About
Taylor Auten serves as General Counsel of Echo Health Ventures, leading legal affairs, regulatory compliance, and the structuring and negotiation of investments. He was previously a corporate partner at Wyrick Robbins Yates and Ponton LLP and an associate at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, and holds a J.D. from Duke and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from NC State.
Experience
- Echo Health VenturesDirector, Operations and Administrationcurrent2022 — presentDurham, North Carolina, United States
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of North CarolinaDirector Of Operations, Legal and Administrative Affairs2021 — 2022
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of North CarolinaUnderwriting Manager2008 — 2021
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of North CarolinaUnderwriter1997 — 2008
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North CarolinaManager, Business Planning2016 — 2021Durham, North Carolina
Skills & more
Health Insurance41Insurance29Health Savings Accounts16Life Insurance13Underwriting14Managed Care9Claim5Medicare6Brokers5Employee Benefits11Disability Insurance3Term Life Insurance2
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Risk ManagementLeadershipSales Rep TrainingStaff DevelopmentPresentationsCoaching StaffChange Management- Goodmon Fellow — Leadership Triangle
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Colleagues at Echo Health Ventures
Amanda Johnson
Senior Analyst of Legal & Administration, Operations at Echo Health Ventures
Annika Van Gilder
Senior Associate, Echo Health Advisors at Echo Health Ventures
Bob Dolan
Managing Principal, Echo Health Advisors at Echo Health Ventures
David Goad
Senior Associate, Strategic Investment at Echo Health Ventures
David Weir
Executive Assistant, Echo Health Advisors at Echo Health Ventures
Dustin Duke
Controller, Operations at Echo Health Ventures
Dusty Lieb
Managing Partner & Head of Investments at Echo Health Ventures
Jake Yount
Managing Principal, Echo Health Advisors at Echo Health Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Taylor Auten?
- Taylor Auten serves as General Counsel of Echo Health Ventures, leading legal affairs, regulatory compliance, and the structuring and negotiation of investments. He was previously a corporate partner at Wyrick Robbins Yates and Ponton LLP and an associate at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, and holds a J.D. from Duke and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from NC State.
- Where does Taylor Auten work?
- Taylor Auten is General Counsel at Echo Health Ventures.
Shared employers
Also worked at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina7
Troy ArnoldPartner, Echo Health Advisors at Echo Health VenturesJake YountManaging Principal, Echo Health Advisors at Echo Health VenturesJoshua S. PhillipsFounder & Managing Partner at Catalyst Health VenturesLaura RaffertyUniversity Venture Fellow (Summer 2025) at Rebalance Capital VenturesLaura RaffertyInvestor at Coyote VenturesShruti RaoInvestor at Construct Capital
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