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Marcus Whitney
Board Member
Marcus Whitney is a Co-Founder and Partner of Nashville-based Jumpstart Health Investors (JHI), the most active early-stage healthcare venture capital firm in America. As JHI’s Founding Partner, Marcus was the initial architect of the algorithm used to score more than one thousand early-stage healthcare companies for consideration by Jumpstart Foundry, JHI’s pre-seed index fund. Of JHI’s funds, Marcus leads Jumpstart Nova, the first healthcare venture fund in America focused on Black-founded and led startups. Launched in 2020, Jumpstart Nova makes seed and series A investments in promising Black-led healthcare companies.
Prior to Jumpstart, Marus was the Founder and CEO of the Health:Further Conference, adding thousands of leaders in health innovation from around the country to JHI’s network. Additionally, he was the Director of Technology and Partner at Emma Email Marketing, acquired by Campaign Monitor, and Co-Founder at Clariture Health, a HIPAA compliant digital ad management platform, acquired by Trilliant Health.
Marcus is also co-founder and minority owner of Major League Soccer team, Nashville Soccer Club. He is an Aspen Health Innovators Fellow, and a member of the board of the Healthcare Finance Management Association, Celtic Bank, the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum, the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corporation, OZ Arts, and Scott Hamilton CARES.
Marcus is the author of the Amazon best-selling book Create and Orchestrate, about claiming your creative power through entrepreneurship. His work has been featured by Entrepreneur, CNBC, Inc., NPR, Fast Company, and The Atlantic.
Marcus studied at the University of Virginia and the City University of New York. He actively competes in Jiu Jitsu and lives in Nashville with his wife and two sons.