Archive for August 2018
Chet Burrell
Mr. Burrell has had a 30+ year career spanning senior level positions in government and in the private sector – leading both for profit and non profit organizations. The majority of his time was spent in the health care field in Chairman or CEO positions. A particular focus of his efforts has been on the…
Read MoreWhy Do the Principals of Cardeation Capital Think Joining Forces Makes Sense for Innovation?
In this dual podcast, we talk with leaders from the American Heart Association, Philips, UPMC, and Aphelion Capital about Cardeation Capital, a new venture fund aimed at funding start-ups in the digital health and medtech fields. How did the four entities join forces? What can they offer start-ups looking to disrupt healthcare? For more information…
Read MoreSeth Feuerstein, MD, JD
A widely recognized leader in digital therapeutics and healthcare innovation. He has played key roles in developing multiple successful digital health companies. He served as Chief Innovation Officer at Magellan where he oversaw build, study and installation of digital CBT, screening and related software into service offerings to more than 50-million lives and several clinical…
Read MoreSimple Contacts CEO Joel Wishkovsky – App Isn’t for Everyone
Founder and CEO Joel Wishkovsky created Simple Contacts’ phone-based app to save contact lens wearers time and money when they need a new supply of lenses but not a new prescription. Ophthalmologists are funding the company and conducting the remote examinations. But the firm isn’t seen favorably by optometrists, who stand to lose a steady…
Read MoreJosé E. Almeida
Prior to joining Baxter in October 2015, Almeida served as chairman, president and chief executive officer of Covidien plc from 2012 through 2015 and was named a director of the company in 2011. Almeida previously served as president of Covidien’s Medical Devices organization, where he oversaw several businesses accounting for approximately two-thirds of the company’s…
Read MoreIdo Schoenberg, MD
Ido serves as Chairman and CEO of American Well, a national telehealth company partnering with more than 180 health systems and health plans, and delivering telehealth services to more than 100 million Americans. He has a lengthy track record of successfully leading technology companies in the healthcare field. In 1996, together with Phyllis Gotlib, he…
Read MoreEdward Park
Ed Park is co-founder and CEO of Devoted Health. Prior to Devoted, Mr. Park served in several roles at athenahealth including Chief Technology Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and President, Services. Mr. Park presently sits on the boards of Castlight Health and athenahealth. Mr. Park obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from Harvard University.
Read MoreFlorian Otto, MD, PhD
Florian is co-founder and CEO of Cedar, the leading patient payment and engagement platform for hospitals, health systems, and independent medical groups. Prior to founding Cedar, Florian was an executive at Zocdoc where he drove the commercial adoption of the platform by health systems. Previously, Florian founded a daily deal company in Brazil (ClubeUrbano) that…
Read MoreSimon Kos, MD
Dr. Simon Kos is the Chief Medical Officer, Worldwide Health, Microsoft. Kos joined Microsoft in 2010 bringing insight and experience from over 10 years working in the healthcare and Health IT industries. As the doctor on Microsoft’s Worldwide Health team, he is responsible for clinical strategy and industry engagement. He raises awareness of the Microsoft…
Read MoreMatt Holt
Matthew Holt, also known as Matt, serves as a Managing Director at New Mountain Capital, LLC. Mr. Holt joined New Mountain in 2001 and focuses on growth buyouts across a range of industries including healthcare products, health technology, materials and infrastructure. He previously worked in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group at Lehman Brothers from 1999…
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