Where does Karl Hightower work?

Karl Hightower is Venture Partner (Healthcare Expert) at TFX Capital.

Where did Karl Hightower go to school?

Karl Hightower studied at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Bachelor's degree, Political Science and Government); Carnegie Mellon University (Certified Enterprise Architect, Enterprise Architecture Program - Institute for Software Research).

Karl Hightower

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Venture Partner (Healthcare Expert) at TFX Capital

Palo Alto, California, United States

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Karl is a transformational executive and thought leader with expertise in applying data, analytics, and AI to drive change across healthcare, retail, energy, and telecom sectors. He is recognized as a results-oriented leader who unifies organizational silos and applies innovation and technical acumen to achieve market-differentiating outcomes.

Experience

Stanford Health CareVice President, Chief Data & Analytics Officercurrent2025 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
Stanford University School of MedicineVice President - Chief Data & Analytics Officercurrent2025 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
TFX CapitalVenture Partner & Advisory Board Membercurrent2019 — presentCharlotte, North Carolina, United States
Catalyst by WellstarExecutive in Residence - Data2024 — 2025
Novant HealthChief Data & Analytics Officer - SVP Data Products & Services2018 — 2023Charlotte, North Carolina
Rent-A-CenterVice President - Transformational Business Solutions2013 — 2018Dallas/Fort Worth Area
TXU EnergyManaging Architect (Director Level) - Strategy, Innovation, Information Management and EA2010 — 2013Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
T-MobilePrincipal Enterprise Architect - Information Management2003 — 2010Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
Multiple Consulting FirmsLead Solution Consultant – Technical and Business1998 — 2003
Alcatel-LucentAnalyst - Switching1997 — 1998Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

Skills & more

AnalyticsStrategic LeadershipValue CreationBusiness Process ImprovementStrategic Data AnalysisTechnology ImplementationFederal GovernmentCapital BudgetingRisk ManagementInformation PolicyStrategic VisionApplication Development

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Data ArchitectureSoftware IndustryBudgetingSoftware DevelopmentEnterprise IT StrategyMachine LearningTechnical LeadershipStakeholder EngagementProblem SolvingManagementStrategic PlanningLeadership

SAFe® Certification — SAFe by Scaled Agile, Inc.
ITIL® v2 — ITIL Training

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Cindi Basenspiler

Investor at TFX Capital

David Bray

Venture Partner (AI Expert) at TFX Capital

Dr. David A. Bray

Venture Partner at TFX Capital

Elizabeth O'Brien

Venture Partner at TFX Capital

Kevin Eckert

Partner at TFX Capital

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Who is Karl Hightower?: Karl is a transformational executive and thought leader with expertise in applying data, analytics, and AI to drive change across healthcare, retail, energy, and telecom sectors. He is recognized as a results-oriented leader who unifies organizational silos and applies innovation and technical acumen to achieve market-differentiating outcomes.
Where does Karl Hightower work?: Karl Hightower is Venture Partner (Healthcare Expert) at TFX Capital.
Where did Karl Hightower go to school?: Karl Hightower studied at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Bachelor's degree, Political Science and Government); Carnegie Mellon University (Certified Enterprise Architect, Enterprise Architecture Program - Institute for Software Research).

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Also attended The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill543

Also attended Carnegie Mellon University777

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Also worked at Stanford Health Care55

Also worked at Catalyst by Wellstar2

Also worked at Rent-A-Center1

Also worked at TXU Energy5