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Matt Rice

Partner
Matt joined Ballast Point Ventures in 2004 and returned in 2008 following business school. He leads the firm’s healthcare investing practice.

BIOGRAPHY

Matt currently serves on the Board of Directors at Medsender, Careviso, PaceMate, Suncoast Skin Solutions, IRIS, Theragen, TissueTech and YPrime. He is a Board Observer at Carterra. Matt previously represented BPV at UpLift, Innocutis, and MolecularMD. He also serves on the St. Joseph’s Hospitals Board of Directors (Baycare Health System).

Prior to joining Ballast Point Ventures in 2004, Matt began his career in the Healthcare Investment Banking Group of Raymond James Financial where he focused primarily on the specialty pharmaceutical, drug distribution and contract research organization sectors. Matt also worked in the Strategic Alliances group at the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research Prior to rejoining BPV as a Vice President in 2008.

EDUCATION

Matt graduated from the University of Virginia with a bachelor’s degree in Commerce and from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration with an MBA.