Darren M. Black

Darren joined Summit Partners in 2013 and focuses primarily on the healthcare & life sciences sector.

Darren's current board directorships include InnovaCare Partners, Leon Medical Centers, LifeStance Health (NASDAQ: LFST), Paradigm Outcomes, PharmScript, Sound Physicians, TurningPoint Healthcare Solutions, U.S. Renal Care, VaxCare, and Veranex. His previous board and investment experience include Abode Healthcare (acquired by BrightSpring Health Services), ABILITY Network (acquired by Inovalon), Advance Health (acquired by New Mountain Capital), DMG Practice Management Solutions (acquired by Ares Management), and HealthSun (acquired by Anthem) and Fortis Life Sciences.

Prior to Summit, Darren was a Managing Partner with SV Life Sciences, where he focused on healthcare services, healthcare information technology, and pharmaceutical services. Prior to SV Life Sciences, Darren was co-founder and President of two companies—ClinCare and PharmaStar. Previously, he was a healthcare consultant for Accenture.

Darren holds an AB in government from Harvard College and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He serves on the board of directors for Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Combined Jewish Philanthropies.