Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe Welcomes Maureen Ladouceur as an Operating Partner

NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (“WCAS” or the “Firm”), a leading private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare and technology industries, today announced that Maureen Ladouceur has joined the Firm as an Operating Partner on the Healthcare Team focused on commercial excellence.

Maureen is a seasoned healthcare and life sciences executive with more than two decades of experience building and scaling commercial organizations across the life sciences, provider, and payor markets. Most recently, she served as President and Chief Commercial Officer of Norstella, where over a decade she built and led the global commercial organization through substantial organic growth and a series of acquisitions growing revenue over thirty times.

Ed Sobol, General Partner of WCAS, said, “We’re thrilled to welcome Maureen to WCAS. She brings a rare combination of clinical roots, deep commercial expertise, and leadership in scaling high-growth healthcare businesses. We know she will make a meaningful impact as we continue partnering with management teams to build category-leading companies across the healthcare landscape.”  

Maureen noted, “WCAS has an outstanding track record of partnering with healthcare companies, and I look forward to working closely with the team to accelerate growth and deliver lasting value. Having spent my career building and scaling commercial organizations, I’m eager to bring that experience to support WCAS’s mission and its portfolio companies.”

At Norstella, Maureen designed and executed go-to-market strategies across a multi-business platform delivering tech-enabled data and analytics solutions supporting life sciences strategies. She played a key role in integrating acquired companies, scaling commercial teams globally, and steering the business through significant M&A activity and rapid expansion. Maureen also is on the Board of AssistRx, a leading technology-enabled platform that connects patients, healthcare providers and life sciences organizations to streamline patient access to therapy.

Maureen began her career as a clinical registered nurse at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital before moving into commercial leadership roles at McKesson, Vocollect Healthcare Systems, and Quantia, where she drove growth in sales, market development, and client strategy across both payor and provider businesses.

About Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe
WCAS is a leading U.S. private equity firm focused on two target industries: technology and healthcare. Since its founding in 1979, the firm’s strategy has been to partner with outstanding management teams and build value for its investors through a combination of operational improvements, growth initiatives and strategic acquisitions. The firm has raised and managed funds totaling over $33 billion of committed capital. For more information, please visit www.wcas.com.

WCAS Contacts:
Fran Higgins
212-893-9504
FHiggins@wcas.com 

Greg Lau
212-893-9586 
GLau@wcas.com

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