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Meet Ben Albert: Ben is the Co-Founder and CEO of Upfront Healthcare Services, Inc.. Prior to launching Upfront, Ben was the Founder and CEO of Care Team Connect, which was acquired by The Advisory Board Company in 2013. Ben also served as an Entrepreneur in Residence and Operating Partner within the Strategic Investments Division of Cambia Health Solutions. Ben received a bachelor’s degree from W...

Meet Erik Kulstad, M.D.: Erik Kulstad, M.D. is the Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Attune Medical and Advanced Cooling Therapy Inc. He is also a practicing emergency medicine physician and an Associate Professor at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Kulstad was previously the Research Director at Advocate Christ Medical Center. He received a Bachelor’s in Chemical Enginee...

Meet Kian Raiszadeh, M.D.: Kian Raiszadeh, M.D. is the Founder and CEO of SpineZone, which provides an alternative approach to neck and back pain without the use of surgery or medications. Dr. Raiszadeh is also an Orthopaedic Surgeon at Kaiser Permanente. Dr. Raiszadeh receive his bachelor’s from the University of California, Berkeley and his M.D. from the University of California, San Diego   Key...

Meet Dan Liljenquist: Dan Liljenquist is the lead architect and Board Chair of Civica Rx. His also Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer for Intermountain Healthcare, where he also oversees Intermountain’s Enterprise Initiative and Market Intelligence & Planning Offices. Prior to Intermountain, Dan served in the Utah State Senate. He is a former strategy consultant with Bain & Company,...

Meet Carol Gallagher, Pharm. D.:  Carol Gallagher, Pharm. D. is a Venture Partner at New Enterprise Associates. Previously, she was the  CEO of Calistoga Pharmaceuticals, and President and CEO of Metastatix. Dr. Gallagher currently  serves on the Board of Directors at Atara Biotherapeutics, Chromacode, PIONYR Biotherapeutics,  QPEX BioPharma, Recludix, Slope.io, TREX, and Turning Point Therapeutic...

Meet Alison Darcy, Ph. D.: Meet Alison Darcy, Ph. D. is the President and Founder of Woebot Health. Previously, she was an Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine.  Dr. Darcy was a Senior Investigator for DSM5 Field Trials in association with the American Psychiatry Association and Stanford University. She also previously co-foun...

Meet Ben Horowitz: Ben Horowitz is Co-founder and General Partner Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), a venture capital firm. He is the author of “The Hard Thing About Hard Things” and “What You Do Is Who You Are.” Prior to a16z, Ben was Co-founder and CEO of Opsware (formerly Loudcloud). When Opsware was acquired by Hewlett-Packard, he became their Vice President and General Manager of Business Technolog...

Meet Aditya Bansod: Aditya Bansod is the Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of Luma Health. Prior to Luma Health, he was the Vice President of Product at Remind and the Vice President of Product Management and Marketing at Sencha, Inc. Previously, he was a Principle Product Manager at Adobe Systems as well as a Lead Program Manager at Microsoft. Aditya received a Bachelor’s of Cognitive Scien...

Meet Gad Shaanan: Gad Shaanan is an entrepreneurial visionary with a thirty-five-year record of creating winning products for internationally recognized, mass-market brands. Gad’s path is rooted in his passions for product innovation and go to market strategy. From identifying a gap in the marketplace, assembling the right team of experts, inventing the solution, executing on the development and f...

Meet Dan Trigub: Dan Trigub is the Co-founder and CEO of MedArrive. Previously, he was GM and Head of Uber Health as well as the Regional Vice President of Healthcare Partnerships for Lyft. Dan was the Global Business Development Lead for eBay. He also co-founded OpenPlacement. Dan received a Bachelor’s in Economics from Vassar College.   Key Insights: Billions of dollars of care services will mov...

Meet Frank Westermann: Frank Westermann is a multi-time founder. He is the co-founder and co-CEO of 9am.heatlh and the founder and CEO of Whitewater Ventures LLC. Previously, he was also the co-founder and CEO of mySugr, which was acquired by Roche. Frank earned a diploma in Business Administration from the Otto Friedrich University of Bamberg as well as from the Düsseldorf University of Applied S...

Meet Brad Smith: Brad Smith is the Founder and CEO of Russell Street Ventures. He was also the Co-Founder and CEO of Aspire Health. He served as Chief Operating Officer of Anthem’s Diversified Business Group. In government, Brad served as Deputy Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Deputy Adm...

Meet Hal Andrews: Hal Andrews is the Founder, President, and CEO of Trilliant Health, a data science and analytics company that provides research for healthcare providers. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Trilliant Health and Mployer Advisor, and on the Board of Advisors for the Nashville Capital Network. Hal previously served in executive roles at Aegis Health Group, Digital Reaso...

