About
Jim Hickman is a Partner at Suncoast Ventures, focusing on healthcare policy, CMS, and care-delivery transformation, with expertise in CalAIM and Medi-Cal. He is the Founder and Principal of Hickman Strategies LLC and serves as a PATH CPI Facilitator and CalAIM Technical Assistance Provider at the Camden Coalition, where he leads the CalAIM Justice-Involved Initiative rollout across Kaiser Permanente's 32 California counties. He also authors the CalAIM Field Notes Substack covering California's Medicaid transformation.
Invests in
Digital HealthHealthtech
Experience
- Hickman StrategiesPrincipal & Chief Catalyzercurrent2010 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Camden CoalitionSenior Advisor, Community Partnerships & Implementation Facilitatorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Suncoast VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ScaleHealthStrategic Advisorcurrent2022 — present
- Center for Youth WellnessInterim Chief Executive Officer2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Sutter HealthCEO, Better Health East Bay2014 — 2017Berkeley, California
- Sutter HealthPresident & CEO, Alta Bates Summit Foundation2011 — 2013Berkeley, California
- PATH (formerly OneWorld Health)Vice President, External Affairs2006 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
- Sutter HealthPresident & CEO, St. Luke's Hospital Foundation2001 — 2006San Francisco Bay Area
- Blue Cross of California, State Sponsored ProgramsRegional Director1996 — 2001San Francisco Bay Area
- US Department of Health and Human ServicesSpecial Assistant, Legislative Affairs1994 — 1995Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- The White HouseDirector, Public Events, Working Group on Welfare Reform, Family Support and Independence1993 — 1994Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Public Affairs ConsultingConsultant1993Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Clinton Gore'92National Advance Staff1992Gainesville, Florida
- Rock the VoteField Organizer, New Hampshire Presidential Primary1991 — 1992Durham, New Hampshire
Skills & more
Policy-to-Market Alignment3Go-to-Market Strategy2System Transformation1Venture Collaboration1Community-Based Care Models1Behavioral Health Integration1Health Equity & Population Health1Stakeholder AlignmentHealth Policy & Systems Transformation1Healthcare Go-to-Market Strateg1Value-Based Care1Early Stage Investment
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Start-up VenturesMedicaid Managed CareNew Business DevelopmentPublic PolicyPublic AffairsStrategyFundraisingNon-profitsStrategic PlanningLeadershipManagementPublic SpeakingFrom Jim's professional profile.
Colleagues at Suncoast Ventures
Charla Triplett
Advisor at Suncoast Ventures
Chima Osuka
Entrepreneur In Residence at Suncoast Ventures
Craig Hauben
Investment Committee at Suncoast Ventures
Evans D. Pope III
Venture Fellow at Suncoast Ventures
Genevieve LeMarchal
Founder & General Partner at Suncoast Ventures
Hal Walbrink
Venture Partner at Suncoast Ventures
Mark Gannott
CFO at Suncoast Ventures
Mark Rangell
Venture Partner at Suncoast Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jim Hickman?
- Jim Hickman is a Partner at Suncoast Ventures, focusing on healthcare policy, CMS, and care-delivery transformation, with expertise in CalAIM and Medi-Cal. He is the Founder and Principal of Hickman Strategies LLC and serves as a PATH CPI Facilitator and CalAIM Technical Assistance Provider at the Camden Coalition, where he leads the CalAIM Justice-Involved Initiative rollout across Kaiser Permanente's 32 California counties. He also authors the CalAIM Field Notes Substack covering California's Medicaid transformation.
- Where does Jim Hickman work?
- Jim Hickman is Partner at Suncoast Ventures.
- What does Jim Hickman invest in?
- Jim Hickman invests in Digital Health, Healthtech.
- Where did Jim Hickman go to school?
- Jim Hickman studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Certificate, The Innovative Healthcare Leader: From Design Thinking to Personal Leadership); Santa Clara University (MBA, Business Administration and e-Commerce); UC Santa Barbara (BA, Political Science & Business Economics).
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