# Todd Cozzens

> Todd Cozzens is the co-founder and managing partner of Transformation Capital and the co-founder and former CEO of Picis, acquired by UnitedHealth Group in 2010. His career spans sales and divisional leadership at Marquette Medical Systems, operating roles at Optum and investing at Sequoia Capital. An American competitive sailor, he won Star-class gold with Peter Wright at the 1983 Pan American Games.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Transformation Capital
- **Organizations:** Transformation Capital, Picis, Marquette Medical Systems, UnitedHealth Group, Optum, Sequoia Capital, Leerink Transformation Partners, Chicago Yacht Club, Inner City Scholarship Fund of Boston
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts, Marquette University, Program for Management Development (executive education), Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** 1983 Pan American Games Star-class gold medal with Peter Wright., 1979 Star World Championship bronze and 1981 silver with Peter Wright., Co-founded and led Picis through its 2010 acquisition by UnitedHealth Group.

## Career timeline

- **1978** — Peter Wright and Cozzens won the Bacardi Cup in their first regatta after beginning a serious Star-class Olympic campaign.
- **1979** — Won the Star North Americans with Wright and took bronze at the Star World Championship in Sweden.
- **1981** — Won silver with Wright at the Star World Championship in Marblehead, Massachusetts.
- **1983** — Won Star-class gold with Wright at the Pan American Games in Venezuela; also won the Western Hemisphere Championship.
- **1983-1995** — Served as vice president of sales at Marquette Medical Systems, according to Picis’s 2006 SEC filing; also held divisional leadership roles.
- **2006** — Picis filed an S-1 identifying Cozzens as a co-founder, CEO, president and vice chairman.
- **2010** — UnitedHealth Group acquired Picis. Cozzens moved into operating and strategy roles at Optum.
- **2012-2015** — Worked as an investor at Sequoia Capital.
- **2015** — Joined Leerink Capital Partners in September to lead a technology investment initiative.
- **2016** — Co-founded Leerink Transformation Partners with Jared Kesselheim, according to the 2019 firm announcement.
- **2019** — Cozzens and Jared Kesselheim announced Transformation Capital Partners as the new management company for existing and future funds.
- **2026** — Announced as a new Alaffia Health board member following a Series B round led by Transformation Capital.

## Achievements

- 1983 Pan American Games Star-class gold medal with Peter Wright.
- 1979 Star World Championship bronze and 1981 silver with Peter Wright.
- Co-founded and led Picis through its 2010 acquisition by UnitedHealth Group.
- Helped lead Marquette Medical Systems through its IPO and later acquisition by GE.
- Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year recognition in 2005.
- Marquette University entrepreneurship alumni award in 2009.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Transformation Capital led Alaffia Health’s announced $55 million Series B, with Cozzens joining its board.
- **2025-01** — Discussed AI investment priorities ahead of moderating a panel at the 43rd J.P. Morgan conference.

## Links

- Website: https://transformcap.com/people/todd-cozzens
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddcozzens/

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