WindRose Health Investors Launches WindRose Gradient, a Dedicated Technology Services Team to Support Portfolio Company AI Capabilities

NEW YORK, April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- WindRose Health Investors, LLC ("WindRose"), the New York-based healthcare private equity firm, announced that it has established WindRose Gradient ("Gradient"), an in-house technology services team dedicated to helping portfolio companies identify, prioritize, and implement actionable technology and AI projects.

WindRose Operating Partner Adam Berger will lead the Gradient team, which consists of subject-matter experts and practitioners in AI, operations research, data science, cloud computing, information security, data engineering, technical program management, and related disciplines.

"We recognize that even the most innovative businesses frequently lack internal AI development capabilities," said Oliver T. Moses, WindRose's Managing Partner.  "Gradient is already at work throughout the WindRose portfolio, delivering transformative change in our fast-moving companies."

Prior to joining WindRose, Mr. Berger led technology for Amazon Care, Amazon's healthcare delivery service serving patients in all 50 states. He is a frequent presenter at international conferences on machine learning, natural language processing, and information retrieval, and has been recognized for his work by the Special Interest Group on Information Retrieval (SIGIR) and the Association of Computational Linguistics (ACL). Mr. Berger received his PhD in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University.

"Companies that are first to incorporate AI across their organizations will realize significant competitive advantages including strengthened analytics, lower cost structures and enhanced scalability," said Mr. Berger. "My team and I look forward to delivering transformative change to the fast-moving companies in WindRose's portfolio."  

The Gradient team also includes:

• Pamela Peele, most recently Chief Analytics Officer and VP Health Economics at UPMC Health Plan, a $15B diversified insurance provider with over 4M members
• Mike Higgins, a recognized industry leader in risk management, information security, and privacy who led information security for Amazon Healthcare, NBCUniversal, The New York Times, and LexisNexis
• Dev Das, a statistician and machine learning expert who was a former senior research scientist for Amazon's healthcare business 

About WindRose Health Investors
New York City-based WindRose makes equity investments in companies that operate within the services sectors of the healthcare industry. The firm focuses on companies with profitable business models and a demonstrated ability to deliver cost-effective solutions. With approximately $7 billion under management, WindRose invests in companies throughout the United States. For more information, please visit https://windrose.com or email us at [email protected].

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SOURCE WindRose Health Investors