Hubert Zajicek
InvestorManaging Partner at Health Wildcatters · Board director at Socrates Health Solutions
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
About
Hubert Zajicek is the CEO and Co-founder of Health Wildcatters, a Dallas-based healthcare startup accelerator, where he has led for over a decade. His background bridges medicine and business — he holds an MBA from SMU Cox School of Business and has a scientific career in nephrology, having been inducted as a Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology. He is deeply embedded in the Dallas healthcare innovation and entrepreneurship community, serving on numerous advisory boards, judging pitch competitions, and co-founding organizations such as Lone Star Angels and the DFW chapter of the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs. He has been repeatedly recognized as one of D CEO magazine's most powerful business leaders in Dallas-Fort Worth via multiple Dallas 500 awards.
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Is CEO and Co-founder of Health Wildcatters, a Dallas healthcare startup accelerator. Co-founded and directed Lone Star Angels. Founded and serves as president of the DFW chapter of the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs (SOPE). Co-founded ASCINA - Austrian Scientists & Scholars in North America, and served as its president from 2011 to 2014.
- Education
- Earned an MBA from SMU Cox School of Business, where he was inducted into the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society and featured as an MBA Allstar.
- Boards
- Appointed to SMU's Innovation Council for a three-year term starting October 2024. Serves on the Investor Initiatives Review Committee for the National Cancer Institute (2026 cycle). Is an Industry Advisory Board member for the Biomedical Engineering department at the University of North Texas. Serves on the Southwest Venture Forum Board at the SMU Cox Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship. Is an SXSW Advisory Board member. Serves on the Innovators Advisory Council at Children's Health.
- Communities
- President-elect and Foundation Board member of the Rotary Club of Dallas, which he joined in December 2013. Mentors and judges finalists at the Rice Business Plan Competition through the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship. Mentors aspiring VCs and entrepreneurs through VC University. Serves as an external expert judge for the Lumina Fund at Technische Universität Wien (TU Wien). Is a Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology, inducted in its first batch of fellows. Graduate of Leadership Dallas 2009.
- Awards
- Named to D CEO magazine's Dallas 500 list multiple times (including 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024).
- Hobbies
- Mentored with High Adventure Treks for Dads & Daughters and Dads & Sons for about eight years. Led the Adventure Guides program at the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas for about seven years.
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Board director at Socrates Health Solutions
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Co-founders at Socrates Health Solutions
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Scott SmithFounder & CEO
Experience
- Medical City HealthcareBoard Member - Medical City Dallascurrent2026 — presentDallas, Texas, United States
- Austrian Embassy WashingtonAustrian Honorary Consul in Dallas, Texascurrent2026 — presentDallas, Texas, United States
- Health WildcattersCEO, Co-founder & Partnercurrent2014 — present3000 Pegasus Park Dr #1330, Dallas, TX 75247
- Health WildcattersExecutive Director, Co-founder & Partner2013 — 20142700 Fairmount, Dallas, TX 75201
- Health Hacking Crisis NetworkFounder & Leadercurrent2020 — presentDallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
- Rotary Club of DallasPresident2023 — 2024Dallas, Texas, United States
- NTEC - North Texas Enterprise CenterManaging Director - Medical Technology2011 — 2013Frisco, TX
- NTEC - North Texas Enterprise CenterSenior Director - Medical Technology2010 — 2011
- NTEC - North Texas Enterprise CenterDirector2007 — 2010
- NTEC - North Texas Enterprise CenterScientific Advisor2006 — 2007
- Self EmployedBusiness Startup Consultant2005 — 2011
- UT SouthwesternFaculty2001 — 2007
- UT Southwestern Medical CenterNIH Postdoctoral Fellow1997 — 2001
- Va Health Care SystemsPostdoctoral Fellow1996 — 1997Dallas, Texas
Skills & more
Strategy99Leadership63Strategic Planning88Management39Public Speaking11Strategic Thinking4Start-ups99Entrepreneurship99Venture Capital36Angel Investing2Medical Devices63Healthcare47
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FundraisingBusiness DevelopmentMergers & AcquisitionsBusiness PlanningManagement ConsultingBusiness StrategyMarket AnalysisLifesciencesMedicineDue DiligenceInvestor RelationsBiotechnologyLanguages English · French · German · Spanish
- Member — The 1911 Group
From Hubert's professional profile.
Podcasts & interviews
featuring Hubert ZajicekDennis K. Stone Award - Hubert Zajicek, MD
Health Wildcatters
Colleagues at Health Wildcatters
Carl Soderstrom
Co-Founder & Partner at Health Wildcatters
Clay Heighten
Co-Founder & Partner at Health Wildcatters
Jovelyn Castellanos
Director of Strategic Initiaves and Public Affairs at Health Wildcatters
JR Garcia
Partner at Health Wildcatters
Lindsey Settles
Operations Program Manager at Health Wildcatters
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Hubert Zajicek?
- Hubert Zajicek is the CEO and Co-founder of Health Wildcatters, a Dallas-based healthcare startup accelerator, where he has led for over a decade. His background bridges medicine and business — he holds an MBA from SMU Cox School of Business and has a scientific career in nephrology, having been inducted as a Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology. He is deeply embedded in the Dallas healthcare innovation and entrepreneurship community, serving on numerous advisory boards, judging pitch competitions, and co-founding organizations such as Lone Star Angels and the DFW chapter of the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs. He has been repeatedly recognized as one of D CEO magazine's most powerful business leaders in Dallas-Fort Worth via multiple Dallas 500 awards.
- Where does Hubert Zajicek work?
- Hubert Zajicek is Managing Partner at Health Wildcatters and Board director at Socrates Health Solutions.
- Where did Hubert Zajicek go to school?
- Hubert Zajicek studied at SMU Cox School of Business (MBA, Business - Strategy& Entrepreneurship); University of California, Berkeley - School of Law (VC University Course - cohort 13, Venture Capital); Stagen Leadership Academy (Integral Leadership Program, Business).
- What awards has Hubert Zajicek received?
- Named to D CEO magazine's Dallas 500 list multiple times (including 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024).
- What podcasts and interviews feature Hubert Zajicek?
- Tracked appearances include "Dennis K. Stone Award - Hubert Zajicek, MD".
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