Robert Saunders

Mr. Saunders is a General Partner of OCA Ventures and leads its healthcare investing activity. He represents OCA on the boards of mPulse, ReGroup Therapy and HealthiPass. He is also a Co-Founder and Chairman of XLerateHealth, a healthcare accelerator in Louisville, KY. Prior to OCA, Bob was a Senior Managing Director and General Partner at Chrysalis Ventures (Louisville) from 1997 to 2009 and served as a Senior Advisor to Chrysalis from 2009 to 2010. He was also co-founder of Saunders Murdock and Associates, a life science "super-angel" investor, and a Senior Managing Director at Providian Capital Management from 1993 to 1997. He began his career in consulting with Boston Consulting and Bain. Over the last 30 years, he has invested in many start-up companies and mentored many entrepreneurs. He received a BA from Stanford University, an M.Sc from the London School of Economics, and an MA from Harvard University. He is a Fulbright and a Marshall Scholar.