Where does Frank Williams work?

Frank Williams is Venture Partner at Define Ventures and Executive at Advisory.

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).

Frank Williams

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Venture Partner at Define Ventures · Executive at Advisory

San Francisco, California, United States

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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.

Executive at Advisory

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Advisory's investors · 2

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

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

Skills & more

Strategic Planning78Analysis3Healthcare90Management Consulting71Business Strategy63Venture Capital42Business Development32

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Bruce Broussard

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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 Venture Partner at Define Ventures and Executive at Advisory.
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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