Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS), a private equity firm focused on healthcare and technology, has appointed Brian Kane as a Senior Advisor to its Healthcare Group.
Kane brings more than 25 years of leadership experience across healthcare services, health plan operations and capital markets. Most recently, he served as President of Aetna, a subsidiary of CVS Health, leading an organisation that serves approximately 35 million members across Medicare, Medicaid, commercial and ancillary businesses.
Prior to Aetna, he was Chief Financial Officer at Humana, where he oversaw financial operations and helped drive the company’s strategic transformation. Earlier in his career, Kane spent 17 years at Goldman Sachs advising on major healthcare and other industry transactions.
In his new role, Kane will advise WCAS’s healthcare team in their ongoing efforts to foster innovative collaborations and strategic partnerships across the healthcare ecosystem.
Kane holds an MBA from Harvard University and a BA in Economics and Political Science from Stanford University. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the New York Historical and several non-profit and industry boards.
