Duke Health Sector Advisory Council

Megann Vaughn Watters, MBA

Vice President of New Ventures & Strategic Alliances

LabCorp

Megann Vaughn Watters is an experienced corporate development executive and investor with over 10 years of novel technology identification, partnership development, deal execution, alliance management, financial and strategic return, and venture-backed board experience within the health care industry.

As the Vice President of New Ventures & Strategic Alliances at Labcorp, she manages the Labcorp Venture Fund and leads the Corporate Development team tasked to identify, assess, and bring innovative science and technology to Labcorp through partnerships, such as equity investments, licensing, and strategic partnership opportunities.

Vaughn Watters previously held positions at the United States Patent and Trademark Office as a Patent Examiner for medical devices and Humacyte conducting tissue engineering research.
Vaughn Watters received her MBA from the Duke University Fuqua School of Business and her BSE in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University Pratt School of Engineering.