Avista Healthcare
Don Casey is a Strategic Executive at Avista Healthcare Partners, which he joined in 2024. Mr. Casey has more than 30 years of global healthcare experience and an outstanding track record of identifying and commercializing successful medical innovations. Mr. Casey served as Chief Executive Officer of Dentsply Sirona from 2018- 2022. Prior to Dentsply Sirona, […]
Greg Cowan is a Strategic Executive at Avista Healthcare Partners. Mr. Cowan is an experienced senior executive in the healthcare sector, previously serving as EVP and CFO of Avantor, as well as SVP and CFO of VWR International, a former Avista portfolio company, prior to its acquisition by Avantor. Prior to joining VWR, Mr. Cowan […]
Dr. Rob DeWit is a Strategic Executive at Avista Healthcare Partners. Dr. DeWit is an industry leader who has dedicated more than 35 years to advancing global healthcare, by serving in scientific and leadership roles for Warner-Lambert, Upjohn, Pharmacia, Pfizer, and the WMU Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine Innovation Center. Dr. DeWit most recently […]
Fred Duchin is a Strategic Executive at Avista Healthcare Partners. Mr. Duchin is a highly established senior executive in the consumer healthcare industry with over 30 years of experience. He most recently served in various senior executive roles at Bayer Consumer Care, including leading Bayer’s North American Over-the-Counter (OTC) portfolio. Prior to Bayer Consumer Care, […]
Mr. Ferguson is a Strategic Executive who joins Avista Healthcare Partners after 35 years in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, with the majority of his career spent in the outsourced pharmaceutical services sector. He most recently served as Chief Business Officer at Syneos Health, a fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization providing outsourced clinical development, commercialization […]
Charles Harwood is a Strategic Executive at Avista Healthcare Partners. Mr. Harwood was retained by Avista in 2007 and has been an operator in the clinical diagnostics and pharmaceutical services industries. He has nearly 30 years of experience in the overall healthcare industry. Mr. Harwood is the former President and CEO of BioReliance, which was […]
William E. Klitgaard is a Strategic Executive at Avista Healthcare Partners. Mr. Klitgaard has over two decades of experience leading and advising healthcare businesses in the Healthcare IT and outsourced pharma services space. Mr. Klitgaard most recently served as President of Enlighten Health, a division of LabCorp (NYSE:LH) that focuses on innovation and creation of […]
Sam Leno is a Strategic Executive at Avista Healthcare Partners. Mr. Leno was retained by Avista in 2018. Mr. Leno is a strategic executive with more than 40 years of experience with complex multinational companies. He most recently held the positions of Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer at Boston Scientific. He previously served as […]
Steve Schiess is a Strategic Executive at Avista Healthcare Partners. Mr. Schiess was retained by Avista in 2020. Mr. Schiess is a veteran executive with over 30 years of operational, marketing and sales experience in the dental and medical devices and technologies industries. Mr. Schiess most recently served as CEO of Zest Dental Solutions, a […]
Robert O’Neil is a Strategic Executive at Avista Healthcare Partners. Mr. O’Neil was retained by Avista in 2015. Mr. O’Neil has more than 35 years of operational and strategic business leadership experience and a proven track record of building healthcare businesses in the pharmaceutical and consumer sectors. Most recently, he was Worldwide Vice President of […]