Tim van Biesen

Senior Managing Director, Centerbridge Partners, L.P.

New York, New York, United States

About

Senior Managing Director at Centerbridge Partners, L.P. Focused on Healthcare & Life Sciences. Former Senior Partner in Bain & Company’s New York office and Chairman of the firm’s Global Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice. Active Board Director and advisor to financial investors in healthcare. Expertise spans the full range of healthcare sectors, including manufacturers, payers, providers and services. Helped clients develop corporate growth, R&D, supply chain and marketing strategies, brand sales, licensing and acquisitions, post merger integration and manufacturing. Support Bain’s advisory work for private equity investors in the healthcare sector. MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University and Ph.D. and B.Sc. in Molecular Microbiology from the University of Alberta. Conducted post-doctoral fellowship at Duke University/Howard Hughes Medical Institute in the laboratory of Dr. Robert J. Lefkowitz, the 2012 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry. Published more than 30 academic research papers in peer-reviewed journals including Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, and The Journal of Biological Chemistry – which have been cited >7500 times. Inventor on two patents covering four human genes (in neurological signaling).

Experience

  • Senior Managing Director at Centerbridge Partners, L.P.
    Sep 2025 - Present · 10 mos

  • Member Board Of Directors at Kiniciti
    Jul 2022 - Present · 4 yrs

  • Member Board of Directors at adMare BioInnovations
    Sep 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

  • Bain & Company (21 yrs 8 mos)
    • Chairman, Healthcare & Life Sciences
      Jul 2024 - Aug 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos

      Chairman of Bain's global Healthcare & Life Sciences practice; Senior partner in the New York office of Bain & Company, a leading global management consulting firm dedicated to developing practical, action oriented insights to deliver enduring results. We work with clients across all industries on their most critical decisions involving strategy, operations, technology, organization and mergers and acquisitions.

    • Senior Partner
      2006 - Aug 2025 · 19 yrs 8 mos

    • Managing Partner - Global Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice
      2018 - Jul 2024 · 6 yrs 7 mos

  • Advisory Board Member at Hero
    Jan 2022 - Aug 2025 · 3 yrs 8 mos