Meet Don Trigg: Donald Trigg most recently served as President of Cerner. He served in a variety of policy roles in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. He spent four years working for George W. Bush on his 2000 presidential campaign and his first term in office. Donald earned a bachelor’s degree from St. Lawrence University.    Key Insights: Don Trigg is co-author of “The New Health...

Meet A.G. Breitenstein, J.D., MPH: A.G. Breitenstein, J.D., MPH is the Founder and Executive Chair of FOLX Health, a virtual-first health platform specifically for LGBTQ+ patients. She is also a board member for WellSky. Previously, she was a Partner and Co-founder at Optum Ventures, and the Chief Product Officer of Optum Analytics at Optum. She also founded Humedica, the Institute for Health Metr...

Meet Brian Wallach, J.D. and Sandra Abrevaya, J.D.: In 2017, Brian Wallach, J.D. learned that he was diagnosed with ALS. He and his wife Sandra Abrevaya, J.D. are dedicating their remaining time together to help ALS patients everywhere. They founded I AM ALS, a non-profit organization that successfully advocated for millions in research through major legislation. Brian and Sandra also launched Syn...

Meet Jodi Akin:  Jodi Akin is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Hawthorne Effect, a software service that  streamlines and decentralizes clinical trials. She is an Angle Investor and Advisor for Astia, Board  member for 510 Kardiac Devices, Inc., and the Chief Scientific Advisor for PiCardia, Inc. Previously,  she was the Vice President of Global Clinical Affairs at Edwards Lifesciences LLC. Jodi...

Meet the Guests: This episode showcases three guests previously featured on Day Zero.  Mike McSherry is the CEO of Xealth, a platform that facilitates clinicians prescribing digital health tools to patients, tracking usage, and improving digital health recommendations. Brandon Weber is the co-founder and CEO of Nava, a benefits brokerage firm that facilitates high quality healthcare to employers....

Meet Sean Lane: Sean Lane is the CEO of Olive and CEO of Circulo Health. Previously, he was an Intelligence Officer for the National Security Agency. He was also founder and Chairman of the Board for Betamore, and Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Digital Harbor Foundation. Sean received a Bachelor’s in Political Science and Government from Miami University.  Key Insights: Sean Lane is freeing up h...

Meet Rasmus Hougaard: Rasmus Hougaard is the Founder and Managing Partner of the Potential Project. He is the author of “The Mind of the Leader,” “One Second Ahead,” and recently published “Compassionate Leadership: How to Do Hard Things in a Human Way.” Rasmus is also a contributor for the Harvard Business Review , Forbes and Business Insider . He received a Master’s degree in Organization and Be...

Meet Leah Sparks: Leah Sparks is the CEO and Founder of Wildflower Health. She is also a co-chair and Board Member of HT4M. Previously, Leah was the Vice President of Strategy and Business Development for DNA Direct and the Vice President of Oncology Solutions at McKesson. Leah received a B.S. in Journalism from the University of Tennessee and an MBA from the University of Virginia.  Key Insights:...

Meet Rajeev Singh: Rajeev Singh is the Accolade CEO and Chairperson. Accolade is transforming employer health benefits programs through providing personalized, continuous and integrated health services. Rajeev is also a board member of Avalara and Amperity, and a Trustee of the Seattle Children’s Hospital Foundation. Previously, Rajeev was the Co-founder, President and COO of Concur Technologies,...

Meet Leshika Samarasinghe: Leshika Samarasinghe is the Founder and General Partner at Twine Ventures. She is an investor in a number of companies including Waymark, Stealth Fintech, Apella Technology, Teiko.bio, Rupa Health, and Alaffia Health. Previously, she was a Venture Partner at Future Positive and Managing Partner at The Production Board. Leshika received a B.A. in international Relations a...

Meet the Panel Guests: This panel features three guests previously featured at Think Medium. John Glaser, Ph. D. is an Executive-in- Residence at the Harvard Medical School Executive Education. Suchi Saria, Ph. D. is the founder and CEO of Bayesian Health. She is also an Advisory Council member for Day Zero . Kaveh Safavi, M.D., J.D. is the Senior Managing Director at Accenture.  Key Insights: Thr...

Meet Nina Tandon, Ph. D.: Nina Tandon, Ph. D. is the CEO and co-founder of EpiBone. She is a TED Senior Fellow, Adjunct Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Cooper Union, and a former Staff Associate Postdoctoral Researcher in the Laboratory for Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering at Columbia University. Dr. Tandon is also the co-author of “Super Cells: Building with Biology.” She received a M...