Halley S. Faust, MD, MPH, MA, FACPM, FACPE works in bioethics and venture capital from his home in Santa Fe, NM, is Clinical Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine at the University of New Mexico, participates on the University’s Preventive Medicine Residency Advisory Committee, and is a member of the Board of Governors of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Halley co-edited with philosopher Paul Menzel Prevention vs. Treatment: What’s the Right Balance? co-published in October, 2012 by Oxford University and the American Public Health Association Presses; the book was named a WonkBlog Book of the Year in 2012. He is a member of the CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center Ethics Committee, and the CHRISTUS Health System Ethics Advisory Committee.

Halley also manages Jerome Capital, LLC, a venture capital fund founded in 1997, which invests primarily in medically-related high technology early stage companies. From 1991-2000 he was Managing Member of Medmax Ventures, LLC, a venture capital fund that specialized in early stage high technology medical companies in Israel. Through his two venture capital funds Dr. Faust has helped to finance more than 22 companies, including founding 14 start-up companies and creating over 1,500 jobs.

Dr. Faust’s teaching career in health policy, epidemiology, preventive medicine, biomedical ethics, medical industry strategy, and business development includes:

• Visiting Professor of Biology and Philosophy, Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT
• Adjunct Professor of Business, University of Hartford
• Variously (clinical) Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Family Medicine, or Community Medicine at the Universities of Michigan, Connecticut, and Kentucky

Prior to his venture capital career Dr. Faust was an HMO manager (HealthAmerica Corporation 1983-1986) and a health insurance manager (Aetna Employee Benefits Division 1987-1991). Earlier Dr. Faust was President of Health Analysts, Inc., a health care consulting firm in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and with ACPM Fellow Bill Thar Halley co-founded the Preventive Medicine Center of Ann Arbor. He also served as medical director of the Livingston County (Michigan) Health Department for six years.

Dr. Faust has been active in ACPM since 1978 and a fellow since 1981. He has had past positions as Treasurer-Secretary (2004-8) and has chaired the Policy, Ethics, and Finance committees. He chaired the Code of Ethics Development Committee, which produced the College’s Conflict of Interest policy and Code of Ethics. In 2009 he was awarded the College’s Distinguished Service Award.

Dr. Faust received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College, his MPH from the University of Michigan, and his MA in philosophy from Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut. He completed his general preventive medicine residency at the University of Michigan. In 2005-6 he was a clinical ethics fellow at the University of Toronto’s Joint Centre for Bioethics.

He is board certified in both general preventive medicine and medical management and, in addition to being a fellow of the College, is a lifetime fellow of the American College of Physician Executives.