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Payal Parikh

Investor

Principal at CVS Health Ventures

Bay Area

About

Payal Parikh is a Principal at CVS Health Ventures, where she supports sourcing, diligence, and portfolio companies for strategically aligned investments. She began her career in management consulting and previously worked in early-stage digital health investing at Rock Health and Unseen Capital, a fund focused on underrepresented founders addressing health inequities. She has researched the lack of diversity and representation across the startup, venture, and digital health ecosystems.

Invests in

Digital Health

Experience

  1. CVS HealthPrincipal, CVS Health Venturescurrent2025 — present
  2. CVS HealthSenior Associate, CVS Health Ventures2023 — 2025
  3. Unseen CapitalInvestor & Chief of Staff2021 — 2023
  4. Rock HealthVenture Fellow2020 — 2021
  5. AccentureHealth and Public Service Strategy Consultant2015 — 2019Greater Chicago Area
  6. Commonwealth Primary Care ACOBusiness Analyst2015
  7. Intel CorporationHealthcare Financial Analyst Intern2014

Education

  1. University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Healthcare Management
  2. Washington University in St. LouisBachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA), Healthcare Management
  3. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)Development Studies and Cultural Politics
  4. Universidad Carlos III de MadridBusiness

Skills & more

Leadership11Management4Analysis6Public Speaking5Healthcare Management3Healthcare Policy3Community Outreach8PowerPoint9Nonprofits7Facebook7Market Research5Spanish5
+7 moreMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordData AnalysisMarketingPaypal IntegrationSocial MediaEarly-stage Startups

Languages English · Gujarati · Spanish

  • Aspen Institute Health FellowThe Aspen Institute

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