September 16, 2020 – McKesson Ventures, the venture capital arm of McKesson Corporation, has expanded its leadership team, promoting Jennifer Carter and Carrie Hurwitz Williams to partners of McKesson Ventures.
As partner, Carter and Williams will identify long-term strategic industry opportunities, invest in healthcare technology companies and build valuable partnerships with McKesson Ventures’ portfolio companies.
As partner, Carter will take on direct investments and board responsibilities within select companies in addition to her current role. Carter joined McKesson Ventures in 2014 as vice president of portfolio development and is responsible for identifying and evaluating commercial synergies with portfolio companies and McKesson. In 2019, Carter expanded her role to oversee operations for the firm which include managing talent, budget and resources.
As partner, Williams will continue to pinpoint strong investment opportunities with a focus on healthcare tech companies on the east coast. Williams joined McKesson Ventures in 2017 as principal and brings over 15 years of experience from across the healthcare industry. Williams’ operational and strategic mindset draws upon prior experience with managing clinical trial operations within pharmaceutical and biopharma settings, various roles within McKesson’s strategy and business development team and as vice president of strategy and business development at Omada Health, with a focus on commercial strategy and partnerships.