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Robert Adelson

Trustee at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals

Greater Philadelphia

Overview 

Robert Adelson is a Managing Partner at Osage Venture Partners and Osage University Partners in Greater Philadelphia, with a background in venture capital, private equity, and mergers, focusing on sectors like digital health and enterprise. He has successfully invested in companies such as TruLite Health and Pliant.io, showcasing his expertise in fundraising and healthcare investments. Adelson's career highlights include serving on the board of directors for companies like Pliant.io and Katabat, as well as being a trustee for organizations like Jefferson Health System and Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, demonstrating his leadership and strategic oversight in the healthcare and education sectors.

Work Experience 

  • Managing Partner

    2009 - Current

    Osage University Partners (OUP) is a venture capital fund that invests in spinouts from a network of over 100 affiliated universities and research institutions. OUP has over $600 million in assets under management and has invested in over 115 university spinouts across both tech and life sciences. A list of our portfolio can be found on our website: https://oup.vc/portfolio/

OUP is a venture capital fund investing in start-ups that commercialize university research.

  • Managing Partner

    1990

    Osage Venture Partners ("OVP") is an early stage venture capital fund focused on mid-Atlantic enterprise technology companies, including healthcare IT. OVP supplies capital and value-added expertise to attractive early stage businesses with initial investments ranging from $1-2m.

  • Member Board Of Directors

    2021

Pliant.io is an Orchestration & Automation Platform for the Digital Enterprise.

Raised $15,000,000.00 from Azure Capital Partners, Osage Venture Partners, New Stack Ventures, BrightCap Ventures, VT Technology Ventures, Timothy McSweeney, Newfund, Gutbrain Ventures and Leading Edge Ventures.

  • Board Observer

    2020

  • Member Board Of Directors

    2016

  • Trustee

    2006

    In 1995, Thomas Jefferson University and the Main Line Health System signed an agreement establishing a new, nonprofit corporate entity known as the Jefferson Health System (JHS). The agreement brought together Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Main Line Health under one corporate parent. Magee Rehabilitation Hospital is the other JHS member. JHS does not provide any care directly nor does it control the delivery of patient care. All patient care is provided by the members of JHS

  • Trustee

    2005

    Thomas Jefferson University, founded in 1824, is dedicated to the health sciences and committed to three areas: educating professionals who will form and lead the integrated healthcare delivery and research teams of tomorrow; discovering new knowledge that will define the future of clinical care through investigation from the laboratory to the bedside and into the community; and setting the standard for quality, compassionate and efficient patient care for our community and for the nation.

  • Trustee

    2003

    Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, an academic medical center within the Jefferson Health System, serves patients in Philadelphia and the surrounding communities in the Delaware Valley. Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals and Thomas Jefferson University are partners in providing excellent clinical and compassionate care for our patients in the Philadelphia region, educating the health professionals of tomorrow in a variety of disciplines and discovering new knowledge that will define the future of clinical care.

  • Board of Directors

    2013 - 2020

Katabat is leading the customer experience management (CXM) revolution, empowering consumer lenders to improve customer loyalty.

Raised $25,980,482.00 from Tritium Partners, Activate Venture Partners, Camden Partners, Terminus Capital Partners and Osage Venture Partners.

  • Trustee

    1993 - 2009

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