Megann Vaughn Watters is an experienced corporate development executive and investor with over 12 years of novel technology identification, partnership development, deal execution, alliance management, financial and strategic return, and venture-backed board experience within the healthcare industry. As the Vice President of New Ventures & Strategic Alliances and Managing Partner of Labcorp Venture Fund, Megann manages the venture fund and leads the Corporate Development team tasked to identify, assess, and bring innovative science and technology to Labcorp through partnerships, such as equity investments, licensing, commercial collaborations, including data use agreements and sponsored testing programs with pharma. As one of the founding members of the Labcorp Venture Fund, Megann has managed more than $280M in total equity investments in over 80 early-stage private companies with novel science and technology making healthcare more convenient, accessible, and personalized. Megann previously held positions at the United States Patent and Trademark Office as a Patent Examiner for medical devices and Humacyte conducting tissue engineering research. Megann received her M.B.A. from the Duke University Fuqua School of Business and her B.S.E. in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University Pratt School of Engineering. Megann is a mother of two young kids, wife, daughter, sister, reader, yogi and Peloton enthusiast.