Mainstay Healthcare Partners, a new firm built by experienced operators, investors, and advisors, officially launches today with a mission to guide healthcare’s next breakthroughs. The firm provides expert strategic advisory services and capital investment across healthcare services and healthtech organizations.
Mainstay was founded on a simple but powerful belief: healthcare companies deserve partners who bring clarity to complexity, lead with trust, and are committed to long-term value creation. The team combines deep experience across clinical, commercial, operational, and investment domains. Through their work, Mainstay engages directly with leadership teams to help them scale, transform, and build great organizations.
Mainstay’s founding partners include:
- Kevin M. Ban, M.D., a physician executive with global clinical and operational experience, including leadership roles at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, athenahealth, and Walgreens Boots Alliance.
- Dave Khtikian, a seasoned healthcare investor, most recently with Wellington Management, where he invested in healthcare services companies.
- Dana McNally, a growth strategist with experience across healthcare start-ups and enterprise scale, with multiple leadership roles at Optum.
Together, they bring a pragmatic, results-driven approach to supporting visionary healthcare leaders.
Mainstay Healthcare Partners offers two core services across payer, provider, medtech, and digital health sectors:
- Advisory Services – Guiding companies through pivotal growth phases, helping to sharpen strategy, accelerate execution, and strengthen market presence.
- Strategic Investment – Deploying aligned capital into healthcare businesses with high growth potential, leveraging a disciplined, insight-driven approach to investment and partnership.
Mainstay's founders set out to establish the kind of partner that they always looked for — one that brings real-world experience, strategic insight, and capital that’s aligned with long-term success.
Mainstay’s support spans:
- Business strategy & execution
- Commercial strategy & go-to-market
- Leadership design & talent support
- Clinical oversight & leadership
- Thought leadership & brand development
- IPO readiness and fundraising prep
Mainstay serves healthcare innovators from early growth to public scale, bringing clarity to complexity and helping great teams do their best work. With a deep understanding of where strategy meets execution, Mainstay acts as a trusted partner by offering insight and aligned support through every phase of growth.
For more information about Mainstay Healthcare Partners or to explore partnership opportunities, visit www.mainstayhp.com or contact at contact@mainstayhp.com.
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