Hal Paz, M.D., M.S.

Operating Partner at Khosla Ventures

Overview

Hal Paz holds the position of Operating Partner at Khosla Ventures focused on AI health tech and life sciences.[1][2][3] Paz's career has encompassed executive and board leadership roles across healthcare sectors including provider, payor, and pharma/medical device.[2] Previous positions include Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at CVS Health's Aetna division from 2014 to 2019,[10] Executive Vice President and Chancellor for Health Affairs and Chief Executive Officer of the Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University from 2018 to 2021,[8] and Executive Vice President for Health Sciences and Chief Executive Officer of Stony Brook University Medicine from 2021 to 2023.[7] Paz currently serves on the Board of Directors at Envision Healthcare[4] and as an Advisory Board Member at Curai Health.[5] Paz completed fellowship training in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and postdoctoral training in Environmental Health Sciences at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.[11][12]

Profile introduction
Source excerptLinkedIn [2]

With a dynamic career as an executive, board director, and investor, I've been at the forefront of shaping the future of healthcare across the provider, payor, and pharma/medical device sectors. I've played pivotal roles in leading transformative initiatives at CVSHealth/Aetna and as CEO of three prominent health systems. Currently, I am an operating partner at Khosla Ventures focused on AI health tech & life sciences. At Aetna, I served on the Executive Committee as EVP & CMO, leading clinical strategy and policy for global operations. Over five years, I restructured Health & Clinical Servic…

Career history

  1. Operating PartnerApr 2024 to presentKhosla Ventures
  2. Member Board of DirectorsDec 2023 to presentEnvision Healthcare
  3. Advisory Board MemberMay 2021 to presentCurai Health
  4. Professor of MedicineOct 2021 to May 2024Stony Brook University
  5. EVP Health Sciences, Stony Brook University & Chief Executive Officer, Stony Brook Univ. MedicineOct 2021 to Nov 2023Stony Brook University
  6. Executive Vice President & Chancellor for Health Affairs, Chief Executive Officer, Wexner Med CenterMay 2019 to Oct 2021The Ohio State University
  7. Advisory Board MemberAug 2018 to Aug 2021TENENT HEALTH SYSTEM USPI
  8. Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, AetnaJul 2014 to May 2019CVS Health

Education

  1. Fellow, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine1986 - 1988The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  2. Postdoctoral Fellow, Environmental Health Sciences1986 - 1988Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
  3. Intern, Resident and Chief Medical Resident1982 - 1986Northwestern UniversityThe Feinberg School of Medicine

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