The Beat

About Jonathan Machado: Jonathan Machado is the Managing Director of Samsung Next, which is Samsung Electronics' venture capital arm. He is in charge of making investments in health tech. He has helped Samsung Next participate in many businesses, such as BigHealth, Healthy.io, Huma Therapeutics, Lark, Elvie, and DayTwo. Jonathan worked as an investor and partner at Jerusalem Venture Partners for f...

About Mark Frank: Mark Frank is the CEO and Co-founder of SonderMind, leading a rapidly expanding and compassionate team dedicated to reshaping behavioral health. His mission is to enhance access, broaden utilization, and elevate clinical outcomes in this field. Mark believes in transparent, empathetic, and courageous leadership, aspiring to build an organization that leaves a positive and transfo...

Research has shown that less than 10% of longevity is based on genetics and 90% hinges on your lifestyle choices. But if you don’t have Bryan Johnson’s resources, how do you identify the gap between your chorological age versus your real age? And more importantly, how do you use that information to design a plan that will truly move the needle on helping you live healthier, longer? Melanie Goldey...

About Vijay Kedar: Vijay Kedar, co-founder and CEO of Tomorrow Health, was raised in a family of physicians, often joking that he was “pre-med coming out of the womb.” However, it wasn’t until he took on managing his mother's care through stage III colorectal cancer and acute respiratory distress syndrome that the idea for Tomorrow Health was born. In this episode, Kedar speaks with host Steve Kru...

In this groundbreaking era of healthcare, the opportunity to revolutionize cancer outcomes has never been more promising. With cutting-edge testing techniques, early detection strategies, and the power of AI, the landscape of cancer care is evolving to save lives and enhance patient well-being like never before.   In this episode of The Beat , Dr. Gautam Gulati sits down with Dr. Megan Hall to dis...

How can we transform healthcare delivery to better serve ALL people and communities?  In today's episode of The Beat, host Dr. Gautam Gulati welcomes special guest Dr. Marc Harrison, a Partner at General Catalyst and the Founding Partner of the new company owned by General Catalyst called Health Assurance Transformation Corporation, HATCo.  Dr. Marc Harrison is a distinguished healthcare leader wi...

About Kelly Bliss: Kelly Bliss is president of U.S. Group Health. She oversees sales, client management, and client and commercial operations for the business. Ms. Bliss has strong expertise in creating cohesive client-focused organizations. Most recently, she held the position of chief client officer at Teladoc Health. Under her leadership, client services achieved record growth and retention thr...

How do you inspire a community to take ownership of their health? If you ask Kristen Cerf, the secret lies in hiring staff from the community you serve and connecting people with the resources they need to improve their health. Kristen is President and CEO of Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan , where she is responsible for ensuring access to quality care for Blue Shield Promise’s 530,0...

In a landscape where resources are scarce, the consequences ripple through healthcare, leading to physician burnout, a crumbling trust between patients and their caregivers, and misinformation and disinformation in the healthcare system.  Today's guest, a former Chief Medical Officer at Salesforce, adeptly bridges clinical medicine, business, and digital health, making her a vital advocate in the...

With the overturn of Roe v. Wade, inequities in access to reproductive, sexual health and abortion care have grown. How might telemedicine solve this problem? Kiki Freedman is CEO of Hey Jane, a digital health platform for women she cofounded while at Harvard Business School. Prior to business school, Kiki was an early employee at Uber, where she led the company’s Kenya launch and spearheaded stra...

About Kathleen Mitford: Kathleen Mitford spent her career crafting strategies and empowering employees to ensure top-notch customer experiences. As the CVP of Global Industry Marketing at Microsoft, she’s proud to work alongside their partner ecosystem to help customers in all industries create the future with solutions across the Microsoft Cloud designed to solve their industry's unique challenge...

About Bonny Morris: Bonny Morris is currently the Senior Director for Patient Navigation at the American Cancer Society (ACS). Specifically, she is leading the development and implementation of ACS CARES, the first national cancer navigation support program. She’s also in charge of developing ACS LION, their new nonclinical navigation credentialing program, and the enterprise strategy for patient...

About Harlan Levine: Harlan Levine, M.D., is president of health innovation and policy.  He also serves as the chair of the board of AccessHope™, a spinout company from the City of Hope that is focused on serving the employer market and making leading-edge cancer care available to all, regardless of geographical location. Prior to the City of Hope, Dr. Levine held executive roles at UnitedHealth G...

