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At Best Startup US we track over 1,000,000 US startups and over 3 million people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United States based Manager operating in the Health Care space. If you think a Manager is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.us.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Audra Knight
Sr. Manager, Employer Branding of Foundation Medicine
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About Foundation Medicine: Foundation medicine is a molecular information company developing clinical diagnostic tests that facilitates personalized cancer therapies.
Mike Lytle
Product Manager, Content of Noom
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About Noom: Noom is a psychology-based digital health platform used to provide intelligent nutrition and exercise coaching.
Bie Aweh
Global Learning and Development Manager of uBiome
Bie Aweh is a sought-after brand strategist focused on connecting underrepresented minorities and technology companies to expand opportunities for every individual across the innovation economy as technology continues to drive economic growth. She brings nearly a decade of experience in coaching traditional and nontraditional students, building sustainable partnerships between institutions and employers, fostering long-term professional relationships through meaningful networking opportunities, and driving social change by providing career pathways for underrepresented minorities. As a founding team member of HBCU.vc and formerly of Devbootcamp, Bie consulted and developed relationships that resulted in access for underrepresented populations into tech. Currently Director of Learning & Development at uBiome, a biotechnology company with technology to sequence the human microbiome, Bie focuses on creating and sustaining inclusive environments to promote the professional and personal development of the uBiome team. Prior to joining uBiome, she was a Career Developer at Dev Bootcamp where she built the employer partner program to work with more than 70 technology startups throughout throughout the U.S and coached students to ensure they found meaningful employment in the innovation industry. Bie’s work experience also includes transformational positions as Social Innovation Fellow at Starting Bloc and Talent & Curriculum Development Manager at HBCUvc. She began her career in higher education, holding positions with UC Berkeley and Occidental College.
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About DoorDash, uBiome: uBiome is a provider of public access to DNA sequencing technology to understand the microbiome.
Nick Kuzmick
Senior Product Manager, Data of Ro
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About Ro: Ro is a telehealth startup that operates digital health clinics for men’s and women’s health, along with smoking cessation.
Nick Kuzmick
Senior Product Manager, Data of Ro
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About Ro: Ro is a telehealth startup that operates digital health clinics for men’s and women’s health, along with smoking cessation.
Courtney Sunna
Global Community Investment & Philanthropy Manager of AstraZeneca
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About AstraZeneca: AstraZeneca is a global pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets prescription medicines.
Laura Buckingham Thomas
Marketing Manager, Portfolio Services of Norwest Venture Partners
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About Norwest Venture Partners, Norwest Venture Partners: Norwest is a global venture capital and growth equity investment firm that specializes in venture and growth equity companies.
Glen Buzzetti
Sales Manager of New Enterprise Associates
Glen Buzzetti is an Real estate investor who lives in the NYC trip state area, The hobbies of Glen Buzzetti include fitness, travel, dining, positive motivation and giving to charities such as the make a wish Foundation..When acting as a buyer’s broker with a finalized agreement , they support buyers by assisting them buy property for the lowest achievable price under the best terms. The real property broker owes fiduciary responsibilities to whoever that broker solutions as a client.
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About Compline LLC, Glen Buzzetti Inc Life Insurance, New Enterprise Associates, Title Transfer Holding LLC, Title Transfer Holding LLC: New Enterprise Associates is a global venture capital firm investing in technology and healthcare.
Jose Vieitez
Co-Founder, Director and Portfolio Manager of Boomtown Accelerators
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About Boomtown Accelerators, The Farm Atlanta: Boomtown’s bespoke accelerator programs help startups turn ideas into profitable, scalable businesses.
Jeffrey Donenfeld
Investment Manager of Boomtown Accelerators
Jeffrey Donenfeld is an international business strategy advisor, investment manager, and startup venture mentor with experience in tech ideation, investment analysis and market positioning. Jeffrey is currently the Investment Manager of Boomtown Accelerators, and Director of Four North Media Group. He holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Denver Daniels College of Business. He’s also worked internationally as a public speaker, photojournalist, and expedition technician. Connect at http://JeffreyDonenfeld.com.
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About Boomtown Accelerators, Four North: Boomtown’s bespoke accelerator programs help startups turn ideas into profitable, scalable businesses.
