HCPEA Emerging Leaders Council
Clarissa is a Principal at Frazier Healthcare, a middle market growth buyout firm based in Seattle. She is involved with several of Frazier’s portfolio companies including SunMed, EPTAM Precision and Effective School Solutions (ESS). She has also previously been involved with Elevate Patient Financial Solutions (previously MedData) and Alteon Health.
Prior to joining Frazier, Clarissa worked at McKinsey & Company and Bauscher, a start-up she co-founded. Prior to founding Bauscher, Clarissa was a Vice President at Credit Suisse, focused on healthcare and education. Previously, she worked for Morgan Stanley in Sao Paulo. In recent years, Clarissa also had a brief passage working at Goldman Sachs and Francisco Partners.
Clarissa received her B.A. from FAAP and her M.B.A. and Masters in Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley.
Mr. Anderson is a Principal, having joined Nautic Partners in 2019. Prior to joining Nautic, Joe worked at H.I.G. Capital, Evolent Health and Deloitte Consulting where he focused on investments in the healthcare sector.
Joe earned a B.A. from Vanderbilt University and an M.B.A from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
Jason Dunn is a Principal at Invidia Capital Management. Prior to joining Invidia, Mr. Dunn focused on healthcare services at Halle Capital and was Head of Partnerships at Well Dot, Inc., a technology and services company focused on personalized health improvement. Prior to business school, Mr. Dunn was an Associate at TPG Growth, where he focused on healthcare. Mr. Dunn began his career in the Healthcare Investment Banking group at Morgan Stanley.
Mr. Dunn received his MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a Morehead Cain Scholar.
John is a Principal at Lee Equity Partners focused on investments in growth-oriented healthcare services businesses. Prior to joining Lee Equity, Mr. Eppler was an Associate at Northlane Capital Partners and an Analyst in the Mergers & Acquisitions group of Jefferies LLC.
Mr. Eppler serves on the board of directors of Therapy Partner Solutions and has been involved with Lee Equity’s investments in Inception Fertility, Solaris Health, and Summit BHC. Mr. Eppler received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A in Healthcare Management from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated with honors and was a Howard E. Mitchell fellow.
As a Principal of HealthEdge, Josh is responsible for originating deals, overseeing due diligence, valuation, financing, transaction structuring, add-on acquisitions, and fundraising. Josh is a board member of P3 Oral Surgery and Spectrum Medical Partners and a board observer of Veridian Healthcare, Today’s Dental Network, Alatus Solutions and LifeSync.
Before joining the firm in 2016, Josh was most recently an Investment Banking analyst at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey (Truist Securities) in Atlanta, where he focused on executing sell-side and buy-side middle-market M&A transactions across the industrials, healthcare, energy, and TMT sectors. His experience prior to SunTrust Robinson Humphrey includes positions with Raymond James & Associates, LCG Capital, and the Executive Office of Governor Rick Scott.
Josh holds a Masters in Finance from Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management, and a BS in Finance from Florida State University. Outside of work, Josh volunteers with Big Brothers Big Sisters Tampa and enjoys activities including traveling, fishing, golf, and soccer. Josh lives in Tampa with his wife Meggie and son Eli.
Ms. Heil is a Principal of Arsenal for the healthcare team. Prior to joining Arsenal in 2024, she was a Principal at Centerbridge Partners. Previously, Ms. Heil was an investment banking Analyst at Moelis & Company.
Connie received an A.B., cum laude, from Harvard University.
Shane joined Vistria in 2018 as an Associate and re-joined after earning his M.B.A in Health Care Management from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to that, Shane was an Investment Banking Analyst in the Industrials Group at Goldman Sachs.
Shane received a B.B.A. in Finance, Investment, and Banking from the University of Wisconsin.
Evan Smith is a Vice President in the Healthcare Group at WCAS, having joined in 2021. Evan primarily focuses on investments in healthcare delivery and payor services. He is actively involved with WCAS’s Constitution Surgery Alliance, United Musculoskeletal Partners and CenterWell Senior Primary Care investments. Prior to joining WCAS, Evan worked in the investment banking division of Morgan Stanley in San Francisco.
Evan earned bachelor’s degrees in computer science and finance from the University of Maryland and lives in New York City. When not working, Evan enjoys reading, exercising and rooting for Washington, DC metro area sports teams.
Mr. Weil joined Bain Capital in 2015. He is a Principal in the Healthcare Vertical and is a member of the North American Private Equity Team. Prior to joining Bain Capital, Mr. Weil was a management consultant at McKinsey & Co., where he focused primarily on strategy and operations for clients across the healthcare industry.
Mr. Weil received an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar. He graduated summa cum laude from Duke University with a BS in Economics and a Minor in History.