Who We Are
We provide equity capital to selected health care companies in partnership with exceptional management teams.
Our extensive health care relationships and experience are an excellent resource for management in the joint development and execution of a growth plan – through either organic means or via an acquisition strategy.
Building Leaders in Health Care
Meet Our Team
Managing Director
Mr. Brown has over 45 years experience in the financial services industry, with 34 years specializing in health care. Prior to forming Creative Health Capital in 2001, he was Managing Director in First Union Securities’ Health Care Group based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Before joining First Union, he was Managing Director and Head of the Health Care Group for Bank of Montreal/Nesbitt Burns, based in Chicago. Under his tenure, the Group grew to 8 professionals in 3 locations that successfully executed many complex transactions involving bank debt, senior notes, high yield debt, bridge loans, receivables securitization, mezzanine debt, private equity placements, synthetic leases, sale/leaseback transactions and mergers and acquisitions.
Since focusing Creative Health Capital’s (“CHC”) activities in principal investing in 2018, Mr. Brown has overseen the origination of 3 platform company investments, one of which was successfully exited in 2024. His experience in Healthcare with a focus on Post-Acute providers and ancillary companies has led to proprietary investment opportunities at attractive valuations. All investments have grown both revenues and earnings under CHC’s guidance, creating significant value for investors, including the company founders who all retained significant equity stakes post-investment.
Mr. Brown earned a BSc degree in Biology from the Trinity College at the University of Toronto and an MBA degree (with Honors) from McMaster University.
Managing Director
Mr. Brody has over 20 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, financial analysis, and structured finance. At Creative Health Capital, he is responsible for evaluating investment opportunities, supporting portfolio company growth initiatives, and positioning businesses for successful exit outcomes.
Prior to joining Creative Health Capital in 2016, Mr. Brody provided transaction advisory services at KPMG and Riveron Consulting, where he advised clients on complex M&A and financial matters. He also led acquisition and integration efforts at Sonova, a global hearing healthcare company, giving him firsthand operating experience working across functional management teams and the full transaction lifecycle.
Mr. Brody’s background enables him to execute transactions with discipline and to partner effectively with management teams during periods of accelerated growth, with a consistent focus on generating strong, risk-adjusted returns for limited partners.
He earned a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Science from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. Mr. Brody is a Certified Public Accountant and a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Vice President
Mr. Shevlyagin has over 15 years of experience across private equity, healthcare operations, and transaction advisory. At Creative Health Capital, he is involved across the full investment lifecycle, including sourcing, execution, and active portfolio engagement. He brings hands-on operating experience in healthcare, partnering with management teams to drive performance improvement, disciplined growth, and long-term value creation. Mr. Shevlyagin earned his Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Business at Northwestern University and holds a Bachelor of Science from the Illinois State University College of Business. He is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).
