As Managing Partner at Roo Partners, Doug Smith applies a keen eye for exceptional talent to help clients build and scale leadership teams across digital health, healthcare services, consumer and retail technology, life sciences, and managed care. He brings deep functional and industry expertise that lets him move quickly on critical assignments, with a proven track record across verticals and functions. Doug is particularly adept at navigating complexity and change, having built leadership teams for startups, high-growth companies, and turnarounds. He has earned a reputation as a trusted advisor to board members, CEOs, C-suite executives, and the most well-known mid-market Private Equity firms in the world.

Doug brings nearly a decade of experience in healthcare recruitment and consulting. Prior to Roo Partners, he was a Principal at a leading healthcare executive search firm, building a practice focused on C-suite searches for PE- and VC-backed companies. Earlier, he was an Associate Director at a national healthcare recruitment firm, and before entering executive search, spent six years with a global professional services firm, where he was promoted twice to Director and opened a new healthcare office.

Outside of work, Doug prioritizes quality time with his wife and golden retriever, Mango. He never misses an opportunity to play a round of golf on the weekend.