Water Street Appoints Christine Shtepani Vice President
Chicago – Water Street Healthcare Partners announced today that it has appointed Christine Shtepani as vice president. Ms. Shtepani joins Water Street’s team of senior investment leaders and health care executives, who are focused on leveraging their industry experience and resources to create meaningful value in businesses addressing critical needs in the health care system.
Ms. Shtepani has a strong background in sourcing middle-market investment opportunities and collaborating with leadership teams on merger and acquisition strategies. She served as vice president at The Sterling Group after working as an analyst and investment banking associate at J.P. Morgan Securities. Recently, Ms. Shtepani earned her master’s in business administration from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where she graduated with high honors distinction as a Wallman Scholar and received the 2024 Private Equity Entrepreneurship Award. She was also a member of the winning team selected to represent Booth in a global case challenge at the University of Oxford (2023).
“We met Christine through our sponsorship of the University of Chicago’s case challenge, which Christine and her team won. Christine’s initiative, creative thinking and collaborative approach in developing a compelling business case stood out to us. She is a strong addition to our team and will be a valuable contributor to our work focused on investing in and growing our family of health care companies,” said Tim Dugan, managing partner, Water Street.
Ms. Shtepani also holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s degree in international economics and development from Texas A&M University. Her appointment follows Water Street’s new investment in MedSpeed, a leading U.S. provider of same-day logistics services to the health care industry. Ms. Shtepani will work with Water Street’s team to pursue attractive investment and growth opportunities in middle-market health care businesses.