Would you rather wait in line at the ER? Or have urgent care come to you? There is a growing interest in the hospital-at-home model of care. But how do its outcomes compare to care delivered in a traditional setting? Erin Denholm is Chief Nursing Officer of DispatchHealth , a company that brings the power of the hospital to the comfort of your home. In her role, Erin works to develop and refine th...

About Andreas Mang: Andreas Mang serves as the CEO of Equity Healthcare, where he oversees the management of medical benefits spending across Blackstone's portfolio. With two decades of experience in healthcare, Mr. Mang has worked in various capacities in healthcare finance, operations, and strategy. Before joining Blackstone, he was the Vice-President responsible for national provider network op...

About David Rhew : Since August 2019, David has served as Chief Medical Officer & VP of Healthcare for Microsoft's Worldwide Commercial Business (WCB). David and his team's main goal is to demonstrate how a large-scale data-driven approach can lead to smarter decision-making, more proactive care, and improved health outcomes, as well as lower costs for patients and populations. Additionally, David...

About Seema Kumar: Seema Kumar is the Chief Executive Officer of Cure, a 300,000-square-foot facility aiming to advance healthcare through the development of cutting-edge solutions across medical devices, digital technologies, healthcare services, and bio-therapeutics. As the Global Head of Office of Innovation, Global Health, and Scientific Engagement, Seema leads global efforts to enhance public...

About Warner Thomas: Warner Thomas serves as the president and CEO of Sutter Health, a non-profit health system based in Northern California. Leading a team of over 50,000 employees, 12,000 physicians, and 2,000 advanced practice clinicians, Thomas oversees an integrated delivery system covering hospitals, outpatient care centers, home health, hospice care, labs, pharmacies, and research facilitie...

Even those of us who are motivated to improve our health have a hard time getting answers from the traditional healthcare system. Clinicians are trained to diagnose and treat disease but have little experience in preventative medicine. So, where do we go to assess our current level of health and start making choices that will improve both quality and length of life? Dugal Bain is Cofounder and CEO...

About Murray Brozinsky: Murray Brozinsky is Chief Strategy Officer of Amwell, a leader in hybrid care enablement. He was formerly the CEO of Conversa Health, which Amwell acquired in 2021. Murray is a creative entrepreneur who has started, run, and served as a senior executive at numerous companies. He has broad experience in leadership and strategy, bringing new products to market, generating rev...

About Amir Azarbad: Amir Azarbad is the Managing Director of 10Pearls Healthcare Practice, focusing on strategic and technology solutions. He has over 20 years of healthcare experience and has helped organizations transform their legacy solutions to reduce administrative costs while increasing automation and enabling business configurable solutions. Prior to his current role, he was the founder of...

There’s a lot of fear around applying artificial intelligence to the life sciences.   And while Diogo Rau concedes that there are risks associated with using AI, the biggest risk is that we won’t use it.   Diogo Rau is EVP and Chief Information and Digital Officer of Eli Lilly & Company , where he leads their information technology, cybersecurity, digital health, advanced analytics and data scienc...

About Rekha Kumar: Dr. Rekha Kumar is a globally recognized leader in the field of Obesity Medicine, currently holding the position of Chief Medical Officer at Found, a weight care platform. With a past role as the medical director of the American Board of Obesity Medicine, Dr. Kumar has shared her insights on the international stage regarding the medical evaluation and treatment of obesity.  Cont...

About Kate Renwick-Espinosa: Kate Renwick-Espinosa is the dedicated President of VSP Vision Care, the nation's largest healthcare organization by membership, offering vision benefits to 1-in-4 people in the U.S. With over 85 million members globally, 63,000 clients, and a vast network of 41,000 providers, Kate passionately wakes up every day with the mission of helping people see their best vision...

About Anne Heatherington: Anne Heatherington is the R&D Chief Data and Technology Officer at Takeda, a top biopharmaceutical leader in Cambridge, Massachusetts. With over four years at Takeda, Anne leads the Data Sciences Institute team, steering the data, digital, and technology strategy for Research & Development.  Her diverse career includes key roles such as Senior Vice President at Summit The...