{"id":4501,"date":"2021-09-02T11:59:54","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T15:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/?page_id=4501"},"modified":"2022-09-01T14:25:50","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T14:25:50","slug":"2021-speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/2021-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"2021-Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1ejdat-a588cc3fb04d01e5af786b16fd58cade\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-1ejdat-a588cc3fb04d01e5af786b16fd58cade{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-1ejdat-a588cc3fb04d01e5af786b16fd58cade .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-1ejdat-a588cc3fb04d01e5af786b16fd58cade .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-1ejdat-a588cc3fb04d01e5af786b16fd58cade av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_toggle_container  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Keynote Speaker<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='togglecontainer av-kt32dx5a-537b0437117b1363455f00deda7d12ee  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_hr  toggle_close_all' >\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-e9dbjp-271ed72679c6dc74161db6764e4ad701'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-1' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-1' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-1' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;b&gt;Garth Graham, MD, MPH&lt;\/b&gt;, Director and Global Head of Healthcare &amp; Public Health at Google\/Youtube\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;b&gt;Garth Graham, MD, MPH&lt;\/b&gt;, Director and Global Head of Healthcare &amp; Public Health at Google\/Youtube\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;b&gt;Garth Graham, MD, MPH&lt;\/b&gt;, Director and Global Head of Healthcare &amp; Public Health at Google\/Youtube\"><b>Garth Graham, MD, MPH<\/b>, Director and Global Head of Healthcare &amp; Public Health at Google\/Youtube<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-1' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-1' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/Garth-Graham-Headshot-Jacket-3-1-scaled-1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4492 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/Garth-Graham-Headshot-Jacket-3-1-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/Garth-Graham-Headshot-Jacket-3-1-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/Garth-Graham-Headshot-Jacket-3-1-scaled-1-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/Garth-Graham-Headshot-Jacket-3-1-scaled-1-1030x681.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/Garth-Graham-Headshot-Jacket-3-1-scaled-1-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/Garth-Graham-Headshot-Jacket-3-1-scaled-1-1536x1015.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/Garth-Graham-Headshot-Jacket-3-1-scaled-1-2048x1354.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/Garth-Graham-Headshot-Jacket-3-1-scaled-1-1500x991.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/Garth-Graham-Headshot-Jacket-3-1-scaled-1-705x466.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A cardiologist, researcher and public health expert Garth Graham joins Google as Director and Global Head of Healthcare and Public Health Partnerships at YouTube and Google Health. He previously served in two US administrations as US Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, and was Assistant Dean for Health Policy and Chief of Health Services Research in the department of medicine at the University of Florida School of Medicine, President of the Aetna Foundation as well as Vice President &amp; Chief Community Health Officer at CVS Health. He currently serves on several boards, including the National Heart Lung, and Blood Institute Advisory Council; the Institute of Medicine Board on Population Health and the board of the National Quality Forum.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An elected member of the National Academy of Medicine, Garth obtained his MD at Yale University School of Medicine, MPH at Yale School of Public Health, Internal Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and Cardiology fellowship at Johns Hopkins. He holds three board certifications including internal medicine, cardiology and interventional cardiology. He also holds an honorary doctorate of laws from Regis College<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div  class='hr av-ssl1yt-4d6470ae9d7299477777ae7e1ebde45a hr-default  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_toggle_container  el_before_av_heading '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-16u8g5-552da0258cb966a0f1036664fa8f0181\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-16u8g5-552da0258cb966a0f1036664fa8f0181{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-16u8g5-552da0258cb966a0f1036664fa8f0181 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-16u8g5-552da0258cb966a0f1036664fa8f0181 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-16u8g5-552da0258cb966a0f1036664fa8f0181 av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  > From Discovery to Distribution: How Digital Technology is Driving Pharma Forward<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kt32i37v-8d388a91f7dd4edfb1b10f0f83a59201 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This panel discussion will focus on how AI,machine learning, and other digitally enabled technologies are transforming the way we develop drugs. Our speakers will explore innovative approaches to drug discovery, democratizing clinical trials and market access.