About
Jake Yount is a Managing Principal at Echo Health Advisors, focusing on connections between Echo, its portfolio, and health plan stakeholders. He brings over 28 years of healthcare industry experience, including 18 years at Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC in financial, product, and operations roles.
Experience
- Echo Health VenturesManaging Principalcurrent2023 — presentDurham, North Carolina, United States
- Blue Cross NCDirector, Healthcare Division Operations2021 — 2023Durham, North Carolina, United States
- Blue Cross NCDirector of Network Pricing & Expense Analysis, Blue Cross NC2014 — 2021Durham, North Carolina
- Blue Cross NCMgr. Planning & Reimbursement2013 — 2014
- Blue Cross NCEnterprise Portfolio Delivery Manager2011 — 2013Durham, NC
- Blue Cross NCMgr., Financial Systems2005 — 2011
- Sara LeeInternal Consultant2002 — 2005
- Sara LeeInternal Consultant2000 — 2005
- eSequenceConsultant2000 — 2002
Skills & more
Strategic Planning7Process Improvement29Business Analysis27Business Process Improvement15Vendor Management9Change Management7Cross-functional Team Leadership9Program Management23SDLC11Project Management27SharePoint3PMP5
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Colleagues at Echo Health Ventures
Amanda Johnson
Senior Analyst of Legal & Administration, Operations at Echo Health Ventures
Annika Van Gilder
Senior Associate, Echo Health Advisors at Echo Health Ventures
Bob Dolan
Managing Principal, Echo Health Advisors at Echo Health Ventures
David Goad
Senior Associate, Strategic Investment at Echo Health Ventures
David Weir
Executive Assistant, Echo Health Advisors at Echo Health Ventures
Dustin Duke
Controller, Operations at Echo Health Ventures
Dusty Lieb
Managing Partner & Head of Investments at Echo Health Ventures
Jennifer Schretter
General Partner - Secondaries at PROOF
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jake Yount?
- Jake Yount is a Managing Principal at Echo Health Advisors, focusing on connections between Echo, its portfolio, and health plan stakeholders. He brings over 28 years of healthcare industry experience, including 18 years at Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC in financial, product, and operations roles.
- Where does Jake Yount work?
- Jake Yount is Managing Principal, Echo Health Advisors at Echo Health Ventures.
- Where did Jake Yount go to school?
- Jake Yount studied at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Bachelor, Communications); East Carolina University (MBA, Finance, IS).
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