In this episode, we interview Fred Ronnau (WG ’08), Chief Technology Officer at RubiconMD. Fred graduated from the University of Arizona in 1999 with a degree in Industrial Engineering and spent time in big tech before pivoting to consulting for providers. He earned his MBA at the Wharton School, where he majored in Healthcare Management, and worked at Intel, McKesson, and Cigna before joining RubiconMD in September 2019.

RubiconMD is an eConsult platform that connects primary care physicians to specialists in order to obtain timely, educational opinions for the care of their complex patients. The RubiconMD platform enables the remote exchange of insights between clinicians that eliminates unnecessary referrals and services, reduces patient wait time and travel burdens, and allows primary care physicians to practice at the top of their license.

In this episode, we interview Florian Otto, Co-Founder and CEO of Cedar. Cedar is deploying the best in technology to power a more meaningful patient experience. The company started off by tackling billing, creating a more seamless and transparent manner in which patients can pay their medical bills. Cedar is on an ultimate mission to make the patient experience as easy as ordering something from Amazon or Starbucks. Florian Otto began Cedar after running the Sales team at ZocDoc and founding & scaling Groupon Brasil, both after time spent at McKinsey.

In this episode of The Pulse Podcast, we interview Derek Newell, SVP of Commercial at Virta Health. Virta is the first clinically-proven treatment to safely and sustainably reverse type 2 diabetes (T2D) without medications or surgery. Derek Newell joined Virta in 2019 and brings with him a 20-year successful track record of growing and leading innovative healthcare technology and service companies. He previously was CEO of Jiff, which he then sold to Castlight where he became president, leading Sales, Marketing, Technology, Product, and Customer Success. Earlier in his career, Derek was the CEO of Health Hero, pioneer of the first internet-connected medical device approved by the FDA. After growing it into the largest remote patient monitoring company, he sold it in 2008 to Robert Bosch Healthcare, where he served as president of Bosch’s healthcare activities worldwide. Derek also served as the Chief Marketing Officer LifeMasters, a leading disease management company, growing it from less than $10M to over $150M in annual revenue during his 5 year tenure.

In this episode of The Pulse Podcast, we interview Abner Mason, the Founder and CEO of ConsejoSano. Founded in 2014, ConsejoSano is the only patient engagement and care navigation solution designed to help clients activate their multicultural patient and member populations to better engage with the healthcare system. Abner Mason has held several leadership roles including at Workplace Wellness Council of Mexico; AIDS Responsibility Project; U.S. Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (appointed by President George W. Bush in 2001); Chief Policy Advisor, Chief Secretary, and Undersecretary of Transportation and Construction for Massachusetts; and Bain & Company. Abner is a 1985 graduate of Harvard College.

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In this episode of The Pulse podcast, we interview Matt McCambridge, Co-Founder and CEO of Eden Health about his entrepreneurial journey in building the future of patient-centered healthcare. Eden Health is a new kind of doctor's office that combines a private primary care practice, 24/7 telemedicine, and a personalized insurance navigation into one simple platform.

In this episode of The Pulse podcast, we interview Lauren Lisher, Chief Product Officer of Mount Sinai Health Partners about her journey in innovating the delivery of healthcare in NYC. Mount Sinai Health Partners is forging new partnerships with purchasers and investing in population health to improve costs while maintaining quality and increasing access.

In this episode of The Pulse podcast, we interview Mike Botta, founder of Sesame, about his path to founding a direct-care marketplace with David Goldhill. Sesame is a New York-based startup building out a direct care marketplace for individuals to purchase a full range of medical services.

In this episode of The Pulse podcast, we interview Michael Meng, Co-Founder and CFO of Stellar Health, about using data to help providers capitalize on new incentive opportunities by integrating them within existing workflows. StellarHealth is an early stage startup working to bridge the incentive gap between insurers and providers by offering its technology solution to guide providers engaged in value-based arrangements.

In this episode of The Pulse Podcast, we interview Michael Greeley, co-founder and general partner at Flare Capital Partners. Jason and Michael discuss Flare's investment strategy and focus on people and talent development. Flare Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with healthcare entrepreneurs and established healthcare organizations to reinvent the business of healthcare.