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='togglecontainer av-136o4s5-067660ecacac0870759aa4e0b784fe05  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr  toggle_close_all' >\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-15mx7s5-f0619f4ce9e930c20ad44eae37590b89'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-2' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-2' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-2' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;b&gt;Moderator: Rena Conti, PhD &lt;\/b&gt;, Associate Professor, Questrom School of Business - Boston University\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;b&gt;Moderator: Rena Conti, PhD &lt;\/b&gt;, Associate Professor, Questrom School of Business - Boston University\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;b&gt;Moderator: Rena Conti, PhD &lt;\/b&gt;, Associate Professor, Questrom School of Business - Boston University\"><b>Moderator: Rena Conti, PhD <\/b>, Associate Professor, Questrom School of Business - Boston University<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-2' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-2' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/files\/2021\/10\/MODERATOR_R.Conti_.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4662 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/files\/2021\/10\/MODERATOR_R.Conti_-203x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/MODERATOR_R.Conti_-203x300.png 203w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/MODERATOR_R.Conti_.png 472w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a>Rena M. Conti is the Associate Research Director of Biopharma &amp; Public Policy for the Boston University Institute for Health System Innovation &amp; Policy. She is also an Associate Professor at the Boston University Questrom School of Business. From 2006 through June 2018, Professor Conti was an Associate Professor of Health Economics and Policy at the University of Chicago Medical School and the Harris School of Public Policy. Dr. Conti is a health economist. Her research focuses on the organization, financing and regulation of medical care. She has written extensively on the pricing, demand and supply of prescription drugs.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-40vpth-f707cf4928d5d8bb6fc537be06edabce'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-3' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-3' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-3' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;b&gt;Lauren McGuire Stock&lt;\/b&gt;, Head, Digital Strategy and Partnering at Sanofi Digital\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;b&gt;Lauren McGuire Stock&lt;\/b&gt;, Head, Digital Strategy and Partnering at Sanofi Digital\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;b&gt;Lauren McGuire Stock&lt;\/b&gt;, Head, Digital Strategy and Partnering at Sanofi Digital\"><b>Lauren McGuire Stock<\/b>, Head, Digital Strategy and Partnering at Sanofi Digital<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-3' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-3' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/files\/2021\/10\/McGUIRE_LAUREN_Square_Edit.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4660 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/files\/2021\/10\/McGUIRE_LAUREN_Square_Edit-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/McGUIRE_LAUREN_Square_Edit-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/McGUIRE_LAUREN_Square_Edit-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/McGUIRE_LAUREN_Square_Edit-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/McGUIRE_LAUREN_Square_Edit-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/McGUIRE_LAUREN_Square_Edit.jpg 599w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Lauren is currently Head of Digital Strategy and Partnering at Sanofi.\u00a0 For the last four years she has focused exclusivity on executing transactions in the digital health space, but also has experience executing transactions in the DCV, Neurology, and Immunology spaces.\u00a0 Prior to joining the BD team in 2016, Lauren served as the Chief of Staff to the Biosurgery business head and as a Senior Manager focusing on Commercial Effectiveness for the Biosurgery and Renal franchises.\u00a0 Prior to Sanofi, Lauren was part of the business development and corporate strategy teams at The Medicines Company and Smith and Nephew,\u00a0 focused on opportunity assessment, due diligence, deal structuring, and transaction execution. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-12nx6xx-a0312283cb3d860a188bd80508221d53'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-4' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-4' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-4' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;b&gt;Hima Kher&lt;\/b&gt;, Senior Director, Business Development Digital Health at Bristol Myers Squibb\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;b&gt;Hima Kher&lt;\/b&gt;, Senior Director, Business Development Digital Health at Bristol Myers Squibb\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;b&gt;Hima Kher&lt;\/b&gt;, Senior Director, Business Development Digital Health at Bristol Myers Squibb\"><b>Hima Kher<\/b>, Senior Director, Business Development Digital Health at Bristol Myers Squibb<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-4' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-4' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/files\/2021\/10\/HKher.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4661 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/files\/2021\/10\/HKher-300x263.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/HKher-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/HKher.jpg 542w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hima Kher is Senior Director, Business Development Digital Health within the Strategy and Business Development organization at Bristol Myers Squibb. In this role, Hima will enable Enterprise Digital Strategy and Digital Health capabilities through business development transactions, including strategic partnerships, research collaborations and investments related to digital health.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hima brings extensive prior experience to this role both from her time at BMS and externally.\u00a0 Hima joins BMS from J&amp;J Innovation where she was R&amp;D Business Technology Leader driving significant digital innovation across the organization including the Lung Cancer Initiative, World Without Disease Accelerator, JLABS, Innovation Centers and JJDC. In this role she led the search, evaluation and execution of key digital health partnerships for Janssen and J&amp;J in domains such as remote patient monitoring, digital therapeutics, clinical decision support and AI\/ML algorithm development.