About
Roberta Lipson has spent more than 40 years in China's health care sector. She founded and led United Family Healthcare (UFH), co-founded and served as CEO of Chindex, and is Vice Chair of New Frontier Health. She holds a B.A. from Brandeis University and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.
Invests in
Digital HealthHealthtech
Experience
- American Chamber of Commerce in China (AmCham China)Chair Emerituscurrent2025 โ present
- New Frontier HealthVice Chaircurrent2019 โ present
- ๅ็ฆๅฎถๅป็Foundercurrent1992 โ present
- AmCham ChinaChairman of the Board of Governors2024Beijing, China
- United Family Hospitals and ClinicsCEO1994 โ 2023
- ChindexCEO1982 โ 1992
Education
- Columbia Business SchoolMBA1977 โ 1978
- Brandeis UniversityBA, History1972 โ 1976
Skills & more
Project Management12Start-ups71Business Strategy68Healthcare Information Technology10Medical Devices28Healthcare84Strategic Planning58Strategy52Healthcare Management13Research9Mergers & Acquisitions17Market Research8
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Business DevelopmentPublic SpeakingNew Business DevelopmentHospitalsInternational BusinessLeadershipInternational RelationsEntrepreneurshipMarketing StrategyMandarinFrom Roberta's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Columbia Business School576
Aryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersYibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalKesha CashFounder & General Partner at Impact America FundMahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesWendy XiaoPartner at Northzone
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Also attended Brandeis University56
Nicholas AdamsManaging Partner at Differential VenturesJohn KeiltyVenture Partner at Third Rock VenturesKevin GillisPartner and Chief Operating Officer at Third Rock VenturesSeth LieblichInvestment Team at 8VCAlex MorganInvestor at Khosla VenturesSamuel ArbesmanVenture Partner at Lux Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at American Chamber of Commerce in China (AmCham China)2
Also worked at United Family Hospitals and Clinics3
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