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Rochelle Walensky

Investor

Executive Partner, MD at Flare Capital Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

About

Infectious disease physician-scientist who served as the 19th Director of the CDC (2021-23) and Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital, with a research focus on HIV/AIDS policy. She has held professorships at Harvard Medical School and serves on several boards.

Experience

  1. Harvard UniversitySenior Fellowcurrent2024 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  2. Centers for Disease Control and PreventionDirector2021 — 2023
  3. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease RegistryAdministrator2021 — 2023
  4. Massachusetts General HospitalChief, Division of Infectious Diseases2017 — 2021Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  5. Harvard Medical SchoolProfessor Of Medicine2012 — 2021Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  6. Harvard Medical SchoolAssociate Professor of Medicine2007 — 2012
  7. Harvard Medical SchoolAssistant Professor of Medicine2004 — 2007
  8. Harvard Medical SchoolInstructor2001 — 2004
  9. Massachusetts General/Brigham & Women’s HospitalClinical and Research Fellow1998 — 2001
  10. Johns Hopkins HospitalInternal Medicine Resident1995 — 1998

Skills & more

Preventive MedicineHealthcare ConsultingMedical EducationPublic HealthClinical ResearchHIV/Aids ResearchInfectious DiseasesInternal Medicine
  • Active Licensure — Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
  • Diplomate, Sub-Specialty Infectious Diseases — American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Diplomate — American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Diplomate — NBME

From Rochelle's professional profile.

Colleagues at Flare Capital Partners

Adam Bruce
Partner, Chief Financial and Chief Operating Officer at Flare Capital Partners
Alex Ramos
Associate at CVS Health Ventures
Ally O’Brien
Executive Assistant at Flare Capital Partners
Alyssa Tsenter
Senior Associate at Flare Capital Partners
Amanda DiTrolio
Vice President of Marketing and Platform at Flare Capital Partners
Barry Stein
Vice President, Chief Clinical Innovation Officer and Chief Medical Informatics Officer at Flare Capital Partners
Bill Geary
Executive Partner at Flare Capital Partners
Bob Sheehy
Partner at Flare Capital Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Rochelle Walensky?
Infectious disease physician-scientist who served as the 19th Director of the CDC (2021-23) and Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital, with a research focus on HIV/AIDS policy. She has held professorships at Harvard Medical School and serves on several boards.
Where does Rochelle Walensky work?
Rochelle Walensky is Executive Partner, MD at Flare Capital Partners.
Where did Rochelle Walensky go to school?
Rochelle Walensky studied at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (Master of Public Health (MPH), Clinical Effectiveness and Decision Science); The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Doctor of Medicine (MD), Medicine); Washington University in St. Louis (Bachelors, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology).

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Also attended The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine28

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