An experienced New York City investment professional, Thompson Dean has served as chief executive officer of Avista Capital Partners since 2005. Outside of the professional arena, Thompson Dean serves as a committee member with multiple community organizations including the Boys Club of New York.Supporting three regional clubhouses and a variety of programs to benefit boys and young men of seven to 21 years of age, the Boys Club of New York (BCNY) stresses the core values of integrity, community, wellness, and efficacy. These values serve as the foundation for all BCNY camping experiences including the Sleepaway Camp at Harriman State Park. Located just 30 miles north of New York City, Harriman State Park gives visitors the opportunity to experience adventurous activities that range from hiking to canoeing. Concentrating on community building and self-discovery in addition to wilderness exploration, the BCNY Sleepaway Camp offers a convenient and exciting opportunity for area youth to explore nature and camp overnight.
Based in New York, New York, Thompson Dean leads Avista Capital Partners as co-founder and chief executive officer. In this role, Thompson Dean pursues transformative acquisition strategies that include growth-focused buyouts. In November 2017, Avista reached an agreement with Express Scripts Holding Company for the acquisition of its wholly-owned subsidiary United BioSource (UBC).In business for 15 years, UBC has maintained a leading presence in patient support and pharmaceutical services, with an emphasis on making medical products and drugs more accessible and safe. With 13 locations across North America and Europe, the Pennsylvania-based firm excels in generating and evaluating real-world evidence that informs the life cycles of medical products.Executives with both companies described the acquisition as an ideal partnership that will help the firms thrive in a dynamic and expanding industry, all while improving patient care. The companies’ combined health care sector expertise sets them on a path to enable more biopharmaceutical companies to accelerate therapy approvals, in the process expanding access to essential medications and therapies.
Before beginning his professional career in financial management, Thompson Dean of Avista Capital Partners attended the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, where he earned a bachelor of arts degree in economics and foreign affairs. Thompson Dean of Avista also attended Harvard Business School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he earned his master of business administration.The Harvard Business School offers a number of resources to help students excel in their education, including the Baker Library/Bloomberg Center. The center is part of the Harvard library system, known to be the world’s largest private library, and it features numerous collections of business resources that are available to students, HBS faculty, and the Harvard community.The center houses more than 150 separate databases such as the Media Intelligence Center with access to publications and newspapers from around the world. It also includes databases like the Business History Explorer, which contains information regarding the history of British businesses, and Datastream, which provides information on currencies, stock markets, and company financials.