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prior to J&amp;J, Hima was Chief Technology Officer of Tech Care for All, a social impact digital health start-up, where she implemented digital health technologies and programs in Sub-Saharan Africa and India.\u00a0 Prior to that Hima spent thirteen years at Bristol Myers Squibb in varying Information Technology roles and was an early leader in establishing digital health strategy, partnerships and capabilities for the organization.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She is an authentic and passionate leader with a genuine commitment to improving patient outcomes, inclusion and health equity.\u00a0 She has an exceptional external digital health network and speaks regularly at thought leadership events and forums. Hima resides in Plainsboro, NJ with her spouse and two children.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div  class='hr av-q3cbqd-52e83f507a20a2f69e141cf031da88c6 hr-default  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_toggle_container  el_before_av_heading '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-b7xf4l-6b9a1ea641318031a5cf81b97b0c119e\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-b7xf4l-6b9a1ea641318031a5cf81b97b0c119e{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-b7xf4l-6b9a1ea641318031a5cf81b97b0c119e .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-b7xf4l-6b9a1ea641318031a5cf81b97b0c119e .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-b7xf4l-6b9a1ea641318031a5cf81b97b0c119e av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  > The Home Health (R)evolution: What Does it Take to Shift Healthcare Delivery to the Home<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kt33x5wu-aa3159acd0849773d8012cb69a349aef '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Healthcare <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> moving to the home, from virtual urgent care visits to higher acuity care. This panel will bring together leaders that are at the forefront of the home health movement. They will discuss operational challenges, how technology is being used, and other related topics including reimbursement, compliance, and the role of partnerships in home health.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='togglecontainer av-kt33wafw-3da1a2fa3632cca920ac7fa0a9f16347  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr  toggle_close_all' >\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-yif185-099b7bdb6304026d773006460e28294d'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-5' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-5' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-5' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;b&gt;Moderator: Abraham Seidman, PhD &lt;\/b&gt;, Professor, Information Systems - Boston University\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;b&gt;Moderator: Abraham Seidman, PhD &lt;\/b&gt;, Professor, Information Systems - Boston University\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;b&gt;Moderator: Abraham Seidman, PhD &lt;\/b&gt;, Professor, Information Systems - Boston University\"><b>Moderator: Abraham Seidman, PhD <\/b>, Professor, Information Systems - Boston University<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-5' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-5' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-02-at-4.33.53-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4624 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-02-at-4.33.53-PM-206x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-02-at-4.33.53-PM-206x300.png 206w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-02-at-4.33.53-PM.png 217w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/a>Abraham (Avi) Seidmann is the Everett W. Lord Distinguished Faculty Scholar of Information Systems, Associate Research Director for Health Analytics and Digital Health at the Questrom Digital Business Institute, and a Senior Fellow of the Boston University Institute for Health System Innovation &amp; Policy. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He is a national expert in the areas of Digital Health and Telemedicine, and has been leading clinical and economic research in these areas for the past 25 years. Professor Seidmann is the author of over one hundred research articles, has over 8,700 research citations, and in October 2012 he was named a \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Distinguished Fellow<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d by the Institute of Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) and the Information Systems Society of INFORMS. The award was given to him in recognition of his contributions to the information systems discipline. Professor Seidmann has done pioneering work in Digital Health addressing medical imaging, neurology, ophthalmology, oncology, and dental care. He has consulted and works together with America\u2019s foremost pharmaceutical companies and Hospital systems, and earlier in 2020 he got invited to join the New York State Corona Task Force addressing the \u2018safe opening\u2019 policies in the state. Prior to joining Boston University, Professor Seidmann has taught at the University of Rochester, Tel-Aviv University, Ben Gurion University, the Technion and at Yale University.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-r9wthh-27b85299be0a21159592280b000306fa'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-6' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-6' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-6' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;b&gt;Dr. Charles Anderson, MD&lt;\/b&gt;, President &amp; CEO, The Dimock Center\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;b&gt;Dr. Charles Anderson, MD&lt;\/b&gt;, President &amp; CEO, The Dimock Center\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;b&gt;Dr. Charles Anderson, MD&lt;\/b&gt;, President &amp; CEO, The Dimock Center\"><b>Dr. Charles Anderson, MD<\/b>, President &amp; CEO, The Dimock Center<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-6' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-6' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-w7ts6t-64eccffd3141e75dfcaa88ec6eb8393e'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-7' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-7' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-7' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;b&gt;Sarah Joyce, MS&lt;\/b&gt;, Chief Customer Officer, Current Health\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;b&gt;Sarah Joyce, MS&lt;\/b&gt;, Chief Customer Officer, Current Health\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;b&gt;Sarah Joyce, MS&lt;\/b&gt;, Chief Customer Officer, Current Health\"><b>Sarah Joyce, MS<\/b>, Chief Customer Officer, Current Health<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-7' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-7' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/files\/2021\/10\/headshot-sarah-joyce.