Entrepreneurship

Columbia Healthcare Ventures

Columbia Healthcare Ventures is an organization dedicated to building an entrepreneurial spirit in the Columbia community. We aim to bring together like-minded people to solve some of the most pressing problems in healthcare and collaborate with experts in the field.Ā 

Mission

We aim to strengthenĀ the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurial leaders within the healthcare landscape. We strive to serve as the nexus for creative minds, entrepreneurs, and investors to inspire innovation, venture acumen, and a powerful network.

Our Team

  • Victoria Rentrop

    • President
    • MPH Candidate
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  • Joseph Jun

    • External Partnerships Chair
    • MPH Candidate
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  • Julia Lisboa

    • Marketing Chair
    • MHA Candidate
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  • Elizabeth Chen

    • Events Chair
    • MHA Candidate
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  • Isabella Zangari

    • VP, Internal Strategy
    • MPH Candidate
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  • Isabella Gartner

    • Events
    • MHA Candidate
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  • Rosie Bui

    • External Partnerships
    • MHA Candidate
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  • Tiffany Spector

    • External Partnerships
    • MPH Candidate
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  • Serin Lee

    • Marketing
    • MPH Candidate
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  • Ari Markenson, JD, MPH

    • Faculty Advisor

    Partner, Healthcare and Corporate Groups @ Venable LLP

    Adjunct Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Management

    Specialties: Health care industry, investment, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, due diligence, corporate matters, legal and regulatory compliance, Medicare and Medicaid requirements, corporate practice prohibitions, fraud and abuse, administrative proceedings, certificate of need approval and state licensure.

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  • Jon Gordon

    • Faculty Advisor

    Co-Founder @ Stealth

    Adjunct Professor, Health Policy and Management

    Healthcare investor/innovator with deep industry experience in the payor, provider and start-up worlds. Focus on the intersection of innovation, strategy and policy to identify opportunities to change and improve healthcare.

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Contact Us

Want to get involved? Sign-up for the CHV newsletter here. Email us at avr2140@cumc.columbia.edu or connect with us on our social channels @chv_columbia. 

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