VP - Managing Director, Ventures Investing

Location: Lee's Summit

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Government Employees Health Association, Inc. (G.E.H.A) is a nonprofit member association that provides health and dental benefits that millions of federal employees and retirees, military retirees and their families have counted on since 1937. Offering one of the largest health and dental benefit provider networks available to federal employees in the United States, G.E.H.A empowers health and wellness by meeting its members where they are, when they need care.

G.E.H.A has one mission:
To empower federal workers to be healthy and well.

As the VP - Managing Director, Ventures Investing this role assumes full responsibility for the Innovation Fund and Innovation Partnership program’s strategic direction, operational management, and overall success. The Innovation Investment & Partnership team plays a critical role in advancing strategic innovation investments and partnerships, ensuring access to cutting edge healthcare technology and early-stage innovations that support G.E.H.A’s vision for the future of the health and well-being of its association members.
Reporting to the Chief Innovation and Strategy Officer (CISO), the Vice President & Managing Director is pivotal in driving the program’s alignment with G.E.H.A’s strategic framework and the corporate investment policies. The position demands proactive leadership in managing the program’s agenda, identifying, and actioning relevant innovation investment and innovation partnership opportunities, and representing these to the Board of Directors, as necessary.

This role offers a significant opportunity to lead and transform G.E.H.A's Innovation Investment & Partnership initiatives, driving new value and culture change in alignment with the company's vision and core values.## SKILLS
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* Duties and Responsibilities:

*** Strategic Leadership and Executive Management:
** Define and implement program strategy to enable G.E.H.A's overarching strategic framework.
* Serve as the Fund’s primary interface with the G.E.H.A Fund Governance Council, presenting sector and deal analysis and offering points of view on strategic opportunities relative to venturing activities.
* Lead coordination of investment approvals and related documentation through both the Fund Governance and Audit Committees of the Board of Directors.
* Develop and maintain the Innovation Partnership “idea to impact” framework to optimize a culture of experimentation while ensuring innovations translate into real-world impact.
* Routinely present Innovation Fund (Fund) performance updates to the Board of Directors, including ad hoc insights and reporting as required.
* Establish and maintain strong relationships with senior leadership and Audit Committee members, delivering high-quality presentations and reports that inform strategic investment decisions and ensure compliance with governance.
* Represent G.E.H.A externally with the startup and venture capital investment community, including in approved media interviews.
* Market Analysis and Thought Leadership:
** Systematically engage the start-up and VC ecosystem, providing early visibility into emerging trends to enable more informed strategic decisions.
* Champion emerging solutions and markets within G.E.H.A, contributing perspectives and trends as part of the strategic planning process. Develop influential materials, including white papers and sector analyses.
* Lead internal activities in coverage areas by creating and disseminating synthesis of industry trends, organizing meetings with G.E.H.A management and startup roadshows.
* Drive awareness internally of early-stage and growth-stage companies that may be of strategic relevance.
* Identify aligned high-potential collaborators, including Entrepreneurs in Residence, for targeted engagement.
* Innovation Investment Oversight and Portfolio Management:
** Develop and maintain Innovation Fund investment themes to complement G.E.H.A’s strategic framework, long-term goals and strategic roadmaps, and business…