Henry Elphick joins Oliver Wyman

Henry Elphick has joined Oliver Wyman as a partner in its healthcare & life sciences and private capital practices.

Oliver Wyman, which is a Marsh business, works across risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting. It has more than 7,000 employees across 70 offices worldwide.

Elphick will support the firm to build out its healthcare private capital offering, supporting clients across the investment lifecycle while contributing to the growth of its healthcare & life sciences franchise. He joins from Mansfield Advisors, where he served as executive chair, helping grow the healthcare strategy consultancy firm.

Elphick is the founder and deputy chair of the European Healthcare Investor Association and has worked in healthcare throughout his career as a lawyer at Linklaters, investment banker at Rothschild, UBS, and Jefferies, and as a strategy consultant. He was also chief executive officer of LaingBuisson. He is a non-executive chair of Compass Recruitment Solutions, a private equity-backed healthcare and life sciences search and recruitment firm.

‘We are delighted to welcome Henry Elphick to Oliver Wyman as a partner in our healthcare & life sciences and private capital practices,’ an Oliver Wyman spokesperson said. ‘His wealth of experience across the healthcare investment ecosystem, his commercial perspectives and his collaborative approach will further strengthen Oliver Wyman’s healthcare & life sciences and private capital practices as we continue to grow across Europe and increase our capabilities to serve both investors and healthcare companies in one of our fastest-growing sectors.’

Elphick added: ‘Healthcare is a fascinating sector combining structural growth and breadth of subsectors. The world is getting richer and older, healthcare spending is increasing and scientific innovation across pharma, life sciences, medical devices, software and AI are accelerating the pace of change. Advising clients across these markets requires real insight and depth of knowledge and provides an incredibly stimulating environment.’