Medical Alley Starts: Ask Me Anything with Tara Bishop, Founder, Black Opal Ventures
Watch our first Medical Alley Starts: Ask Me Anything webinar of 2024, featuring Dr. Tara Bishop, founder of Black Opal Ventures.
Dr. Bishop is passionate about improving health and healthcare. In her almost twenty-year career as a physician executive, Tara has on-the-ground experience in delivery system improvement, health policy, payer operations, product development, value-based care, and start-ups. She is the founder and general partner of Black Opal Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in companies that are transforming healthcare through technology. Tara was most recently the Chief Medical Officer at Bind, a health insurance start-up that is at the forefront of disrupting healthcare. She was a leader in the early development of the Bind product and grew the company 10x in revenue in 3 years. She understands start-ups from early phases of MVPs and lean operations to scaling and growth.
Tara is also an associate clinical professor at Weill Cornell Medical School in New York City. Prior to joining Bind, Tara was the Medical Director and Senior Expert at McKinsey & Co. She designed new payment models for numerous clients. She was an associate professor of Medicine and Healthcare Policy at Cornell Medical School where she did cutting-edge research on health policy, innovative technologies, and health services.