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Edward Michael

Managing Partner at LionBird Ventures

Evanston, Illinois

Overview 

Edward Michael is the Managing Partner at LionBird Ventures in Evanston, Illinois, with a background in business strategy, venture capital, mergers, and corporate development. He has served on the board of multiple companies and has made significant investments in companies like Phantom Neuro at the seed stage. Edward Michael's career highlights include holding executive positions at Abbott and serving as the President of Emduron LLC, showcasing his expertise in healthcare management and leadership in the industry.

Work Experience 

  • Board Member

    2022 - Current

  • Managing Partner

    2012

    LionBird provides pre-scale capital and assistance to founders defying established norms in healthcare and legacy industries. See www.lionbird.com

  • Board Member

    2021

Heyday Health offers primary care for adults providing in-home and video visits, clinical team, and continuous accessibility.

Raised $12,500,000.00 from Gradient, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Katherine Ryder and LionBird.

  • Board Member

    2020

Rhino Health develops a federated compute platform for privacy-preserving artificial intelligence applications.

Raised $16,049,999.00 from TELUS Ventures.

  • Board Member

    2019

  • Board Member

    2016

  • President

    2012

    Advising healthcare companies and startups; investing in select businesses

  • Director

    2012 - 2013

    Chair of Quality and Patient Safety Committee; Member of Finance Committee

Cook County Health is the safety net for health care serves as the primary public provider of comprehensive medical services.

  • Executive Vice President

    2007 - 2012

    Managed all global diagnostics businesses of Abbott, with sales of >$4B and 13,000 employees; retired after >26 years with the company in various legal, commercial, operations, and general management positions

The Clara Abbott Foundation is a non-profit firm aimed to assist families, in gaining financial security for the rest of their lives.

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