Executive Councils

We’re smarter together.

Our Executive Councils bring together top minds in our areas of expertise from world-leading companies to enable us to stay ahead of industry opportunities and trends, benefitting both our council members and our investment team. 

About Executive Councils

Turning opportunity into action.

Keeping tabs on our community has been a foundational .406 value since the beginning. In 2015, we formalized our networks into councils, which serve as forums for current C-suite executives and the .406 Ventures team to discuss disruptive, innovative, emerging trends as well as pain points and solutions. These top executives are in roles where they make the buying decisions for the goods and services sold by our portfolio companies.

Healthcare Executive Council

50 members since inception, including from: 

Amazon Web Services · Ascension · BCBS North Carolina · Boston Children’s Hospital · Cigna Evernorth · Cleveland Clinic · Covered California · Geisinger · Highmark · Humana/CenterWell · Johns Hopkins · Point32 Health · Tennessee Oncology · University of Wisconsin Hospital

Data + AI Executive Council

75 members since inception, including from:

Abercrombie & Fitch  · American Express · AWS · Blue Health Intelligence · Citrix · Fidelity · IBM · JP Morgan · Levi’s ·  Manulife Accenture · Netflix · NFL · Nuvance Health · Paradigm Health ·  Quest · SAP · Salesforce · ZoomInfo

Cybersecurity Executive Council

100+ members since inception, including from:

Dow Jones · Geico · Kraft Heinz · Klaviyo · Liberty Mutual · NSA · State Street · Wells Fargo · Centene Corporation · Deloitte · Starbucks · Dunkin · Raytheon · Target · GE · JPMC · Houghton Mifflin · Johnson & Johnson · Oracle · athenahealth · Nuance Communications · CIBC · Verizon · Neilson · Cimpress · Akamai · Boston Scientific · Aetna · Tripadvisor

Program Benefits

Benefits to Members

  • Access to a group of top thinkers to brainstorm about problems and a curated list of cutting-edge tech companies with potential to solve their problems.
  • Regular thesis presentations tying an active thesis area to a portfolio company, a company under diligence, or a timely discussion topic. 
  • Targeted company introductions based on top priority areas for members and their organizations.
  • Dedicated gatherings, including in-person events at conferences, to discuss common challenges and opportunities. 
  • Networking tools for getting input from like-minded peers. 
  • Opportunity to co-develop products with .406 portfolio companies.

Benefits to .406

  • Key opinions on thesis generation and prospective investments. 
  • Diligence assistance as we evaluate new investment opportunities. 
  • A collective of potential advisors, consultants, board members, customers, and employees for our growing portfolio.