Tom Hearn has over 35 years of healthcare leadership experience, having held roles at Novant Health, MedCath, and Atrium Health. He co-founded Decision Support Systems and earned degrees from The College of William and Mary and the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

What Tom can write

Writes checks of$1M to $10M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target5-7%, 7-10%, 10-12%, > 12%At first check
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

FCA Venture Partners writes $1M to $10M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Vizient Inc. · senior consultant
  2. Atrium Health · Vice President of Administration
  3. Decision Support Systems · President
  4. MedCath Partners, LLC · CEO
  5. MedCath, Inc. · Chief Development Officer
  6. Novant Health, Inc. · Senior Vice President of Ambulatory Services
  7. FCA Venture Partners · Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Decision Support Systems

Focus

healthcare leadershipambulatory serviceshealthcare ithealthcare performance improvementhealthcare

Education

The College of William and Mary, BAUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, MBA and MPH

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Questions

Who is Tom Hearn?

Tom Hearn has over 35 years of healthcare leadership experience, having held roles at Novant Health, MedCath, and Atrium Health. He co-founded Decision Support Systems and earned degrees from The College of William and Mary and the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

How much does Tom Hearn invest?

Tom Hearn invests through FCA Venture Partners, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Tom Hearn?

A warm intro from a founder FCA Venture Partners backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Tom Hearn do before FCA Venture Partners?

senior consultant at Vizient Inc.; Vice President of Administration at Atrium Health; President at Decision Support Systems; CEO at MedCath Partners, LLC; Chief Development Officer at MedCath, Inc.; Senior Vice President of Ambulatory Services at Novant Health, Inc..

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