Karim Botros
InvestorSenior Vice President at First Trust Capital Partners Β· Board Member and Chair, Investment Committee at Jumpstart Ventures
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
About
Karim Botros is Senior Vice President at First Trust Capital Partners. He has experience in private equity and healthcare, with expertise in corporate development, mergers and acquisitions, startups, and acquisition integration. Botros holds an MBA in Finance and Marketing from Northwestern University.
Experience
- First Trust Capital PartnersSenior Vice Presidentcurrent2026 β presentCleveland, OH
- A1 Health VenturesManaging Directorcurrent2025 β presentCleveland, OH
- Precise Behavioral, Inc.Board Membercurrent2026 β presentLos Angeles, CA
- Perlman ClinicBoard Membercurrent2025 β presentSan Diego, California, United States
- Opus Health SolutionsAdvisorcurrent2025 β presentCleveland, OH
- WovenX HealthBoard Membercurrent2025 β presentChicago, IL
- JumpStart Inc.Board Membercurrent2018 β presentCleveland, OH
- Echo Health VenturesManaging Partner2019 β 2025Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
- Lobesity, LLCChief Executive Officer2017 β 2019Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area
- The MetroHealth SystemChief Strategy and Innovation Officer2013 β 2019Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area
- Keep Memory Alive FoundationBoard Member2009 β 2016Las Vegas, Nevada
- Cleveland ClinicDirector, Business Development2008 β 2012
- The Riverside CompanyAssociate Director2005 β 2008Cleveland, OH
- The Jordan CompanyVice President2001 β 2005Greater Chicago Area
- Baxter HealthcareSenior Biomedical Engineer1995 β 1999Greater Chicago Area
Education
- Northwestern UniversityMBA, Finance1999 β 2001
- Northwestern UniversityMasters in Manufacturing Engineering, Operations1996 β 1998
- Northwestern UniversityBS, Biomedical Engineering1990 β 1994
Skills & more
Hospital Operations2Digital StrategyOperations ManagementDirector levelNonprofit OrganizationsCommercial OperationLeveraged Buyouts (LBO)Investment ManagementCapital StructureInvestingP&L OperationsP&L Management
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PEGrowth StrategiesOperational StrategyOperationsInvestment PerformancePrivate Equity FirmsFinancial OperationsAlternative InvestmentsOral CommunicationProblem SolvingNegotiationTeam LeadershipFrom Karim's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Northwestern University278
Hannah KrootMarketing Lead at Intel CapitalMikowai AshwillInvestor at Spark CapitalNaomi Pilosof IonitaBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesEric OngInvestor at LightbankBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankScott JacobsonManaging Director at Madrona Venture Group
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Shared employers
Also worked at A1 Health Ventures1
Also worked at Echo Health Ventures12
Rob CoppedgeChief Executive Officer at Echo Health VenturesDusty LiebManaging Partner & Head of Investments at Echo Health VenturesSuzanne McLemoreManaging Partner & Head of Echo Health Advisors at Echo Health VenturesTroy ArnoldPartner, Echo Health Advisors at Echo Health VenturesKurt ShelinePartner, Strategic Investment at Echo Health VenturesJessica A. Zeaske, PhD, MBAManaging Partner, Strategic Investment at Echo Health Ventures
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Also worked at The Riverside Company20
Chris ThoenChairman of the Scientific Advisory Board & IC Member (PeakBridge Growth II) at PeakBridge VCMeir LightmanInvestor at Maccabee VenturesRyan CollinsPrincipal at Noro-Moseley PartnersConnor RyanPartner at Bridge Venture FundLucinda AboodOperating Partner at Five V CapitalSuhas ChinthalapuriAssociate at Updata Partners
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Colleagues at First Trust Capital Partners
Billy Louiselle
Associate at First Trust Capital Partners
Hamza Adnan
Associate at First Trust Capital Partners
Jon Phillips
Managing Director at First Trust Capital Partners
Mark Kroeger
Senior Vice President at First Trust Capital Partners
Rachel Kern
Senior Vice President at First Trust Capital Partners
Rohan Gupta
Analyst at First Trust Capital Partners
Scott Carrick
Analyst at First Trust Capital Partners






















