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Season 3 | Episode 15 - Dec 8, 2022

Assessing the Health Policy and Investment Landscape

Featuring Adaeze Enekwechi, Ph.D., Operating Partner, WCAS

Episode Description

Related Topics:
Health Policy and Advocacy Payer StrategyFinance and Operations
Relevant Roles:
Chief Financial OfficersChief Strategy Officers

In this episode, Adaeze Enekwechi, Operating Partner at Welsh, Carson, Anderson, & Stowe, joins Renee at The Table. The conversation covers Adazeze’s wide array of experiences including growing up in Nigeria and seeing firsthand the role of government and the value of public service. Other topics include current issues in health policy, emerging investment opportunities, the role and function of healthcare and non-profit boards, and more.

The full transcript of our conversation is also available to read. Show the Transcript.

About our Guest

Adaeze Enekwechi, Ph.D., Operating Partner, WCAS

Dr. Enekwechi is an Operating Partner on the Healthcare team, having joined WCAS in 2021. Dr. Enekwechi focuses on a policy and regulatory environment that can have an outsize impact on healthcare investments. Dr. Enekwechi is trained in healthcare economics and outcomes research, and led IMPAQ, LLC, a company that provided research, technical assistance, and advanced analytics services for government clients which she took through its acquisition in 2020. Read more…

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