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Troy Arnold

Investor

Partner, Echo Health Advisors at Echo Health Ventures

Durham, NC

About

Troy focuses on opportunities between insurers and providers to improve the health care system, working directly with Echo's portfolio companies. Before Echo, he spent 14 years at Blue Cross NC in strategic development and provider partnership roles, and holds an MBA and bachelor's from UNC Chapel Hill and a Master of Healthcare Administration from the University of Minnesota.

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Experience

  1. Echo Health VenturesPartnercurrent2025 — presentDurham, North Carolina, United States
  2. Echo Health VenturesManaging Principal2019 — 2025Durham, North Carolina, United States
  3. Echo Health VenturesPrincipal2017 — 2019Durham, North Carolina, United States
  4. DispatchHealthBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
  5. UNC Center for the Business of HealthAdvisory Board Membercurrent2020 — presentChapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
  6. Blue Cross NCDirector, Provider Network and Strategic Development2016 — 2017Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
  7. Blue Cross NCDirector and Principal Advisor, Health Delivery Redesign2012 — 2016Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
  8. Blue Cross NCSenior Advisor, Strategy and Business Development2007 — 2012Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
  9. Blue Cross NCSenior Analyst, Healthcare Division2004 — 2007Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
  10. WakeMedMBA Internship, Finance2003Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
  11. WakeMedMHA Internship, Operations2001Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
  12. Raleigh Maxillofacial SurgeryAssociate, Administration, Operations, and Insurance1999 — 2000Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
  13. Cardinal HealthAssociate, Administration, Operations, and Insurance1997 — 1999Cary, North Carolina, United States

Education

  1. UNC Kenan-Flagler Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration
  2. UMN Carlson School of ManagementMaster of Healthcare Administration
  3. The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillBachelor of Science, Biology

Skills & more

Healthcare27Healthcare Industry2Health Insurance18Program Management17Product Development12Business Analysis13Data Analysis10Project Management5Insurance4Managed Care4Healthcare Management3Business Process Improvement2
+10 moreHealthcare Information TechnologyPublic HealthCross-functional Team LeadershipVendor ManagementStrategyLeadershipStrategic PlanningAnalysisManagementProcess Improvement
  • Open Water Scuba Diver — PADI
  • Disney Leadership, Engagement, and Service — Disney Institute
  • Emergency Medical Technician, Basic — National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians

From Troy's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School82

Mathew KayeAccounting Manager at RevolutionFrancesco MoroPrincipal at Burda Principal InvestmentsJoe SantaBarbaraChief Financial Officer at .406 VenturesTony WellsVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalTim SchmidtVice President, Fund Finance at Northpond VenturesMike MarquezInvestor at E12 Venture Capital, Llc

+ 76 more

Also attended UMN Carlson School of Management35

Todd ChaffeeInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)EliseInvestor at Mairs & Power VCAndrew HeimGeneral Partner at Arthur VenturesNing LiVenture Partner at Foothill VenturesFelix ZhangVenture Partner at ArtesianJake KleinerInvestment Partner at Bettor Capital

+ 29 more

Also attended The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill167

Clint MyersInvestor at RevolutionMahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionEric WagnerVP of Research and Data at Redpoint VenturesSoul DayanInvestor at True VenturesAlexander LimInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Alex TaubPrincipal at QED Investors

+ 161 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Echo Health Ventures12

Rob CoppedgeChief Executive Officer at Echo Health VenturesDusty LiebManaging Partner & Head of Investments at Echo Health VenturesSuzanne McLemoreManaging Partner & Head of Echo Health Advisors at Echo Health VenturesKurt ShelinePartner, Strategic Investment at Echo Health VenturesJessica A. Zeaske, PhD, MBAManaging Partner, Strategic Investment at Echo Health VenturesOmair AhmedPrincipal, Strategic Investment at Echo Health Ventures

+ 6 more

Also worked at DispatchHealth6

Dusty LiebManaging Partner & Head of Investments at Echo Health VenturesDaniel GrafGeneral Partner at redalpinePete HudsonManaging Director at Alta PartnersDiana VerrilliGeneral Manager, Navista (a Cardinal Health company) at Oncology VenturesBilly DeitchPartner at Oak HC/FTMatt ParmettPrincipal at Echo Health Ventures

Also worked at Blue Cross NC4

Laura RaffertyUniversity Venture Fellow (Summer 2025) at Rebalance Capital VenturesBill GeorgesPartner at AlleyCorpShruti RaoInvestor at Construct CapitalStuart SmithManaging Partner at Teewinot Ventures

Also worked at Cardinal Health10

Mark BlakeStrategy & Corporate Development Leader at Joyance PartnersDiana VerrilliGeneral Manager, Navista (a Cardinal Health company) at Oncology VenturesMichael SandersonFormer CEO, Medix Infusion Hamilton at Empactful CapitalMichael GoldsteinGeneral Counsel at APXAndrew KleiboekerAssociate at RiverVest Venture PartnersCharity TarnPrincipal at Arboretum Ventures

+ 4 more

Colleagues at Echo Health Ventures

Amanda Johnson
Senior Analyst of Legal & Administration, Operations at Echo Health Ventures
Anahita Nakhjiri
Associate at Echo Health Ventures
Annie Weissbach
Senior Associate, Strategic Investment 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