Mitchell J. Blutt, M.D., M.B.A., founder and chief executive officer of the New York–based health care investment firm Consonance Capital, has been elected to the Commonwealth Fund Board of Directors, effective immediately. Prior to founding Consonance Capital in 2005, Blutt was an executive partner of J.P. Morgan Partners. He is also a clinical assistant professor of medicine in the Department of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and the Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University.
“As a physician with broad experience in business and investing, Mitchell Blutt brings a unique perspective to the Commonwealth Fund’s board,” said Board chairman James R. Tallon, Jr., who is president of the United Hospital Fund of New York. “His knowledge of finance and health systems will be an invaluable asset to the organization’s continuing efforts to monitor U.S. health care reforms to ensure they are achieving the goals of improved access, affordability, and quality.”
