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Whether serving as a value-added partner to experienced executives or as a mentor to first time CEOs, we have a proven track record of building high-growth companies geared toward solving some of the country’s most pressing healthcare issues.

Rock Morphis
FOUNDER / MANAGING PARTNER

John Morphis
VICE PRESIDENT

Kathleen Yabroudy
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Kathleen Yabroudy
Kathleen joined 7Rock Ventures in 2023. Previously, Kathleen served as the Executive Director for Renewed, a not-for-profit organization based in Nashville. Prior to that role, she worked for EY’s Audit practice in their McLean, VA office. Kathleen completed her Master of Accounting degree at the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration at Washington and Lee University.
John Morphis
John joined 7Rock Ventures in 2022. Prior to joining 7Rock, John was a member of the development team at Upperline Health, a private equity-backed practice management company based in Nashville, TN. Previously, he worked at the Advisory Board Company / EAB in their Washington D.C. office. He completed his Master of Business Administration with a concentration in healthcare and finance at Vanderbilt University and a Bachelor of Arts from Sewanee: University of the South.
FOUNDER/MANAGING PARTNER
Rock Morphis
From 1996-2004, he served as Chairman and CEO of Heritage Health Systems, a managed care organization focused primarily on the Medicare Advantage market. The Company was acquired by a public company in 2004. From 1992-1995, Rock served as Chairman and CEO of Surgical Health Corporation, a company engaged in the development and management of outpatient surgery centers. The company was acquired by a public company
in 1995.
Additionally, Rock has served on the boards of numerous business and civic organizations and as an advisor to many portfolio companies of Heritage Group. Rock is a graduate of the University of Tennessee and resides in Nashville. He and his wife have three children and three grandchildren.