Dick Allen

Dick Allen He has over 40 years of experience in the health care industry, both as an operating executive and as a seed capital investor and board member. Mr. Allen started his career at Baxter Healthcare and held management positions in finance and operations during his tenure there. After leaving Baxter, he co-founded Caremark, a venture capital-backed pioneer of IV therapy delivered in the home, and played a key role in guiding its rapid growth and IPO. Mr. Allen has been an angel investor in the healthcare field and has been a founder, board member, or early-stage private investor in more than forty companies. He co-founded Pyxis Corporation and served on the executive committee of the board of directors until the sale of the company to Cardinal Health. Mr. Allen is the Chairman of the Board for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and provides strategic oversight for the Mary & Dick Allen Diabetes Center at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian. He is a past Chairman of Hoag Hospital, the Orange County Business Council, and the Orange County Community Foundation. Mr. Allen received a BS (cum laude) from Yale University and a MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business where he served on the faculty for thirteen years.