RM

Ryan McDonald

Healthcare Investor at Summit Partners

San Francisco, California

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $1,000,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $30,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $12,500,000.00

Education

Work Experience

  • Healthcare Investor

    2024

    Summit Partners is a global alternative investment firm with capital dedicated to growth equity, fixed income, and public equity opportunities. For four decades, the Summit team has focused on powering the growth of great people and great companies with a foundational belief that profitable growth is the most reliable path to building a durable business and creating long-term value. Summit has invested in more than 550 companies in technology, healthcare, and other growth industries including financial services, consumer, business services and industrial technology. Summit maintains offices in North America and Europe and invests in companies around the world.

  • Lead Singer, Bassist, Songwriter

    2008

    Over 40 million original song plays and downloads since 2009.

  • Principal - Healthcare

    2012 - 2023

    Focused on growth equity and private equity investments in healthcare, including healthcare services and healthcare technology. Managing more than $15.5 billion in capital, Norwest has invested in over 600 early- to late-stage companies, with more than 200 currently active across consumer, enterprise, and healthcare. Board Member: Scratch Financial, Mindful Health Solutions, Kyo (formerly Gateway Learning Group), Onsite Dental, American Endovascular & Amputation Prevention, Blue Cloud Pediatric Surgery Centers (acquired by TPG) Board Observer: Elligo Health Research, Target RWE, iCardiac Technologies (acquired by ERT), Crossover Health (acquired by Gurnet Point), Rivermend Health, Petabyte Technology (acquired by Chewy)

  • Investment Banking

    2011 - 2012

    Analyst in BAML's Leveraged Finance / Financial Sponsor group, covering Healthcare, Industrials, Real Estate and Gaming.

2007 - 2009

  • Owner

    2007 - 2009

    Invented an appetite suppressing mint called "Skini Mints." Raised capital, managed relationships with Walgreens and CVS executive buyers, worked with manufacturing partners in China and India, worked with advertising agencies to create media and branding campaigns, and managed regulatory compliance to maintain FDA/FTC standards.