Joseph Cunningham

Joe is the Managing Director, Santé Ventures. Prior to founding Santé, Dr. Cunningham was with Austin Ventures and was previously the Vice Chair of the Ascension Health Ventures investment committee. He previously served as Chief Medical Officer of the Providence Health System and Executive Director of the 300 physician Providence Health Alliance.

Dr. Cunningham has served on numerous boards and organizations in the realm of public policy, both governmental and private. He has extensive management experience and is recognized nationally for his expertise in healthcare delivery systems, physician associations and compensation models.

He currently serves on advisory boards for both Health Services Corporation (BC/BS) and United Healthcare. He is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Quality Assurance and Peer Review. Joe received his B.S. and M.D. degrees from Texas A&M University and his MBA from Baylor University.