Kathryn Taylor Reddy
Principal
Kathryn Taylor Reddy joined .406 in 2021 with extensive experience investing in healthcare companies. She focuses on investing in early-stage healthcare companies that offer systems, technologies, and services that support and improve clinical delivery.
Prior to joining .406, Kathryn was a Vice President at BPEA, where she executed direct investments for BPEA’s Strategic Healthcare fund, a $352M fund that invests in healthcare companies on behalf of Taft-Hartley plans and other institutional investors. As part of her role at BPEA, she worked closely with Taft-Hartley leaders to understand their healthcare challenges and sourced investments to address their needs. Prior to BPEA, she invested in early-stage healthcare technology and life sciences startups at Excel Venture Management.
Kathryn also has experience working with large provider systems, health plans, and pharmaceutical companies. She worked as a project manager in corporate strategy at the Advisory Board Company (prior to its acquisition by Optum) and as an advisor to the Chief Medical Officer at Boston Medical Center’s HealthNet plan. Kathryn started her career in consulting at Putnam Associates, where she worked with top 20 pharmaceutical companies on product and portfolio strategies.
Kathryn received a BA in quantitative economics and international relations from Tufts University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
How I want entrepreneurs to perceive .406
Helpful partners who are there for them, whatever they need.
Grew up in
Both Houston, Texas and Danville, California.
I can’t stop eating
Queso.
Something I say all the time
Y’all.
Favorite book
The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee.
Why I chose VC
I get to work with brilliant entrepreneurs who are solving important problems. I can’t think of a better way to spend my days.
Your nickname
KT.
Key to success
Work hard and be good to people.