RJ Fitch
Vice President Operations & General Manager of WuXi AppTec
Innovative senior management leader Raymond J. “RJ” Fitch possesses more than two decades of experience in the biotech and global healthcare industries. As the Vice President of Operations & General Manager for WuXi AppTec Advanced Therapies, Mr. Fitch leverages his knowledge of site operations and supply chain functions to oversee logistics operations, biological testing services, engineering, and other operations at the company’s Philadelphia location. RJ Fitch is responsible for three facilities within the Philadelphia site. Mr. Fitch began his career more than 20 years ago, graduating from Philadelphia University with a bachelor of science in biology. After working for Merck & Company, he joined Sanofi Pasteur as a director of vaccine aseptic filling & formulation. He stayed with the company for seven years, rising through the ranks to become the senior director of influenza viral manufacturing. Mr. Fitch later served as the associate vice president at Genzyme, a Sanofi company, and vice president of Sanofi Pasteur in Toronto, Canada. During his time with Sanofi Pasteur, RJ Fitch returned to school to earn an executive MBA from the New York University Stern School of Business.
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About WuXi AppTec: WuXi AppTec provides a broad portfolio of R&D and manufacturing services that enable companies in the pharmaceutical.
Rob Callaham
Product Manager & Director of Finance of Greyfinch
Rob Callaham is the Product Manager & Director of Finance at Greyfinch.
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About Greyfinch: Greyfinch is an orthodontic practice management software.
Joseph Lewarski
Senior Vice President/General Manager, Clinical Care & North America Manufacturing of Drive Medical
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About Drive Medical: Drive Medical is one of the fastest growing global distributors of durable medical equipment.
Perry Frederick
Academic Research Manager, GE Healthcare – UCSF and Stanford University of GE Healthcare
As a regional Academic Research Manager at GE Healthcare at UCSF and Stanford, Perry develops research relationships with key U.S. luminary accounts in the Western U.S. He acts as the primary contact for site/investigator/project identification and selection, as well as scientific/legal/regulatory and compliance approvals associated with both GE-Sponsored and Investigator-Initiated research engagements. Joining GE in 1988, Perry has held several key, cross-functional roles in both domestic and overseas markets. A native of greater Chicagoland, Perry lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, and holds a Master’s Degree in both Electrical Engineering and Business Administration.
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About GE Healthcare: GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies and services that are shaping a new age of patient care.
Neal Sandy
General Manager & Monitoring Solutions of GE Healthcare
Neal Sandy is the General Manager & Monitoring Solutions at GE Healthcare.
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About GE Healthcare: GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies and services that are shaping a new age of patient care.
Aaron Goryl
Zone Service Sales Manager of GE Healthcare
As the Commercial General Manager of In-House and On-Demand Service for GE Healthcare in the United States, Aaron Goryl is responsible for driving the go-to-market strategy and growth initiatives for one of the largest growth areas, Healthcare Technology Management and On-Demand Services. Aaron leads a diverse team dedicated to creating innovative solutions to help North American customers navigate the challenges of building and optimizing in-house service models within a healthcare system in transformation. Aaron has held leadership roles within GE Healthcare for the past 17 years. Most recently, he served as GE Healthcare’s Zone General Manager for Service Sales in the western United States. Before joining GE Healthcare, he led commercial efforts within a variety of third party service and parts providers. Aaron lives in Cave Creek, Arizona, with his wife, Carolyn, and children, Aidan and Payton. His interests include Krav Maga, Spartan Race, hiking and time with family.
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About GE Healthcare, GE Healthcare: GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies and services that are shaping a new age of patient care.
Rajan Patel
Lead Product Manager of GE Healthcare
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About GE Healthcare: GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies and services that are shaping a new age of patient care.
Will Simmons
Senior Product Manager of Oscar Health
Will Simmons is a senior product manager at [Oscar Insurance](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/oscar), a health insurance company that employs technology, design, and data to humanize health care. He was previously a principal consultant at Lab49. Simmons holds a bachelor’s degree in business information systems from Monash University.
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About Oscar Health: Oscar is a health insurance company that offers individual and family plans, medicare advantages, and small group products.
