INVESTOR BOARDS

THE HEALTH CAPTAINS COLLEGE

Governance Academy – Investor Boards Division

Responsible Capital Governance for Health Impact

Purpose

To equip capital allocators and investor board representatives with the governance skills, ethical frameworks, and strategic foresight required to lead in responsible, impact-driven investment in health innovation—across venture, growth equity, and institutional portfolios—while aligning with ESG, SDGs, and long-term value creation in health ecosystems.

CURRICULUM

Curriculum Structure

Duration: Modular – 6 to 9 months (Hybrid: In-person + Digital)
Format:

  • Executive Modules (2–3 days each)

  • Real-world case studies from the health investment field

  • Scenario simulations and portfolio risk analysis

  • Due diligence toolkits and impact frameworks

  • Final Capstone: Impact-Aligned Investment Governance Strategy

Core Modules

Module 1: Investor Boards in Health Innovation

  • Roles of investor board representatives

  • Governance models in VC, PE, growth, and institutional settings

  • Aligning investment and operational governance

  • Capital stewardship and board responsibilities

Outcome:
Clarify the function and influence of investor board seats in health ventures and platforms.

Module 2: Impact Investing, ESG & SDG Alignment

  • Health as an impact frontier: public good meets private capital

  • ESG frameworks tailored for healthcare

  • Mapping investment strategies to SDG 3 (Health & Wellbeing) and beyond

  • Measuring, reporting, and governing for long-term impact

Outcome:
Enable boards to evaluate and govern capital allocations with environmental, social, and health outcomes in focus.

Module 3: Investment Due Diligence in Health Ventures

  • Clinical, regulatory, and technical due diligence

  • Team, IP, and ethical diligence

  • Business model viability and reimbursement strategy

  • Horizon scanning for scientific and technological risk

Outcome:
Equip investor board members to steer rigorous diligence processes with health-specific insight.

Module 4: Portfolio Governance & Capital Oversight

  • Board structures across stages (seed to IPO)

  • Active vs. passive governance strategies

  • Aligning governance with fund thesis and LP expectations

  • Syndication, co-investment, and board alignment challenges

Outcome:
Support disciplined portfolio governance that reinforces capital strategy and company sustainability.

Module 5: Risk Management, Exit Strategy & Health System Value

  • Managing strategic, regulatory, and reputational risk

  • Exit planning: M&A, secondary, IPO, impact holds

  • Navigating stakeholder tensions at exit

  • Balancing financial return with patient/public health outcomes

Outcome:
Develop high-integrity exit strategies aligned with both capital and care system needs.

Strategic Investment Governance Labs

Lab A: ESG & Impact in Practice

  • Build and test ESG scorecards for portfolio companies

  • Align board metrics with fund-level impact goals

  • Use-case: managing ESG risk in a biotech startup

Application:
Design board-level tools for ESG value creation and risk mitigation.

Lab B: Crisis & Recovery Scenarios

  • Investment governance under duress: pandemics, product failures, regulatory shifts

  • Role of investor boards in turnaround and protection

  • Case-based simulation: salvage, restructure, or exit

Application:
Train investor reps to lead resiliently through high-stakes governance situations.

Lab C: Investing for the Healthspan Economy

  • Long-term capital strategy for prevention and healthy longevity

  • Investing in One Health, Lifecare, and social determinants

  • Foresight: aging societies, chronic disease, and blue zones scaling

  • Structuring funds and governance models for long-term wellness ROI

Application:
Shape future-fit capital vehicles with governance aligned to sustainable health creation.

Capstone Project: Investment Governance Strategy Brief

Participants create a board-level or fund-level governance deliverable, such as:

  • ESG-aligned term sheet or board charter

  • Governance manual for a health impact fund

  • Investor–founder board alignment toolkit

  • Exit scenario governance plan

  • Health-focused risk/impact dashboard for board reporting

Target Audience

  • Venture capital and growth equity professionals in healthtech, biotech, medtech

  • Family offices investing in health innovation or longevity

  • Pension fund, sovereign wealth fund, and endowment health allocators

  • Corporate venture arms of life sciences, pharma, and insurance companies

Delivery Model

  • Hybrid: Global finance and health innovation centers (e.g., London, Zürich, New York, Berlin)

  • Faculty: Veteran investors, healthcare CFOs, legal & ESG experts, global health economists

  • Cohort-based learning and peer review forums

  • Integration with THE HEALTH CAPTAINS CLUB Impact Investing Circle

Outcomes & Certification

  • Executive Certificate: “Certified Investor Board Leader – Health Impact & Governance”

  • Exclusive Alumni Membership in THE HEALTH CAPTAINS CLUB

    • Entry into the Impact Capital Circle and Next Generation Health Investors Network

    • Continued collaboration on governance best practices, impact frameworks, and capital innovation

    • Invitation to global health investment summits and cross-sector health capital coalitions

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