James M. Sweeney’s bio
James M. Sweeney is a serial entrepreneur who started 14 healthcare companies with original ideas, none of which have failed. He has raised $2 billion in capital and generated more than $30 billion in exit value. His companies have saved or extended the lives of millions of people.
He has been acknowledged as the founder of the multi-billion-dollar home infusion therapy industry, having founded Caremark, the industry pioneer and leader.
Most recently, he has turned to humanitarian work by founding Kids Set Free, Inc., with a mission to successfully address the sexual trafficking of children in the United States on a city-by-city basis. He currently serves as the Executive Chairman. Kids Set Free, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit Delaware corporation with plans to create a public/private partnership.
Entrepreneur of the Year & Hall of Fame
Two-time winner of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award, and an inductee into the World Hall of Fame.
Lifetime Achievement Award
The Corporate Directors Forum bestowed its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award.
Alumnus of the Year
From his alma mater, James Sweeney received the Alumnus of the Year award.
iAward for Connected Health
TripleTree has advised and invested in some of the most innovative, high-growth businesses in healthcare.
Author of Creative Insecurity
Most recently, James M. Sweeney is the author of Creative Insecurity: Lean into the Unknown and Unleash Your Inner Misfit. It is published by Post Hill Press and distributed by Simon & Schuster. His co-author is Rhonda Lauritzen. Read More [...]
Raising Capital
In his first business, Caremark, Sweeney sought and received backing from the prestigious Silicon Valley venture capital firm, Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield, and Byers. In all, he successfully took four companies public, led a Leveraged Buyout Organization (LBO) resulting [...]
James M. Sweeney: Visionary and Pioneer of the Home Infusion Therapy Industry
James M. Sweeney is widely acknowledged as the founder of the multi-billion-dollar home infusion therapy industry, having pioneered Caremark, the industry leader in home healthcare services. His innovative approach to healthcare, particularly in offering intravenous therapies outside of [...]
Kids Set Free
A 501 (c)(3) foundation dedicated to supporting agencies and organizations that are combatting Child Sexual Exploitation. Its objective is to raise capital to address identifiable bottlenecks that hamper investigating, arresting and prosecuting perpetrators on a timely basis. Its [...]
Clarify Medical
Founded in 2017. While Jim was not the founder of Clarify Medical, he rebranded it, raised venture capital and got the product to market. This was the first company to provide Narrow Band UVB therapy, used to treat [...]
CardioNet (BioTelemetry) & CAPS
CardioNet (BioTelemetry) Founded in 2000, CardioNet was the first company to provide heartbeat-by-heartbeat monitoring, physician reporting and urgent response for patients as they went about their normal daily activities. CardioNet technology and service center support allowed quick [...]
Founded Coram Healthcare.
Founded in 1994, Coram Healthcare was a specialty home infusion services and tube feeding company created as a leveraged buyout (LBO). Coram was eventually sold to CVS in 2013 for $2.1 billion.
Caremark, Inc./Home Health Care of America
Founded in 1979 to offer home healthcare services: The first company to bring complex intravenous therapies out of the hospital into the home, allowing patients who had been hospitalized for weeks or indefinitely to receive therapy in a [...]
Jim’s healthcare journey started at age 16
When Jim was 15, he started working in a hospital, where he saw much of what so desperately needed to change in healthcare. After graduating from high school in San Diego, California, Sweeney served as a combat [...]