Corey Maher
Product Manager of Oscar Health
Corey Maher is a product manager at [Oscar Insurance](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/oscar), a health insurance company that employs technology, design, and data to humanize health care.
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About Oscar Health: Oscar is a health insurance company that offers individual and family plans, medicare advantages, and small group products.
Kristel Vite
Global Social Media Manager of Cigna
Kristel Vite is a global social media manager at Cigna.
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About Cigna: CIGNA Corporation operates as a health service company that helps people to improve the health, well-being, and peace of mind.
Vivek Narayan
Senior Product Manager of The Pill Club
Founder at GorMonjee.
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About The Pill Club: The Pill Club provides online birth control prescription and at-home delivery services.
Mara Perman
Senior Manager, Partner Development of Honor
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About Honor: Honor is a senior care network and technology platform that offers personalized care to improve the in-home care experience.
Anand Shah
Product Manager of Butterfly Network
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About Butterfly Network: Butterfly Network designs a medical imaging device that reduces the cost of real-time and three-dimensional imaging and treatment.
Bill Goldsmith
Vice President and General Manager, CCL Design USA of CCL Industries
Bill Goldsmith is a Vice President and General Manager, CCL Design USA at CCL Industries.
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About CCL Industries: CCL is the largest label company in the world and provides innovative solutions.
Andy Iseli
Vice President and General Manager, CCL Tube of CCL Industries
Andy Iseli is a Vice President and General Manager, CCL Tube at CCL Industries.
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About CCL Industries: CCL is the largest label company in the world and provides innovative solutions.
Allison Phillips
Vice President and General Manager, Avery North America Printable Media of CCL Industries
Allison Phillips is a Vice President and General Manager, Avery North America Printable Media at CCL Industries.
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About Avery Dennison, CCL Industries: CCL is the largest label company in the world and provides innovative solutions.
Holly Ormseth
Product Manager of Whisper
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About Whisper: Whisper develops AI-enabled, updateable hearing aids for people with hearing loss.
Barry Hanen
Manager, Payments & Card Services of Walgreens
Barry Hanen is the Manager, Payments & Card Services at Walgreens.
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About Walgreens: Walgreens provides multi-channel access to consumer goods and cost-effective pharmacy, health, and wellness services.
Luke Rauch
Group Vice President, Customer Experience & General Manager, Owned Brands of Walgreens
Luke Rauch is the Group Vice President, Customer Experience & General Manager, Owned Brands at Walgreens.
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About Walgreens: Walgreens provides multi-channel access to consumer goods and cost-effective pharmacy, health, and wellness services.
Ivan Hyep
Senior Finance Manager of Third Rock Ventures
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About Bicara Therapeutics, Third Rock Ventures: Third Rock Ventures invests in transformational life science companies that show high growth potential
Greg McGraw
Accounting Manager of Third Rock Ventures
Greg McGraw joined Third Rock Ventures in 2014. He focuses on financial operations of the management company, fund reporting and analysis, as well as assisting portfolio companies with accounting needs. Prior to joining Third Rock, Greg was a tax manager at Deloitte Tax, LLP. There he provided tax compliance and consulting to various hedge fund, private equity and venture capital clients. Greg holds a B.S. from Bentley University and is an Enrolled Agent (EA). In his time off, Greg frequently drives 15 hours to his favorite beach in North Carolina.
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About Third Rock Ventures: Third Rock Ventures invests in transformational life science companies that show high growth potential
Linda Heath
Manager of Operations and Administration of Third Rock Ventures
Linda Heath joined Third Rock Ventures in 2009. She manages operations and facilities, as well as managing the administrative staff and providing support to a number of our Partners and portfolio companies. Prior to joining Third Rock Ventures, Linda has held numerous senior operations management and administrative roles for over 25 years, supporting leaders in the biopharmaceutical industry such as Biogen, ImmuLogic Pharmaceuticals and Millennium Pharmaceuticals. Linda supports Mark Levin, Kevin Starr Kevin Gillis and John Maraganore.
