Jeff Ries is Co-Head of Investments for Morgan Health, a division of JPMorganChase focused on improving the quality, affordability and equity of health care in the United States. In this role, he identifies and invests in high-growth health care companies pursuing innovative approaches to improving the health care system. He also works closely with leadership teams to support growth, strategy and execution in advancing Morgan Health's mission to improve health care.
Jeff brings more than two decades of health care investing and operating experience. Prior to joining Morgan Health, Jeff was a Managing Director at Healthbox, leading venture investment activities and overseeing investments for the DaVita Venture Fund and the Intermountain Health Care Innovation Fund. Earlier in his career, he worked at Oxeon Partners, where he helped build and invest in health care companies, and at Sandbox Industries, supporting the management of BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners, a health care-focused fund with more than $500 million in assets. He began his career at LaSalle Investment Management, a private equity firm with over $50 billion in assets under management.
Jeff currently serves on the boards of Morgan Health portfolio companies Fuze Health and Thyme Care.
Jeff holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Northwestern University and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.