Health Tech Spring 2024

Founder Institute Health Tech Mentors

Founder Institute Mentors join weekly feedback sessions, host office hours, and in general provide you feedback every step of the way. In addition, through our Equity Collective, Mentors are invested in the success of your company both during and after the program.

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

Alan Young

Alan Young

Strategic Advisor @ BellSant
Anish Patel

Anish Patel

Employer Go-to-Market Advisor @ GRAIL
Ankoor Tailor

Ankoor Tailor

CEO & Partner @ NAVN Advisory
Axel Strombergsson

Axel Strombergsson

Vice President, QuickVault @ Veeva Systems, Inc.
Balaji Gopalan

Balaji Gopalan

Co-Founder and CEO @ MedStack
Christopher Brereton

Christopher Brereton

Partner and Cheif Product Officer @ Sidebench
Dominique Kim, MPH

Dominique Kim, MPH

Health and Healthcare Transformation Leader @ InnovatorMD
Francois Nguyen

Francois Nguyen

Chief Design Officer @ frog
Ghayath Janoudi

Ghayath Janoudi

Founding CEO @ Loon Bio
Irina Kukuyeva PhD

Irina Kukuyeva PhD

AI due diligence @ Kukuyeva Consulting
Jason Novak

Jason Novak

Partner @ Norton Rose Fulbright
Jeni Chang

Jeni Chang

Jenn Knoop Koblick

Jenn Knoop Koblick

VP @ BoomerBaby
Joseph Severson

Joseph Severson

Executive Director, Strategic Planning @ Kaiser Permanente
June W Choi

June W Choi

Managing Partner @ Serval Ventures
Kan Lew, Esq.

Kan Lew, Esq.

Counsel @ SSM
Ken Gordon

Ken Gordon

Co-founder and CEO @ VALR
Krishna Chidambaram

Krishna Chidambaram

CEO @ Rapid Digital Services
Lavinia Herbei

Lavinia Herbei

MD, MBA @ InnovatorMD, JMMG
Leena Palav

Leena Palav

Board Member, Strategy Advisor, COO @ -med devices, health tech, consumer products, robotics
Lisa Sherwin

Lisa Sherwin

CEO @ Sherwin Advisors
Mark Wesson MPH, FACHE

Mark Wesson MPH, FACHE

Managing Director @ VitaX Ventures
Mu Zhou

Mu Zhou

Head of AI @ SenseTime
Nathan Kline

Nathan Kline

Managing General Partner @ Cistern Capital
Rafael M Lopes, MBA, CPXP, CPHIMS

Rafael M Lopes, MBA, CPXP, CPHIMS

Founder & Chief Digital Health Strategist @ Bold Digital Health
Raphael Gernot Klingmann

Raphael Gernot Klingmann

Founder, Angel Investor @ HCVC.net
Steven Colby

Steven Colby

Partner @ Rimon Law
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
Uli Chettipally, MD

Uli Chettipally, MD

Founder @ InnovatorMD
Viji Natarajan

Viji Natarajan

Founder & CEO @ LaPortaCare
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