Kiel Dowlin

Managing Director at GEHA Health

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Overview

Kiel Dowlin is the Managing Director of GEHA Ventures in Portland, Oregon, with a strong background in venture capital and entrepreneurship. Notable career highlights include serving as President & Co-Founder of HomeHero and Chief Growth Officer at Wirex, showcasing expertise in leading successful startups and driving growth strategies in the health and technology sectors.

Work Experience

GEHA Health

VP, Innovation Investments & Managing Director, G.E.H.A Ventures
2023 - Current
G.E.H.A Ventures is the strategic venture arm of G.E.H.A. Our investment mandate is flexible in terms of deal structure with a focus on Seed and Series A companies. We are an active strategic investor and look to only deploy capital into businesses that support G.E.H.A’s mission: to empower the health and wellness of our members. G.E.H.A (Government Employees Health Association) is a self-insured, not-for-profit association providing medical and dental plans to federal employees and retirees and their families through the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program and the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP). G.E.H.A provides benefits to more than 2 million people worldwide. What is the “The Federal Opportunity"? Serving over 8 million individuals, FEHB is the largest employer-sponsored health insurance program globally. FEHB is managed by the OPM (Office of Personnel Management). It covers federal employees at various agencies, retirees and their dependents. Notably - this is separate and distinct from TriCare, Medicare or Medicaid. This is the federal employee program for employees at agencies such as CMS, HHS, DOJ,IRS, etc. It encompasses a wide range of health plans (“carriers”), providing a diverse testing ground for innovative healthcare solutions. The scale alone makes it an attractive target for disruption and innovation, but it's the stability, predictability, and openness to innovation that truly classify it as "the federal opportunity."

Government Employees Health Association offers health and dental insurance services to federal employees, retirees and their families.

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