Avista Healthcare
Thompson Dean is the Chairman and Co-Head of Avista’s Investment Committee. He previously served as the Managing Partner and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Avista until transitioning to Chairman in 2022. Prior to co-founding Avista in 2005, Mr. Dean led DLJ Merchant Banking Partners for 10 years. Mr. Dean served as Managing Partner of DLJMB I, […]
David Burgstahler is the Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Avista Healthcare Partners. Prior to co-founding Avista in 2005, Mr. Burgstahler was a Partner of DLJ Merchant Banking Partners and Head of Healthcare. Mr. Burgstahler was at DLJ Investment Banking from 1995 to 1997 and DLJMB from 1997 to 2005. Prior to joining DLJ, […]
Robert Girardi is a Partner at Avista Healthcare Partners. Mr. Girardi joined Avista in 2010. Prior to joining Avista, Mr. Girardi was a Senior Associate at Quadrangle Group where he focused on private equity investments in the media and communications industries. Prior to joining Quadrangle, he was an Associate at Bear Stearns Merchant Banking where […]
Ben Silbert is a Partner and serves as General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Chief Administrative Officer at Avista Healthcare Partners. Mr. Silbert was one of the founding members of Avista in 2005. Prior to Avista, Mr. Silbert was at DLJMB from 2001 to 2005. He advised DLJMB as internal counsel on a number of […]
John Cafasso is a Partner and serves as the Chief Financial Officer at Avista Healthcare Partners. Mr. Cafasso joined Avista in 2011. Prior to joining Avista, Mr. Cafasso was a Director at Credit Suisse in the asset management division. He joined Credit Suisse in April 2001 and was responsible for the accounting and reporting for […]
Garrett Lustig is a Partner at Avista Healthcare Partners. Mr. Lustig joined Avista in 2015. Prior to joining Avista, Mr. Lustig worked in investment banking at Centerview Partners. Mr. Lustig received a B.S. in Economics from Duke University. He currently serves as a Director of ACP Northern Holdings, EBI Bone Healing, eMolecules, Organogenesis (Nasdaq: ORGO), […]
Ryan Moran is a Partner at Avista Healthcare Partners. Mr. Moran joined Avista in 2018. Prior to joining Avista, Mr. Moran was an Associate at Morgan Stanley Capital Partners where he focused on private equity investments across a range of industries. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, he worked as an Analyst in the investment banking […]
Sriram Venkataraman is a Partner at Avista Healthcare Partners. Mr. Venkataraman joined Avista in 2007. Prior to joining Avista, Mr. Venkataraman was a Vice President in the Healthcare Investment Banking group at Credit Suisse which he joined in 2001. Prior to Credit Suisse, he worked at GE Healthcare (formerly known as GE Medical Systems). Mr. […]