Biography

Stephen Wise has served as a member of the board of directors since 2021. Mr. Wise is a Partner and Co-Head of Americas Corporate Private Equity at Carlyle. Previously, he was the Global Head of Healthcare at Carlyle. He joined Carlyle in 2006 and has led or been a key contributor to several investments including CorroHealth, Curia, Grupo Qualicorp, HCR Manorcare, Healthscope, Medline, MedRisk, Millicent Pharma, MultiPlan, OneMedical, PPD, QuidelOrtho, Rede D’Or São Luiz, Resonetics, Sedgwick, TriNetX, Unchained Labs, and WellDyneRx. He has also led Carlyle’s broader life sciences efforts, including the acquisition of Abingworth in 2022. Mr. Wise currently serves as a Director on the boards of Launch Therapeutics, Resonetics, Sedgwick, and Vantive. He serves on the Board of Dean’s Advisors for Harvard Business School, the Board of Dean’s Advisors for the Harvard School of Public Health, and the Board of Trustees for Bucknell University. He also serves on the advisory board for the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Global Health. Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Wise worked with JLL Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, where he focused on healthcare-related investments. Previously, he worked with J.W. Childs Associates, a Boston-based private equity firm, and prior to that, in the leveraged finance group of Credit Suisse. Mr. Wise earned a B.A. in economics and finance from Bucknell University and received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.