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Eric Jon Larsen serves as president, TowerBrook Advisors, and as a member of the healthcare leadership team of TowerBrook Capital Partners. TowerBrook is a $35 billion AUM New York and London-headquartered investment management firm encompassing private equity, structured minority and growth equity. TowerBrook is the first mainstream private equity firm in the world to be awarded B Corp certification.

Eric is a leading national healthcare strategist, author, speaker and advisor to CEOs and boards of directors of healthcare companies globally. For 25 years at The Advisory Board Company (for five years as president, and now as president emeritus), Eric dedicated himself to identifying and promulgating best practices to improve U.S. and global healthcare.

Following Optum’s acquisition of The Advisory Board in 2017, Eric’s purview expanded to include co-leading the formation and growth of Optum’s comprehensive health system partnerships, as well as developing strategy at UnitedHealth Group as executive vice president for market strategy.

Eric is active in healthcare venture capital, serving as Venture Partner to Thrive Capital ($25 billion AUM technology and healthcare investment firm) and SignalFire ($3 billion AUM VC focusing on early-stage seed through Series B healthcare and technology companies).

Eric is host of the podcast Incumbents and Insurgents in Healthcare, which explores the collision of artificial intelligence, healthcare, labor, policy and industrial transformation with many of the leading architects of the AI era, including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI Chairman Bret Taylor, legendary investor Vinod Khosla, healthcare CEOs, policymakers and technology founders. The podcast is available at www.incumbentsandinsurgents.com.

Eric is a board member of R1 RCM, eMed Population Health, and Arianna Huffington’s Thrive Global. He has served on the boards of several digital health companies including Somatus (value-based kidney care), Contessa Health (hospital-at-home company acquired by Amedisys in 2021), and other AI health innovators.

Eric is an advocate for the performing arts, serving for the past seven years as Chairman of the Board of the Washington National Opera and as trustee of the The Washington Ballet. He is an enthusiastic traveler, having visited 100 countries across all seven continents. Eric graduated from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in 1995. Eric and his wife Susi have three teenage children and divide time between Washington, D.C., New York and San Francisco.

Marc L. Boom, MD, MBA, FACHE, is president and CEO of Houston Methodist, a hospital system with more than 2,700 beds and over 35,000 employees. Its flagship, Houston Methodist Hospital, has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as an Honor Roll hospital nine times and the No. 1 hospital in Texas for 14 years in a row. The system also includes a world-renowned research institute, seven community hospitals and a continuing care hospital, two large physician organizations and more than 50 graduate medical education programs. Houston Methodist is affiliated with several academic institutions, including Weill Cornell Medical College, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Texas A&M University and Rice University.

Dr. Boom, Houston Methodist president and CEO since 2012, holds a bachelor’s degree in biology with high honors from The University of Texas at Austin, an MD with high honors from Baylor College of Medicine, and a Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and fellowships in geriatric medicine and general medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He is board certified in internal medicine and geriatric medicine and maintains a part-time clinical practice.

He has held numerous leadership positions at Houston Methodist, including executive vice president of Houston Methodist Hospital. Dr. Boom is also an associate professor of clinical medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College, an affiliate clinical professor at Texas A&M Vashisht College of Medicine, and an adjunct professor of management, policy and community health at UTHealth School of Public Health. He previously was an assistant professor at Baylor College of Medicine and an adjunct professor of management at Rice University.

Dr. Boom is a member of numerous professional and community organizations. He is the current chair of the American Hospital Association. In 2023, he served as chair of the board of the Greater Houston Partnership. He also serves on the United Way of Greater Houston and the Houston Advisory Board of Directors of Amegy Bank. He was the former chair of the Leadership Institute’s Millennium Group CEO Forum and is a current member of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research Advisory Board at Rice University. Dr. Boom was chair of the Texas Hospital Association in 2021, previously serving on the organization’s board of trustees as chair-elect and past chair.

In 2020, Dr. Boom emerged as a national leader in efforts to educate the public about COVID-19 and share the need for vaccines — leading the way as the first hospital system CEO in the country to mandate vaccines for employees and physicians. He served as a national thought leader, participating in more than 9,000 media placements, including the BBC, The Financial Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, Fox News, Bloomberg, ABC, CBS, NBC, NPR and thousands more. His publications and op-eds have appeared in Harvard Business Review, New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst, Journal of the American Medical Association, the Houston Chronicle and several others.

Numerous organizations have recognized Dr. Boom for his work. He was named the recipient of the 2024 Stephen L. Klineberg Award, a prestigious recognition that Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research bestows annually on an individual who has made a lasting impact on Greater Houston. In 2023, he received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Baylor College of Medicine and the Ralph D. Feigin, MD Award for Excellence from The Immunization Partnership. In 2022, the Southeast Texas Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives presented him with the Organizational Leadership Award. He also received the 2021 Public Service Award from the Houston Chapter of the American Leadership Forum and the 2016 Senior-Level Healthcare Executive Regent’s Award from the American College of Healthcare Executives. In 2012, Dr. Boom and his wife Dr. Julie Boom received the Good Samaritan Award from Interface-Samaritan Counseling Centers.

Dr. Julie Boom is a pediatrician at Texas Children’s Hospital. Her special interests are in vaccine advocacy and research. Married for more than 30 years, the Booms have three children, Kathryn (30), John (26), and Janie (20). Dr.  Boom enjoys travel, soccer, gardening and gourmet cooking.

