Business & Healthcare Consultant

Professional and Family Advisor

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About Convergent

Bill Robbins runs Convergent Management, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA), a consulting and advisory firm through which he provides expertise and insights to entrepreneurs, business owners and degreed professionals who seek soundly reasoned, insightful, actionable advice on business strategy, development, communication, executive management and administration.

Bill’s clients tend to work in or seek knowledge about highly specialized fields that require significant domain expertise in the life sciences, medicine, dentistry, technology and healthcare, although the underlying principles of Bill’s analytical approach are universal, and apply to a broad range of businesses, industries and professions.

As an equity investor, Bill follows a wide range of industries and technical fields and is an online commentator in forums related to pharma, biotech, defense and select industrial sectors.

Bill also serves as a family trustee and provides advice to families dealing with difficult healthcare and eldercare matters.

In the area of civic and personal responsibility, Bill enjoys tutoring young students in traditional academic subjects and instructs civilians about firearms history, safety and shooting fundamentals.

Bill is connected with…

Insightful, Candid,
On-the-Level

Thanks to Bill’s sensitivity to the nuances of personalities and interpersonal relationships, his candor, and his sense of humor, clients, colleagues and family members alike have come to rely upon him for assistance with matters that go well beyond the typical consulting or advisory engagement.

Bill’s Expertise

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Corporate and Start-up Management Veteran

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Healthcare Practice Expert and Small Business Owner

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Published Author
and Editor

Books by Bill

Take a fresh look at the world of start-ups, focusing on life-science and technology
spin-outs from academic and biomedical research centers.

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Seed-Stage Venture Investing