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About Third Rock Ventures: Third Rock Ventures invests in transformational life science companies that show high growth potential
Colleen Brooks
Finance & Contracts Manager of Omega Healthcare
Colleen joined Omega in the fall of 2013 and brings 10 years of experience in the healthcare industry to our US team, with most of it concentrated on contract negotiation and management. She currently works alongside the Omega leadership team to seamlessly handle the execution and management of all client contracts. In addition, she oversees the monthly invoicing processes and accounts receivable functions within the company. Prior to joining Omega, Colleen performed similar roles at Cardinal Health and Maxim Healthcare Services.
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About Omega Healthcare: Omega Healthcare, a front-runner in the healthcare service space in India.
Shannon Richey
Vice President & General Manager, Asterand Bioscience Detroit Operations of BioIVT
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About Asterand, BioIVT: BioIVT is a worldwide provider of biological and in vitro products to pharmaceutical and biotechnology organizations
Pat Saxman
General Manager Health Systems of Zocdoc
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About Zocdoc: Zocdoc is a digital marketplace company that connects healthcare patients and doctors.
Peter Stradinger
Manager, Study Team of Evidation Health
Peter leads the technology and engineering teams at Evidation Health. Previously, he spent five years as a software engineer and team leader at RightScale Inc, a pioneering cloud computing management company where he implemented cloud support for AWS, OpenStack, GCE and Azure. Earlier in his career, Peter was a Senior Software Engineer at GreenSherpa, where he built the company’s financial management product from the ground up. Peter started his career as a production specialist responsible for database management at Warp9 and later as a data analyst for Callwave, one of the first internet-based unified communication networks. During this time, he was an instructor for database languages at UC Santa Barbara’s Extension Program. Peter has a BA in English Literature from Whitworth College.
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About Evidation Health: We enable and empower everyone to participate in better health outcomes.
Megan Young
Social Media Manager of Once Upon a Farm
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About Once Upon a Farm: Once Upon a Farm creates quality, eco-friendly, and nutritious food products for children.
Aditya Misra
Senior Manager of Corporate Internal Audit of Johnson & Johnson
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About Johnson & Johnson: Johnson & Johnson engages in the research and development, manufacture and sale of a range of products in the healthcare field.
Lona Vincent
Sr. Manager, Insights & Experience Strategy of Johnson & Johnson
Lona is currently working in strategy and design thinking at Johnson & Johnson where she leads a team working across the healthcare, pharmaceutical, and medical device businesses. A former management consultant and researcher, Lona seeks to bring her background in strategy, operations, business development, partnerships, business modeling, human centered design, and product development to the innovation sector. Prior to J&J, Lona was a Senior Associate Director at the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research where she led a number of strategic initiatives, including a ground-breaking mobile health and wearable technology program, and was a technology fellow with Columbia Technology Ventures and the Department of Defense. Lona has a Masters in Public Health from Columbia University and is a StartingBloc Fellow for Social Innovation.
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About Johnson & Johnson: Johnson & Johnson engages in the research and development, manufacture and sale of a range of products in the healthcare field.
Chet Damania
Senior Manager, Customer Solutions of Johnson & Johnson
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About ETHICON,Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Johnson & Johnson: Johnson & Johnson engages in the research and development, manufacture and sale of a range of products in the healthcare field.
Rajiv Tiwari
Global IT/Digital Manager of Johnson & Johnson
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About Johnson & Johnson: Johnson & Johnson engages in the research and development, manufacture and sale of a range of products in the healthcare field.
Carolyn Chu
IT Manager – Janssen R&D Advanced Computing of Johnson & Johnson
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About Johnson & Johnson: Johnson & Johnson engages in the research and development, manufacture and sale of a range of products in the healthcare field.
Wilma Lam
Insights & Experience Strategy Manager of Johnson & Johnson
At Johnson & Johnson’s design group, Wilma leads healthcare and consumer innovation projects focused on new business model and value exchange creation. She partners across design, technology, R&D, marketing, and outside partners to identify new opportunities, prototype solutions, and bring them to market. Projects have included new brands, connected device ecosystems, digital services, and business transformation. Previously, Wilma was Head of BD and Marketing at Design.Co, founded the digital platform Rememory Stories, and worked at LumenLab, MetLife’s Innovation Center in Singapore. She has an MBA from the Yale School of Management with a focus on Design and Innovation and a BA from Cornell University.
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About Johnson & Johnson: Johnson & Johnson engages in the research and development, manufacture and sale of a range of products in the healthcare field.
