Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co has appointed Ali J Satvat as a Director based in Menlo Park. Satvat joins KKR from Apax Partners where he served as a Principal on the health care investment team and managed new investments and portfolio companies across various health care sub-sectors.
Satvat will join the more than 20 person global health care team that is led by Mike Michelson, Jim Momtazee and Dominic Murphy. The team is responsible for sourcing new opportunities and providing industry knowledge and expertise to KKR’s private equity transactions.
"There continue to be a number of developments that make health care an interesting sector for new investments. We have a strong team with deep industry expertise, and Ali is an important addition to that team," says Momtazee, a Member of KKR and a leader of the health care investment team.
Satvat started his career at The Blackstone Group in 2000 and, prior to Apax Partners, also worked in investment roles at Audax Group and Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and Science, magna cum laude, from Harvard College and a Master of Business Administration in Health Care Management and Entrepreneurial Management from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
