WittKieffer Converge Cast

What if one small device could change the way the world understands its own heartbeat?  In this episode of Converge Cast, Ysette Witteveen and Lisa Casper sit down with Priya Abani, CEO of AliveCor, a leader redefining cardiac care by making it personal, portable, and profoundly more proactive. Priya isn’t simply running a medtech company; she’s championing advancing a future where lifesaving card...

In this episode of WittKieffer’s Converge Cast, Mia Jung of private equity firm WCAS ("Welsh Carson") shares her career journey and perspectives on building high-impact leadership teams in healthcare with Senior Partner Charlie Fick and Managing Partner Shelly Carolan. She describes her professional path in “three chapters”: commercial roles in pharma and MedTech, a decade in executive search, and...

What does it take to transform healthcare from the inside out?  In this episode of the WittKieffer Converge Cast, Charlie Fick, Senior Partner, and Lisa Mooney, Consultant, sit down with Dr. Kate Goodrich, Chief Medical Officer at Humana, for a compelling conversation on leadership, innovation, and the future of healthcare.  Dr. Goodrich shares her remarkable journey from hospitalist to federal po...

Dr. Patrick Carroll, Chief Medical Officer and Board Member at Hims & Hers, has spent his career reimagining how care is delivered —especially to underserved populations. From his early days serving the Navajo Nation to Walgreens and now Hims & Hers, his focus has always been clear: make personalized care more accessible, affordable, and scalable. In this episode of Converge Cast, Dr. Carr...

In the Biopharma industry, innovation is usually synonymous with scientific advancement.  In this latest episode of ConvergeCast, Jason Hawbecker joins Michael Castleman and Ysette Witteveen to discuss new arenas of innovation focused on "meeting patients where they are—physically or digitally." As Biogen's Senior Vice President and Head of External Growth & Innovation, Hawbecker explains how...

In this episode of WittKieffer’s Converge Cast, Dr. Gaurov Dayal, Chief Executive Officer of Axia Women’s Health, talks with WittKieffer's Shelly Carolan and Linda Komnick about his commitment to revolutionizing healthcare in the U.S. with appreciation for both its business challenges – and the opportunities that exist. As a physician, Dr. Dayal has always mixed a passion for helping others with a...

This episode of WittKieffer’s Converge Cast focuses on the transformative potential of value-based care. Our guest, Anna Haghhooie, shares her insight on investment in and innovation around “true” value-based care, which provides holistic and viable models of integrated care for patients and populations.  An eternal optimist, as well as seasoned operator and investor, she is actively pursuing her...

Amir has spent his career seeking novel ways to increase access to care, cut costs, and advance population health. "The best innovation happens when you can innovate or disrupt from within the ecosystem," he says. Amidst the backdrop of  conventional health systems and organizations, there is a remarkable surge in innovation.  Notably, he observes transformations fueled by creative partnerships an...

In this conversation – the first episode of WittKieffer's Converge Cast series dedicated to exploring ideas that bring people and organizations across the Quality of Life Ecosystem together – Dr. Yanni shares his hopeful vision for patient centricity with Shelly Carolan, Managing Partner of Investor-Backed Healthcare for WittKieffer, and Stephen Brengle, the firm's Managing Director for Pharmaceut...