August 19, 2020

Gauge Capital Announces Appointment of Austin Pittman as an Operating Partner

Southlake, TX – Gauge Capital (“Gauge” or “the Firm”), a leading growth-oriented lower middle market private equity firm, announces the appointment of Austin Pittman as an Operating Partner effective immediately. Mr. Pittman will advise on Gauge’s current healthcare portfolio companies in addition to providing insight on new potential opportunities.

Mr. Pittman is a veteran in the healthcare industry with over 25 years of experience. Prior to Gauge, he held multiple key executive roles at UnitedHealth Group, most recently as Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of OptumCare, the largest ambulatory care and physician organization in the U.S. At OptumCare, he was accountable for a $27 billion business and the development of its executive and clinical leadership teams. Previously, as CEO of United HealthCare Community & State, Mr. Pittman led a $40 billion enterprise and one of the largest Medicaid platforms in the country. In this role, he redesigned clinical programs to focus on communities, specific populations, and individual people resulting in market leading growth and financial performance. Prior to UnitedHealth, Mr. Pittman was the President of the Texas and Oklahoma markets for PacifiCare Health Systems.

“We are very excited to have Austin join the team. He has a proven track record as an operator, having led multiple billion-dollar businesses for UnitedHealth. We look forward to leveraging Austin’s experiences as we continue to grow our healthcare portfolio,” said Stan Dennis, Managing Director at Gauge.

“I am really excited to be working with the team at Gauge Capital, helping to grow the companies within their healthcare portfolio as well as expanding their already impressive reach into the healthcare market,” said Austin Pittman.