent Health6
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Also worked at The Advisory Board Company23
Jon BrosciousPartner at Mucker CapitalKathryn ReddyPrincipal at .406 VenturesArpan PunyaniCo-founder and General Partner at Garuda VenturesBorislava MarchevaHead of Market Engagement at Red Cell IncubationRushika FernandopulleCEO, Iora Health & Founding Pillar at Pillar VCJosh FeinblumVenture Partner at F-Prime Capital Partners
+ 17 more
Also worked at Bain & Company717
Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGTheresia GouwFounding Partner at Acrew CapitalJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpZach PoleyPartner and Chief Technology Officer at Clear VenturesIan MarshInvestor at DN Capital
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