DAVID SWENSON
VENTURE PARTNER

Mr. Swenson joined SSM as a Venture Partner in 2007. He has over 20 years of private equity experience and has been involved in the healthcare industry for over 25 years.

Mr. Swenson co-founded and serves as General Partner of Coleman Swenson Booth (CSB), one of the first dedicated healthcare venture capital funds in the U.S. Founded in 1983, CSB has invested in over 80 healthcare companies, including Surgical Care Affiliates, Pyxis, Integrated Health, Long Term Care Group, Coventry and Vitas.

Prior to founding Coleman Swenson Booth (CSB), Mr. Swenson worked at Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), serving as Senior Strategic Planning Analyst and Chief Financial Officer, The Center for Health Studies; and Treasurer and Investment Manager, HCA Capital Corporation. Mr. Swenson has extensive experience in tracking emerging technologies and alternatives to hospital delivery of healthcare, analysis of hospital management companies, strategic planning, and financial analyses for corporate acquisitions and mergers.

Mr. Swenson has served on the boards of twenty-five start-up and emerging growth healthcare companies. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of NotifyMD, a provider of Internet-based physician practice communication services; and SleepMed, a sleep disorder management and treatment company. Mr. Swenson is a past Director of Pyxis Corporation. He received a B.S. from Austin Peay University and an M.B.A. from the Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University.