BK

Bob Kocher

Partner at Venrock

Palo Alto, California

Overview 

Bob Kocher is a Venture Capitalist at Venrock in Palo Alto, California, with a focus on investing in Series A digital health and healthcare IT startups in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has a strong background in public policy and economics, having previously served as a Special Assistant to the President for Healthcare and Economic Policy at The White House and as a Partner at McKinsey & Company. Kocher's career highlights include investing in successful companies like Aledade and Virta Health, and his diverse experience in healthcare policy, government relations, and management consulting, making him a valuable asset in the venture capital industry.

Work Experience 

V

Venrock

  • 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.

Venrock is a venture capital firm investing in technology and healthcare companies.

venrock.com
SU

Stanford University

  • Adjunct Professor

    2014

    Adjunct Professor with the Stanford School of Medicine in the Department of Medicine.

Uo

University of Southern California

  • Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Schaeffer Center for Healthcare Policy

    2012

    Advisory Board Member

CS

Castilleja School

  • Trustee

    2021

    Chair of Trustees and Governance Committee

TB

The Brookings Institution

  • Non-Resident Senior Fellow

    2010 - 2018

    Working on bending the cost curve!

TW

The White House

  • 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...

Council on Environmental Quality works in the development of environmental policies.

whitehouse.gov
M&

McKinsey & Company

  • Partner

    2001 - 2010

    Led McKinsey Global Institute Healthcare team and served payors, providers, public sector, and life sciences clients in many countries.

McKinsey Growth Tech serves leading growth stage tech players, venture capital, and growth private equity

mckinsey.com

Education 

Investments 

Accompany Health

Series A

Total funding: $56M

SmithRx

Series B

Total funding: $100M

Aledade

Series A

Total funding: $550M

Stride Health

Series A

Total funding: $86M

Articles About Bob

Relevant Websites