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As an Operating Partner at WCAS, an investment firm where she focuses on growth-oriented healthcare companies, Adaeze supports the firm’s capacity to articulate the value of private equity capital to healthcare companies. She also sharpens the firm’s understanding of the policy and regulatory environment which can have a significant impact on healthcare companies particularly companies serving Medicare and Medicaid populations.

Dr. Enekwechi led IMPAQ, LLC, a company that provided research, technical assistance, and advanced analytics services for federal clients which she took through its acquisition in 2020. She also spent many years in federal policy roles at the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, and she was the Head of Health Programs at the White House Office of Management and Budget under President Obama. There she led policy, management and regulatory oversight for all US health care agencies and programs including CMS, FDA, NIH, CDC and HRSA.

Dr. Enekwechi obtained a PhD in health economics and outcomes research from the University of Iowa, an MPP in Public Finance from American University, and a BA in African and African American History from the University of Iowa. She completed her postdoctoral training at the University of Chicago School of Medicine. Dr. Enekwechi serves on the board of directors at MedStar Health, Liberty Dental Plan, and the Alliance for Health Policy. She is an active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Theta Omega Omega chapter.