Vasanta Pundarika is a financial advisor focused on behavioral health and women’s health. She champions founders who are building businesses to fill in gaps in healthcare for women by advising on their financial goals and guiding them on their capital strategy. Her high-touch approach is to demystify the financial aspects of healthcare for founders, while maximizing their business goals, without sacrificing their healthcare purpose. Vasanta was a healthcare services investment banker for nearly two decades, starting her career at Raymond James (and predecessor firms Morgan Keegan and Shattuck Hammond Partners), before Co-Founding and Heading Healthcare at Matrix CMG. Vasanta is a frequent panelist or moderator, both live at healthcare conferences and on virtual webinars, often speaking about the behavioral health industry. She is a Member of CHIEF and WBL (Women Business Leaders of the US Health Care Industry Foundation). Vasanta is a passionate advocate for innovation in behavioral health.