Michelle Garland '21 C-Suite Advisor Since 2021

As the Practice Leader for Daversa’s Health practice, Michelle has conducted over 400 searches for both B2C and B2B leadership teams across Payor, Provider, Pharma and Dx. Michelle joined Daversa as employee #7 in 2003 and has become the most sought after headhunter in Healthtech. Michelle partners with top-tier VC firms including General Catalyst, Drive Capital, Khosla Ventures, Oak HCIT, Norwest, Bessemer and many others. She has built some of the most prominent leadership teams in the health ecosystem at every stage of growth, from the early team build-outs at Accretive Health (R1), Accolade and Teladoc, to the c-suites of One Medical Group, Oscar Health, Change, Health Catalyst, Collective Health, Qventus, Butterfly Network, Verana & PathAI.

Prior to Daversa Partners, Michelle spent a decade at Dow Jones for the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones International. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the William Allen White School of Journalism at the University of Kansas.