Jake Yount

Managing Principal, Echo Health Advisors
  • Durham, NC
Jake is a Managing Principal of Echo Health Advisors at Echo Health Ventures. Jake focuses on the connections between Echo, its portfolio and our health plan stakeholders.

Jake is a strong leader in the healthcare industry with over 25 years of experience leading successful teams in financial, technology, strategic planning and performance roles.

Before joining Echo,  Jake spent the previous 18 years at Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC. He made significant impact across the organization including leading teams in financial accounting, designing commercial products and developing a bundled payment program with BCNC’s provider network group. In Jake’s most recent role at the plan, he led a Health Care divisional operations team that spanned communications, change management, support to senior leadership and financial planning and reporting. He also served as a key liaison to business partners across the organization driving strategic initiatives to completion.

Jake holds an undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and he earned an MBA from East Carolina University.

Jake is based out of Echo’s Durham, North Carolina office.