Jonathan Archer
Senior Manager Business Analysis of Johnson & Johnson
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About Johnson & Johnson: Johnson & Johnson engages in the research and development, manufacture and sale of a range of products in the healthcare field.
David Deupree
PLM Manager of Johnson & Johnson
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About Johnson & Johnson: Johnson & Johnson engages in the research and development, manufacture and sale of a range of products in the healthcare field.
Kimberly Denman
IT Sr Manager, R&D IT PLM and Business Analyst of Johnson & Johnson
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About Johnson & Johnson: Johnson & Johnson engages in the research and development, manufacture and sale of a range of products in the healthcare field.
Kimberly Denman
IT Sr Manager, R&D IT PLM and Business Analyst of Johnson & Johnson
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About Johnson & Johnson: Johnson & Johnson engages in the research and development, manufacture and sale of a range of products in the healthcare field.
David Deupree
PLM Manager of Johnson & Johnson
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About Johnson & Johnson: Johnson & Johnson engages in the research and development, manufacture and sale of a range of products in the healthcare field.
Sam Khander
Product Manager of VoyagerMed
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About Saks Fifth Avenue, VoyagerMed: A medical tourism marketplace faciliating access to life changing medical innovations from trusted doctors around the world.
Kate Lemasters
Content Manager of VoyagerMed
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About VoyagerMed: A medical tourism marketplace faciliating access to life changing medical innovations from trusted doctors around the world.
Kate Lemasters
Content Manager of VoyagerMed
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About VoyagerMed: A medical tourism marketplace faciliating access to life changing medical innovations from trusted doctors around the world.
Eric Cobb
Database Development Manager of Centauri Health Solutions
Eric Cobb is a seasoned IT professional with extensive experience in advanced application and database development. Database Development Manager at Centauri Health Solutions.
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About Centauri Health Solutions: A technology-centric company specializing in hosted software solutions, data-driven services, and data management.
Michael Morotti
National Accounts Manager of Abbott
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About Abbott: Abbott is engaged in pharmaceuticals and manufacturing healthcare products.
Yazan Amro
Product Manager of Abbott
Yazan Amro serves as the Chief Marketing Officer at Mira.
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About Abbott: Abbott is engaged in pharmaceuticals and manufacturing healthcare products.
Ravi Arikapudi
Global Program Manager – SAP ERP (ECC, S4 Hana, Leonardo), Blockchain, IOT of Abbott
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About Abbott: Abbott is engaged in pharmaceuticals and manufacturing healthcare products.
Michael Wuollett
Project Manager of Abbott
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About Abbott: Abbott is engaged in pharmaceuticals and manufacturing healthcare products.
Kathleen Thrush
Section Manager, Clinical Operations of Abbott
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About Abbott: Abbott is engaged in pharmaceuticals and manufacturing healthcare products.
Andy Schmeltz
Global President & General Manager of Pfizer
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About Pfizer: Pfizer provides access to safe and effective and affordable medicines and health care services.
Padmadhar Madupu
Technical Manager of Pfizer
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About Pfizer: Pfizer provides access to safe and effective and affordable medicines and health care services.
Meghan Rowles
Manager, HR Advanced Analytics of Pfizer
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About Pfizer: Pfizer provides access to safe and effective and affordable medicines and health care services.
Ivo Toptchev
Global Manager Software Engineering of Pfizer
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About Pfizer: Pfizer provides access to safe and effective and affordable medicines and health care services.
Marc Voorhees
Sr. Manager Data Analyst Lead of Pfizer
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About Pfizer: Pfizer provides access to safe and effective and affordable medicines and health care services.
Stacy Lloyd
Senior Manager, Digital Health Strategy of American Medical Association
Stacy Lloyd is the Senior Manager of Digital Health at the American Medical Association. She is passionate about integrating the physician and patient voice into healthcare technology, so it can successfully be implemented and utilized in clinical practice. Prior to joining the American Medical Association, Stacy held various roles in finance and operations in the provider environment. Stacy graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration with concentrations in Finance and Economics from Duquesne University and earned her Master of Public Health in Health Policy and Administration from the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health.
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About American Medical Association: American Medical Association promotes the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health.
