David King is the founder and managing partner of Thrive.  Prior to founding Thrive, David spent 15 years in executive roles with leading academic medical centers leading innovation and new ventures – with expertise in early-stage care delivery, life science and medical device technologies.  David is an alumni of notable healthcare delivery and technology ventures. David is a frequent speaker at national healthcare conferences.

Select Expertise & Engagements

Innovation Advisory:

• Interim Leadership
• Corporate Workflow & Governance
• Licensing
• Data Sharing
• Deal Diligence

Scouting & Sourcing:

• Qualified Deal Flow for VCs and Strategic Investors
• M&A Sourcing for Private Equity & Strategic Acquirers
• Outside-In Technology Sourcing for Provider Organizations
• Node Connector for Startups

Strategic Partnerships:

• Co-Development
• Spinouts
• IP & Intellectual Property
• Technology Transfer

Alumni

• Imagen Technologies (New York, NY): VP of Strategic Partnerships. Leading developer of artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies – backed by DFJ and Google Ventures.
• Hospital for Special Surgery (New York, NY): Executive Director, Global Innovation.  Academic Medical Center and global leader in orthopedics, ranked #1 for ten years, located in New York City. Affiliated with Weil Cornell Medical School.
• Catholic Health Initiatives (Houston, TX): Vice President, multiple: Digital Transformation, M&A, Service Lines, Business Development & Marketing.  16-hospital integrated delivery system- including the 864-bed quaternary academic teaching hospital affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine.
• Cardinal Health (Birmingham, AL): Product and Market Development for MedMined, acquired by Cardinal Health and sold to BD.