FCV Policy Perspectives brings together voices from across our team to examine the regulatory shifts, legal developments, and executive actions affecting the future of healthcare. With decades of experience at the intersection of government, law, and healthcare innovation, Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, M.D. and longtime policy leader Mark Tipps, who was Senator Frist’s Chief of Staff and also served as counsel to a major Senate investigation, join along with various other policy experts to translate complexity into clarity and help entrepreneurs, operators, and partners stay ahead of what’s coming next.
Policy Perspectives in the News.
Policy Perspectives in Action.
FCV Partner & COO Mark Tipps with Sheila Burke (Former Secretary of Senate) and Liz Fowler (Former Director, CMS Innovation Center)
FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary with Senator Bill Frist, M.D. and 2025 Collective
Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, with Senator Bill Frist, M.D.
Senator Bill Frist, M.D. with the 2025 Collective Cohort
U.S. Representative Lauren Underwood meets with the FCV Collective in Washington, D.C.
Contributing Policy Experts.
Senator Bill Frist, M.D.
Senator Bill Frist is a world renowned heart and lung transplant surgeon who founded the Vanderbilt Transplant Clinic. He served 12 years in the U.S. Senate, 4 years as Senate Majority Leader, and is today a leading global authority on healthcare. As co-founder and Managing Partner at FCV, he resides on the fund’s Investment Committee and is responsible for acquisitions, divestitures, and providing unique value to the fund’s portfolio companies.
Senator Bill Frist is a world renowned heart and lung transplant surgeon who founded the Vanderbilt Transplant Clinic. He served 12 years in the U.S. Senate, 4 years as Senate Majority Leader, and is today a leading global authority on healthcare. As co-founder and Managing Partner at FCV, he resides on the fund’s Investment Committee and is responsible for acquisitions, divestitures, and providing unique value to the fund’s portfolio companies.
Mark Tipps
Mark Tipps joined FCV in 2023 and serves as Partner and COO. He was a practicing corporate trial lawyer for 30 years with Bass, Berry & Sims and Walker, Tipps & Malone. Previously, he served as Senator Frist’s first chief of staff in Washington, D.C., helping the Senator build and manage his Washington team. Later, he served as deputy chief counsel to U.S. Senator Fred Thompson in the Senate’s investigation of foreign money that flowed into the 1996 Presidential campaign, and he was also national campaign manager for former TN Governor Lamar Alexander’s 2000 presidential bid.
Mark Tipps joined FCV in 2023 and serves as Partner and COO. He was a practicing corporate trial lawyer for 30 years with Bass, Berry & Sims and Walker, Tipps & Malone. Previously, he served as Senator Frist’s first chief of staff in Washington, D.C., helping the Senator build and manage his Washington team. Later, he served as deputy chief counsel to U.S. Senator Fred Thompson in the Senate’s investigation of foreign money that flowed into the 1996 Presidential campaign, and he was also national campaign manager for former TN Governor Lamar Alexander’s 2000 presidential bid.
The FCV Team.
