Bob Kocher
Partner at Venrock
Bob Kocher
Partner at Venrock
Palo Alto, California
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2011 - Current
Board Member at Devoted Health, Lyra Health, Aledade, Virta Health, Accompany Health, Need, Sitka Health, and Premera. Board Observer at SmithRx, Stride, Suki, Public Health Company. Investor in Zenefits and Jiff [Acquired by Castlight]. Former Director at Castlight (CSLT). Former Board Observer at Grand Rounds and Doctor on Demand.
Adjunct Professor
2014
Adjunct Professor with the Stanford School of Medicine in the Department of Medicine.
Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Schaeffer Center for Healthcare Policy
2012
Advisory Board Member
Trustee
2021
Chair of Trustees and Governance Committee
Non-Resident Senior Fellow
2010 - 2018
Working on bending the cost curve!
Special Assistant to the President for Healthcare and Economic Policy
2009 - 2010
Worked on healthcare economic policy (ACA, HITECH) and also Let's Move initiative among others...
Partner
2001 - 2010
Led McKinsey Global Institute Healthcare team and served payors, providers, public sector, and life sciences clients in many countries.