Sam Brasch, MBA
Sam Brasch joined HealthQuest in 2023 as a Partner, bringing over 25 years of experience in leveraging technology innovations to drive value in the healthcare and lifesciences industries. As the former Senior Managing Director for Kaiser Permanente Ventures, one of the nation's largest strategic venture funds, Sam led investments and served on the Boards of numerous healthcare companies, including Ginger (Headspace Health), iRhythm (IRTC), Collective Medical (PointClickCare), and Health Catalyst (HCAT), among others.
Prior to his role at Kaiser, Sam held positions as a Venture Partner at New Leaf where he played a key role in sourcing investments and advising portfolio companies and as a Senior Advisor to Health Catalyst. He started his investment career at Frazier Healthcare, focusing on venture and growth equity opportunities. With a global operating perspective, Sam has held management roles at Medtronic, Inc., both in the US and Europe, and worked with venture-backed startups in the medical device and HCIT sectors. Additionally, he started his career as a management consultant, providing strategic guidance to hospital, physician group, and healthcare payor clients.
Sam holds a B.A. in Public Policy from Stanford University and an MBA in Health Care Management from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. His expertise and contributions have been recognized in the industry, being named one of the "Top 25 Investors in Healthcare" by GrowthCap in 2021 and included on the "Powerlist" by Global Corporate Venturing in 2022. Outside of his professional endeavors, Sam actively serves on the board of Adopt-a-Family of Marin and fundraises for the Cure Alzheimer's Fund. He and his wife are parents to three children.