Arminda Montero
Program Manager, Global Supply Chain QA of AbbVie
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About AbbVie: AbbVie is a pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and markets both biopharmaceuticals and small molecule drugs.
Haley Fields
Product Marketing Manager of Eden Health
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About Eden Health: Eden Health is a primary care and insurance navigation company for employers seeking to elevate the health and wellbeing of their employees.
Kyle Harper
Lead Engineering Manager of Cerner
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About Cerner: Cerner is a supplier of healthcare information technology solutions, services, devices, and hardware.
Geoff Smith
Manager of GE Ventures
Geoff Smith is the Director & Customer Technical Support at Cepheid.
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About Cepheid, GE Ventures: GE Ventures combines capital, expertise, infrastructure, and the GE global network to help accelerate the growth of businesses.
Ryan Stevenson
Senior Program Manager, Facility Maintenance and Operations of Intuitive Surgical
Head of Real Estate at Plug and Play Tech Center.
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About BrandFolium Corporation, Intuitive Surgical: The da Vinci Surgical System is changing the experience of surgery for patients around the world.
Meghan M. Curran
Talent Manager of Acumen
At Acumen, our values are not just words on a page – they are our bottom line, and they are brought to life every day by our team, investees and fellows around the world.” As the Talent Senior Associate, Meghan manages the systems and tools that enable Acumen to attract, engage, and develop our global team. Working closely with Talent and other colleagues around the world, Meghan champions the employee experience, ensuring that the recruitment, onboarding, compensation, talent development and performance management processes match our values and empower the organization to fulfill its mission. Meghan’s career began as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Guatemala, working on enterprise development and citizen participation initiatives. Upon returning to the States, Meghan facilitated loans and created a financial literacy program for Grameen America, the U.S. affiliate of Muhammad Yunus’ Grameen Bank. Just prior to joining Acumen in 2013, she completed her MBA at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, where she co-taught a social impact consulting course in India and launched a secondary business unit for Soluciones Comunitarias, a Guatemalan social enterprise. Meghan also holds a BA from American University in Public Communication and Political Science, and is fluent in Spanish.
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About Acumen: Acumen is a non-profit venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty.
Imran Shakur
Senior Manager, Clinical Planning and Operations of Biogen Idec
Imran Shakur is the Senior Manager, Clinical Planning and Operations at Biogen, He is a seasoned leader and consultant with extensive expertise in SDLC management. Imran oversees IRT and other systems within clinical drug supply at Biogen.
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About Biogen Idec: Biogen Idec is an American biotechnology company that provides therapeutics for neurological, autoimmune, and rare diseases.
Michel Mikhael
Engineering Manager Company Name of Nicolette
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About CHOC Children’s, Nicolette, UC Irvine, UC Irvine: Nicolette operates as a patient empowerment company.
Jake Le
R&D Manager of Blockade Medical
Jake Le is the Director of Research & Development at Balt.
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About Balt, Blockade Medical: Founded in 2011, Blockade Medical is a privately held company dedicated the development of catheter based therapeutic devices for the
Matt Sopcich
Senior Vice President & General Manager, Mental Health Services of Teladoc Health
Matt has over 20 years experience in leadership roles in Internet services, mobile and digital media. Previous to co-founding myStrength, Matt served as the Executive Director of eCommerce at Qwest Communications. In that role, Matt led an organization of 200 employees focused on launching and scaling the business-to-consumer Internet services division. He and his team surpassed $100 million of revenue within two years of launch. Before Qwest, Matt served as Chief Marketing Officer for Alta Colleges, overseeing an $80 million Internet marketing and product development budget. Matt has a Masters of Technology Management degree from the University of Denver and a B.S. with distinction in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State University. He currently serves as the Senior Vice President and General Manager in mental health services at Teladoc Health.
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About Teladoc Health: Teladoc is a global provider of virtual care, transforming the access, cost, and quality dynamics of health care delivery.
Alex Fusman
Growth Marketing Manager, Member Value (Engagement & Retention) of Teladoc Health
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About Teladoc Health: Teladoc is a global provider of virtual care, transforming the access, cost, and quality dynamics of health care delivery.
