Health Tech Fall 2023

Health Tech Mentors

Program Mentors join weekly feedback sessions, host office hours, and in general provide you feedback every step of the way.

See the list of current and past mentors for the Health Tech program below.

Abhiroop Gandhi

Abhiroop Gandhi

Principal @ Advisory Services
Alexey Kadet

Alexey Kadet

Chief Business Officer @ Gero
Ann O Brien

Ann O Brien

@ Ascension
Brad Larmie

Brad Larmie

Strategic Transformation & Innovation @ Children's Minnesota
Chintan Oza

Chintan Oza

Founder @ Anantam Ecosystems
Chris Foltz

Chris Foltz

Global Entrepreneur-In-Residence @ Founder Institute
Chris Mc Carthy

Chris Mc Carthy

Innovation and Design Leader @ ILN Coaching & Consulting
Christian Behl

Christian Behl

International Business Development @ Cognition IP
Christopher K. Lee

Christopher K. Lee

Technology Strategy Director @ Elevance Health
D.J. Mogefors

D.J. Mogefors

Founder and CEO @ Mogefors Consulting
Dominique Kim, MPH

Dominique Kim, MPH

Health and Healthcare Transformation Leader @ InnovatorMD
Ella Li

Ella Li

Founder & CEO @ H7 BioCapital
Faye Sahai

Faye Sahai

General Founding Partner @ Telosity Ventures
Fran Ayalasomayajula

Fran Ayalasomayajula

CEO @ RTL Innovation
Francois Nguyen

Francois Nguyen

Chief Design Officer @ frog
Ghayath Janoudi

Ghayath Janoudi

Founding CEO @ Loon Bio
I Lin Tsai

I Lin Tsai

Co-Founder @ Astron Medtech
Irina Kukuyeva PhD

Irina Kukuyeva PhD

AI diligence @ Kukuyeva Consulting
Jack Cochran

Jack Cochran

Retired CEO and Plastic Surgeon @ Executive Advisor on Straegy and Leadership
Jeni Chang

Jeni Chang

Managing Director @ Founder Institute San Francisco
Johnny Lam

Johnny Lam

SVP, Business Development @ ScaleHealth
Joni Chroman

Joni Chroman

Consultant @ Quintuple Aim Solutions
Ken Gordon

Ken Gordon

Co-founder and CEO @ VALR
Kevin Fairley

Kevin Fairley

Healthcare Data Modeler and Terminologist @ Freelance
Lavinia Herbei

Lavinia Herbei

MD, MBA @ InnovatorMD, JMMG
Lisa Sherwin

Lisa Sherwin

CEO @ Sherwin Advisors
Mara Rada

Mara Rada

Chief Operations and Strategy @ Loon (loonbio.com)
Mark Wesson MPH, FACHE

Mark Wesson MPH, FACHE

Managing Director @ VitaX Ventures
Mu Zhou

Mu Zhou

Head of AI @ SenseTime
Nila Rafiq

Nila Rafiq

MD, MBA @ FI Health
Olu Ogunlela

Olu Ogunlela

Co-Founder & CEO @ Liferithms
Rachel Ndungu

Rachel Ndungu

CEO @ Biashara Africa
Rafael M Lopes, MBA, CPXP, CPHIMS

Rafael M Lopes, MBA, CPXP, CPHIMS

Founder & Chief Digital Health Strategist @ Bold Digital Health
Robert Pruter

Robert Pruter

Chief Revenue Officer/Co-Founder @ SPHER, Inc.
Russell Brand

Russell Brand

CEO & Founder @ Responsible Solutions Limited
Scarlett Chen

Scarlett Chen

Managing Partner @ Verge HealthTech Fund
Suzy Engwall

Suzy Engwall

CEO and President @ HealthTech Strategies, LLC
Tijana Momirov

Tijana Momirov

Startup Consultant - Product Management @ StartupSetup
Torrey Smith

Torrey Smith

Co-Founder & CEO @ Endiatx
Viji Natarajan

Viji Natarajan

Founder & CEO @ LaPortaCare
Vipula Tailor

Vipula Tailor

CEO @ Sonix Medical Devices, Inc
Yan Chow

Yan Chow

Global Healthcare Leader @ Automation Anywhere
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