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Joan LaRovere

Investor

Operating Partner at iSelect Fund · Board director at Holobiome, Inc.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

About

Joan LaRovere, MD, MSc, MBA, is a physician and cardiac specialist who has held clinical leadership roles building cardiac programs at London's Royal Brompton Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital. She co-founded the Virtue Foundation, an international NGO focused on healthcare, education, and justice reform in underserved regions.

Board director at Holobiome, Inc.

Intro paths

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In turn, Joan can intro founders to Holobiome, Inc.'s investors below.

Holobiome, Inc.'s investors · 10

Able PartnersNew York City · $500K – $3M checksAlexandriaPasadenaBantam GroupWestwoodDeep FutureSeattleHealthtech CapitalSilicon ValleyiSelect FundSt. Louis · $250K – $2M checks · since 2024Pace VenturesBerlin · $550K – $1.6M checks · since 2024Service Provider CapitalVailSkyRiver VenturesLexington · since 2024Valor Equity PartnersChicago · since 2024

Co-founders at Holobiome, Inc.

PSPhilip Strandwitz
Philip StrandwitzCo-founder & Director, Chief Executive Officer
KLKim Lewis
Kim LewisCo-founder, Director
MLMike La Fleur
Mike La FleurPresident, Co-founder, Director

Experience

  1. Boston Children's HospitalSVP and interim Chief Medical Officercurrent2025 — present
  2. Boston Children's HospitalACMO for Transformation; Senior Staff Physician, Cardiac Intensive Carecurrent2023 — present
  3. Boston Children's HospitalDirector of Innovation and Outcomes, Senior Staff Physician, Cardiac Intensive Care2011 — 2024Greater Boston
  4. HolobiomeBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  5. LifeMDBoard Member (NASDAQ: LFMD)current2023 — present
  6. iSelect FundHealthcare Operating Partnercurrent2021 — present
  7. MIT Sloan School of ManagementCourse Instructor and Mentorcurrent2018 — present
  8. Martin Trust Center for MIT EntrepreneurshipProfessional Advisor, Delta V Summer Accelerator Board Member, Start MIT and MIT Fuse EIRcurrent2016 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  9. Harvard Medical SchoolAssistant Professor of Pediatricscurrent2011 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  10. Virtue FoundationCo-Founder, President, and Board Membercurrent2002 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  11. Bupa Cromwell HospitalConsulting Physician2000 — 2011London Area, United Kingdom
  12. The Royal Brompton Hospital/ Imperial College Medical SchoolChief, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit1999 — 2011London Area, United Kingdom
  13. Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation TrustFellow, Pediatric Intensive Care/Cardiac Intensive Care1997 — 1999London Area, United Kingdom
  14. Boston Children's HospitalResident Physician1993 — 1996

Skills & more

Hospitals2Healthcare1Cardiology4Strategic Partnerships4Public-private Partnerships2Operations Management3New Service Development1Program Development1Training6Teaching5Presentations2Clinical Research5
+9 moreOrganizational LeadershipThought Leadershippediatric cardiac intensive careStrategyTeam LeadershipPublic SpeakingMentoringManagementLeadership

From Joan's professional profile.

Colleagues at iSelect Fund

Carter Williams
CEO and Managing Principal at iSelect Fund
Chas Eggert
Operating Partner at iSelect Fund
Craig Herron
Managing Principal at iSelect Fund
David Yocom
Associate at iSelect Fund
Eva Tucker
Director of Marketing at iSelect Fund
Holly Hill
Director of Operations at iSelect Fund
Jay Meyer
Director of Technology at iSelect Fund
Mark McCall
Managing Director at iSelect Fund

Frequently asked questions

Who is Joan LaRovere?
Joan LaRovere, MD, MSc, MBA, is a physician and cardiac specialist who has held clinical leadership roles building cardiac programs at London's Royal Brompton Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital. She co-founded the Virtue Foundation, an international NGO focused on healthcare, education, and justice reform in underserved regions.
Where does Joan LaRovere work?
Joan LaRovere is Operating Partner at iSelect Fund and Board director at Holobiome, Inc..
Where did Joan LaRovere go to school?
Joan LaRovere studied at MIT Sloan School of Management (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)); University of St Andrews (Master’s Degree, Genetics).

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