Kolotioloma Silue
Manager of Fund Administration of Tekla Capital Management
Kolotioloma Silue joined TCM in August 2010. Before joining TCM, Kolotioloma worked as a Business Analyst and Reporting Specialist with JPMorgan Chase & Co. Kolotioloma also worked at Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. as a Mutual Fund Accounting Supervisor from 2001 until 2008. Kolotioloma is responsible for the accuracy and integrity of the Funds’ custody and accounting records and supporting the Chief Compliance Officer in areas such as financial and regulatory reporting and maintaining the system of internal controls. Kolotioloma responsibilities also include assisting the President with projects as assigned. He holds a B.A. degree in Business Economics from the University of Maine.
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About Tekla Capital Management: Tekla Capital Management is an investment adviser.
Tamer Almasri
Account Manager of HCR ManorCare
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About HCR ManorCare: HCR ManorCare is a provider of short-term, post-hospital services.
Christopher Ramjit
Sales Manager of Humana
Christopher Ramjit has many years of experience as a certified sales professional in health insurance. His career has been motivated by his passions for family and health and wellness. Christopher Ramjit enjoys helping others and making sure they are taking care of their well-being. With his own family, Christopher loves creating bonding moments and memories through travel and vacation. Beyond his family and career, Christopher Ramjit is also an avid sports fan. He loves getting outdoors and staying active playing sports as well as following professional leagues. His favorite sport of all time is football and he is a big fan of the New York Giants. During football season, Christopher Ramjit looks forward to setting up his fantasy line up and sitting on the couch to watch the games with his family.
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About Humana: Humana creates innovative solutions and resources that help people with their healthcare needs.
Conal Scanlon
Product Manager of Flatiron Health
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About Flatiron Health: Flatiron Health is a healthcare technology company that aims to improve lives by learning from the experience of every cancer patient.
Conal Scanlon
Product Manager of Flatiron Health
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About Flatiron Health: Flatiron Health is a healthcare technology company that aims to improve lives by learning from the experience of every cancer patient.
Jared Hook
Marketing Manager of Stryker
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About Medtronic, Stryker: Stryker is a medical technology company that offers products and services in orthopaedics.
Toniel Speidel
Senior Manager, Product Engineering of Stryker
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About Stryker: Stryker is a medical technology company that offers products and services in orthopaedics.
Bob Moore
Associate Project Manager of Stryker
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About Stryker: Stryker is a medical technology company that offers products and services in orthopaedics.
Bob Moore
Associate Project Manager of Stryker
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About Stryker: Stryker is a medical technology company that offers products and services in orthopaedics.
Bryce Mariano
Product Manager of Pathos Health
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About Pathos Health: Pathos Health is building the future of patient education.
Judah Ross
Institutional Account Manager of OnlineMedEd
Judah Ross is an institutional account manager at OnlineMedEd. Prior to that, he served as the VP of sales and growth at Workplace Arcade. He is also the founder of RevGen Marketing.
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About OnlineMedEd: OnlineMedEd is a digital health care learning platform designed for medical students and health professionals.
Sean Horgan
Product Manager of Verily
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About Verily: Verily develops tools and devices to collect and analyze health data to research and manage diseases.
Matt McKeon
Technical Lead Manager of Verily
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About Verily: Verily develops tools and devices to collect and analyze health data to research and manage diseases.
Jules Lajeskie
Product Operations Manager of Noyo
Jules Lajeskie currently works as Product Operations Manager at Noyo.
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About Noyo: Modern infrastructure for health insurance
Chris Walsh
Tech Program Manager of Anthem
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About Anthem: Anthem is a leading health benefits company dedicated to improving lives and communities, and making healthcare simpler.
Robert Xu
Enterprise Applications Solutions Manager – Technology and Mobility of Varian
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About Varian: Varian Medical Systems is a manufacturer of medical devices and software for treating cancer and other medical conditions.
Patrick Joda
Vice President and General Manager of Varian
Patrick Joda assumed the role of vice president and general manager of Varian’s Oncology Systems Customer Support Services in November 2011. Joda joined the company in 2005, as senior director of Oncology Systems (OS) manufacturing. In 2006, he was promoted to the position of vice president, OS worldwide operations. In 2009, he assumed the responsibility for OS worldwide engineering.
