Rich Whitney

Rich Whitney
Director

Mr. Whitney is the Chief Financial Officer of DaVita, Inc., a Fortune 500 publicly traded health care services company. He is also the founder of a private equity investment firm and a venture partner with New Enterprise Associates, an investment firm with over $8 billion of capital under management. Prior to this, Mr. Whitney served as Executive Chairman of Specialty Labs, where he led the turnaround and sale of the company. Previously, he served in various executive positions, including Director Corporate Development, Vice President Corporate Development, and Vice President International for Total Renal Care, Inc. Mr. Whitney was also associated with RFE Investment Partners, a private equity investment firm, and began his career at Touche Ross & Co. (now Deloitte & Touche). Mr. Whitney currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Real Estate Economics, Hospital Partners of America, CGH Healthcare Services, Simplex Diabetic Supplies, and Bariatric Partners, and also serves as Chairman of Illuminent Behavioral Health Services. Mr. Whitney, a CPA, earned a BS degree in Business Administration from the Schreyer Honors College of the Pennsylvania State University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.