Howard Widra is a co-founder of MidCap Financial and its Chief Executive Officer. Prior to MidCap, Mr. Widra was the founder and President of Merrill Lynch Capital Healthcare Finance. Mr. Widra and the senior team at MidCap grew Merrill Lynch Capital Healthcare Finance into an industry leader in all of the product areas on which MidCap focuses today. Prior to Merrill Lynch, Mr. Widra was President of GE Capital Healthcare Commercial Finance and held senior roles in its predecessor entities including President of Heller Healthcare Finance, and COO of Healthcare Financial Partners.
 
Mr. Widra holds a J.D., Cum Laude, from the Harvard Law School and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Michigan.