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About Varian: Varian Medical Systems is a manufacturer of medical devices and software for treating cancer and other medical conditions.
Chelsea Trengrove
Program Manager of Empatica
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About Empatica: Empatica is an affective computing company focused on human data analytics.
George Winston
Senior Vice President / General Manager Acute Care Division of Sommetrics
33 years in healthcare commerce, including sales, sales management, marketing, marketing management, with Sorenson Research, Abbott Laboratories and Hospira Worldwide and 5i Sciences. This experience spans across several medical device product lines for the hospital critical care, CV surgery, and CV anesthesia markets. The product lines include physiological pressure measurement, continuous mixed venous oxygen saturation monitoring, electronic infusion devices, airway management, sleep apnea and CV Surgery devices. Net result of the assignments is a thorough understanding of the acute care hospital market, with special knowledge of physician and nursing technology needs along with designing and selling products into the anesthesia, critical care and CV surgery areas. Currently V.P. Marketing, 5i Sciences, a medical device start-up with a focus on OSA and airway management in sedated patients, undergoing medical procedures. Experienced in partnership and financial discussions with major potential corporate partners and investors. Areas of experience include: Establishment of a regional critical care sales force with top and bottom line sales accountability, establishment of a KOL referral program, development of sales and product training materials and participation in the product design process, with focus on product usability to enhance clinician acceptability. Education: 1972 – 1975 Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida Marketing and business, 1969 – 1971 Miami – Dade College, Miami, Florida A.A.S., Aeronautical Technology. FAA flight certifications include Commercial license, Flight instructor, Instrument flight instructor.
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About Adela Health Inc., Keiretsu Forum, Sommetrics, TruPosture: Sommetrics is focused on improving health and well-being by optimizing sleep quality.
Bob Miller
District Manager of Albertsons LLC
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About Albertsons LLC: Albertsons is one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, with both a strong local presence and national scale.
Andrew Karsh
Portfolio Manager of CalPERS
Andrew Karsh is a portfolio manager at CalPERS. He is also an advisor at Berkeley SkyDeck.
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About CalPERS: They administer health and retirement benefits on behalf of more than 3,000 public school, local agency and State employers.
Elad Ferber
Vice President and General Manager of ZOLL Medical Corporation
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About ZOLL Medical Corporation: ZOLL Medical Corporation, an Asahi Kasei Group company, develops and markets medical devices and software solutions.
Jonathan Collins
Vice President, Manager & Head of eCommerce of Mylan
Jonathan Collins is Vice President & Head of eCommerce at Mylan. He is Member of the Board of Directors at Carlisle.
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About Mylan: From 1961-2020, Mylan offered a broad portfolio of generic and specialty pharmaceutical products.
Tony Lorentzen
General Manager and Vice President, Intelligent Engagement of Nuance Communications
Tony has more than 25 years of experience in the technology sector, spending the last 17 with Nuance where he is currently the GM of the company’s market-leading Voice and Security businesses. Before that he served as the leader of several teams at Nuance including Sales Engineering, Business Consulting, and Product Management. A proven leader in working with the cross-functional teams, Tony blends his in-depth knowledge of business management, technology and vertical domain expertise to bring Nuance’s solutions to the Enterprise market, partnering with customers to ensure implementations drive true ROI. Prior to Nuance, Tony spent time at Lucent and Verizon where he led teams that applied the latest technologies to solve complex business issues for large enterprises. Tony received a B.S. from Villanova University and a MBA from Dowling College.
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About Nuance Communications: Nuance Communications provides conversational AI innovations that bring intelligence to everyday work and life.
Martin Eberhart
General Manager, Healthcare of Nuance Communications
Martin Eberhart is the General Manager of Healthcare at Nuance Communications.
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About Nuance Communications: Nuance Communications provides conversational AI innovations that bring intelligence to everyday work and life.
Jamie Flores
Technical Manager of Nuance Communications
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About Nuance Communications: Nuance Communications provides conversational AI innovations that bring intelligence to everyday work and life.
Robert Weideman
EVP & General Manager, Enterprise Division; Corporate Officer of Nuance Communications
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About Nuance Communications: Nuance Communications provides conversational AI innovations that bring intelligence to everyday work and life.
