General Atlantic has hired Justin Sunshine as a managing director in its New York office to focus on investments in the healthcare sector.
Mr. Sunshine comes to General Atlantic after ten years at Blackstone, in both its New York and London offices, where he most recently was a managing director in its private equity group focusing on healthcare investments. Mr. Sunshine began his career as a consultant with Accenture and has a BBA in finance from the University of Texas and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
“We are seeing unprecedented levels of innovation across the healthcare space, as talented, mission-driven entrepreneurs leverage new technologies and payment models to improve the quality of care, reduce the cost of care, and improve the patient experience,” said Robbert Vorhoff, a managing director and global head of healthcare at General Atlantic. “Justin enjoys a great reputation across the healthcare community, and I’m confident his intellect, investment acumen and depth of healthcare knowledge will help expand and strengthen our global healthcare investment efforts.”
“General Atlantic has a long and impressive track record of investing in the healthcare sector, and the fast pace of change in the industry is creating exciting opportunities for proven growth investors,” said Mr. Sunshine. “I look forward to working with Robb and the team to identify new investments and support the momentum of our expanding healthcare portfolio.”
“We are seeing rapid and significant technological advances across healthcare and life sciences, presenting new opportunities to partner with talented entrepreneurs solving problems in the space,” said Bill Ford, chief executive officer of General Atlantic. “We are thrilled to welcome Justin, a skilled investor with deep experience working with healthcare services and technology companies as they scale into industry leaders.”
General Atlantic provides capital and strategic support to growth companies in the consumer, financial services, healthcare, and technology sectors. The firm was founded in 1980 and manages approximately $35 billion in assets. General Atlantic has more than 150 investment professionals based in New York, Amsterdam, Beijing, Greenwich, Hong Kong, Jakarta, London, Mexico City, Mumbai, Munich, Palo Alto, São Paulo, Shanghai, and Singapore.
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