Alex Zisson

Board Member

Mr. Alex Zisson joined H.I.G. Capital in 2016 to cover pharmaceuticals, generics, drug delivery and specialty pharma and biotechnology. He currently serves on the board of directors for Click Therapeutics, On Target Laboratories, Rising Pharmaceuticals, Leiters Health, Orbus, and Nevakar Pharmaceuticals.

Prior to H.I.G., Mr. Zisson spent 13 years making similar investments at Thomas, McNerney & Partners. Prior to Thomas, McNerney, he spent 11 years in the research department at Hambrecht & Quist (and its successor firms Chase H&Q and JPMorgan).

He is the co-chair of the Business Advisory Council of the Children’s Tumor Foundation, is on the Board of Governors for Brown University’s Medical School, and is on the Life Sciences Council for Springboard Enterprises, a group that assists women in entrepreneurial roles. He is also a board member for the Greenwich Council of the Scouting America. He graduated magna cum laude from Brown University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.