Rod Hochman, MD, is CEO Emeritus of Providence, one of the nation’s largest health systems serving communities across the western United States. Providence provides a comprehensive range of health and social services through 125,000 caregivers, 51 hospitals, a major health plan, supportive housing, and a global healthcare engineering, operations, and innovation center in Hyderabad, India.

Dr. Hochman has become a prominent figure in American healthcare leadership, recognized for his strategic vision, commitment to compassionate service, and dedication to innovation. His leadership journey reflects deep engagement with both clinical practice and executive management, bridging patient care, organizational stewardship, and national policy.

Throughout his career, Dr. Hochman has navigated the complexities of the evolving healthcare landscape with agility, earning respect for his thoughtful leadership during periods of transformation and challenge. He is known not only for leading large health systems through significant growth and integration but also for fostering cultures where innovation and patient-centered care flourish. An advocate for equity and access, Dr. Hochman prioritized programs that reached underserved populations, launching initiatives to improve behavioral health, address social determinants of health, and support vulnerable communities. His commitment to collaboration extended beyond Providence, as he convened leaders across the industry to share best practices, advance research, and advocate for policy reforms at the state and federal levels.

Dr. Hochman served as president and chief executive officer of Providence from 2013 to 2024. Before joining Providence, he served as chief executive officer of Swedish Health Services from 2007 to 2013. Earlier in his career, he held senior executive roles with Sentara Healthcare in Norfolk, Virginia; the Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati; and Guthrie Health System in Sayre, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Hochman is past chair of the American Hospital Association and past chair of the Catholic Health Association of the United States. He has received numerous healthcare leadership honors, including the Catholic Health Association’s Sister Carol Keehan Award, the Partners in Care Vision & Excellence in Healthcare Leadership Award, the National Center for Healthcare Leadership Gail L. Warden Leadership Excellence Award, the American Hospital Association Distinguished Service Award, the Press Ganey Innovator of the Year Award, and the B’nai B’rith Distinguished Humanitarian Award. He has also been recognized among Modern Healthcare’s top healthcare leaders for multiple years.

Dr. Hochman serves on the board of directors of GE HealthCare, chairs the Institute for Systems Biology, a Seattle-based research organization advancing breakthrough healthcare discoveries, and serves as a senior healthcare advisor for Bain Capital. He also serves on the Boston University Board of Trustees, the Dean’s Advisory Board for Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, and the University of Washington Foster School of Business Advisory Board.

Dr. Hochman received his bachelor’s degree and medical degree from Boston University and completed clinical fellowships in internal medicine at Harvard Medical School and Dartmouth Medical School. He is board certified in internal medicine and rheumatology.

Dr. Hochman and his wife, Nancy, have been married for 48 years and live in Seattle.

Julie Yoo is a general partner on the Bio + Health team at Andreessen Horowitz, where she leads investments into companies that are transforming how we access, pay for, and experience healthcare. Her portfolio includes AKASA, Alchemy, Ambience, Aradigm, Counsel, Fortuna, Hippocratic AI, Leona, Sprinter Health, Thatch Health, and Turquoise Health.

Prior to joining Andreessen Horowitz, Julie was co-founder and chief product officer of Kyruus, a VC-backed healthtech company where she helped build and scale the business from zero to 20 million patients and over 225,000 healthcare providers across the US using their platform (acquired by RevSpring). Before that, Julie was vice president of product at Generation Health (acquired by CVS Health) and a product manager at Knome. Julie’s tech career began as an early member of the software engineering and sales engineering team at Endeca Technologies, which was acquired by Oracle.

Julie studied computer science and pre-medicine as an undergrad at MIT and obtained an MS in genomics from Harvard-MIT HST and an MBA from MIT Sloan. Julie is a Young Global Leader with the World Economic Forum and has been recognized through numerous awards and honors from Midas Brink List, Becker’s Hospital Review, Modern Healthcare, Health Data Management, MedTech Boston, and Rock Health.

Scott Becker is a distinguished entrepreneur, investor, and legal professional who has built a remarkable career at the intersection of healthcare, media, and law. As the founder and publisher of Becker’s Healthcare, a leading healthcare media company, and a longtime partner at McGuireWoods, a top AmLaw firm, Scott has established himself as an authority in his field.

With a mission to provide valuable insights and strategies for entrepreneurs and business leaders, Scott draws upon his extensive experience to help others navigate the complexities of building and scaling successful ventures. His expertise spans various industries, including healthcare, private equity, and venture capital, where he has made significant investments and contributes as an active investor.

Scott’s accomplishments are numerous and noteworthy. He graduated from Harvard Law School and the University of Illinois, where he obtained his JD and a BS in finance and accounting, respectively. At Harvard, he had the privilege of teaching and advising future President Barack Obama as a moot court advisor. Scott is also a prolific author, having written several books, including Health Care Law: A Practical Guide, The Physician’s Managed Care Success Manual, The ASC Handbook, and The Entrepreneur’s Edge. He hosts two highly ranked podcasts, Becker’s Healthcare Podcast and Becker Private Equity and Business Podcast, where he shares his knowledge. He has interviewed prominent figures such as George and Laura Bush, Wayne Gretzky, John McEnroe, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Nikki Haley, and Michael Strahan at Becker’s Healthcare conferences.

To learn more about Scott Becker and his insights on healthcare, law, entrepreneurship, business growth, and more, connect with him through Becker’s Healthcare, McGuireWoods, or through sbecker@beckerstrategygroup.com or on LinkedIn.