Ahmad El Naggar

Ahmad El Naggar is a director at Piper Heartland Healthcare Capital, where he helps lead the firm’s med-tech and biopharma investing efforts. Previously, he worked with the healthcare investment-banking group at Piper Sandler, having joined the team in 2019.

Prior to Piper Sandler, El Naggar served as a director at Viscogliosi Bros. ("VB"), a med-tech specialist healthcare private equity and venture capital firm. At VB, he oversaw fund and direct investments, capital raising and the business-development and strategic functions of VB’s portfolio companies. His experience encompasses company formation, public and private equity financings, strategic M&A and the commercialization of healthcare innovation.

El Naggar is also a former active-duty U.S. naval officer.

He holds a bachelor's degree in economics and political science from Duke University and a Master of Business Administration degree with distinction from the University of Oxford. He is currently a master's degree in biotechnology candidate at Johns Hopkins University.