Managing Director in William Blair’s Healthcare group in Chicago. Focus on innovation in healthcare delivery, which means companies improving access, outcomes, incentives, and costs, with winners across all populations of patients, providers, payers, and regulators.Received full-time MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business in 2013. Prior education includes The Berklee College of Music (Performance, Jazz Guitar) and Duke University (B.S. Chemistry, Minor in Music). Music website: ednakayama.com.

Prior experience includes MyBuys Inc. (Ann Arbor, MI), Holcim (US) Inc. (Waltham, MA), and professional jazz guitar.