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4664 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/files\/2021\/10\/headshot-sarah-joyce-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/headshot-sarah-joyce-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/headshot-sarah-joyce-1030x1030.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/headshot-sarah-joyce-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/headshot-sarah-joyce-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/headshot-sarah-joyce-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/headshot-sarah-joyce-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/headshot-sarah-joyce-705x705.jpg 705w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/headshot-sarah-joyce.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Sarah Joyce is the Chief Customer Officer at Current Health and is responsible for Implementation, Support, and the overall success of customers. Sarah was formerly the Chief Client Officer at HealthcareSource where she was responsible for client services, training, support, success, and consulting. Prior to her role at HealthcareSource, Sarah was the VP of Client Experience at both NantHealth and NaviNet. She also held various leadership roles in Services, Operations, IT, and Marketing at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-u79gz9-ce43b3feb79fd077c9d55fc96b685c85'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-8' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-8' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-8' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;b&gt;Veronica O\u2019Quinn, MBA&lt;\/b&gt;, VP Professional Services, Amwell\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;b&gt;Veronica O\u2019Quinn, MBA&lt;\/b&gt;, VP Professional Services, Amwell\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;b&gt;Veronica O\u2019Quinn, MBA&lt;\/b&gt;, VP Professional Services, Amwell\"><b>Veronica O\u2019Quinn, MBA<\/b>, VP Professional Services, Amwell<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-8' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-8' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/files\/2021\/10\/VeronicaOQuinn.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4663 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/files\/2021\/10\/VeronicaOQuinn-269x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/VeronicaOQuinn-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/VeronicaOQuinn.jpg 473w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><\/a>Veronica O\u2019Quinn is Vice President of Professional Services at Amwell, a leading telehealth technology and services company.\u00a0 She oversees a team responsible for the successful implementation and ongoing support of the telehealth products and services for Health Plan, Employer, and Strategic clients.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prior to joining Amwell, Veronica spent 10 years in medical simulation at CAE Healthcare in a variety of capacities, such as program management, technology development, R&amp;D with the U.S and Canadian Military, and strategic initiatives.\u00a0 She has an MBA from Duke University\u2019s Fuqua School of Business and a BS in Biomedical Engineering from Boston University.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div  class='hr av-n1ys6t-783c12f8fca07801399a662c44c888af hr-default  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_toggle_container  el_before_av_heading '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-38wpx-e6ea9c43e3726632f822f12d44b4dbea\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-38wpx-e6ea9c43e3726632f822f12d44b4dbea{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-38wpx-e6ea9c43e3726632f822f12d44b4dbea .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-38wpx-e6ea9c43e3726632f822f12d44b4dbea .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-38wpx-e6ea9c43e3726632f822f12d44b4dbea av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Towards Patient-Centric Healthcare: The Time is Now<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kt33zv9z-63a5136cff554f67812f445b4105373a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From life science companies to health systems, organizations across the country are navigating how to provide a more patient-centric experience. Panelists will discuss price transparency, the process of building trust, data ownership, and more on how companies are working to achieve better outcomes on the patient\u2019s terms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='togglecontainer av-u0of11-1520c084eabac6b7875de5114fa06c83  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr  toggle_close_all' >\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-rx5snp-07afc46d53889d4a6633ac91515017ea'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-9' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-9' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-9' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;b&gt;Moderator: Ned Rimer&lt;\/b&gt;, Faculty Director of the Health Sector Management Program\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;b&gt;Moderator: Ned Rimer&lt;\/b&gt;, Faculty Director of the Health Sector Management Program\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;b&gt;Moderator: Ned Rimer&lt;\/b&gt;, Faculty Director of the Health Sector Management Program\"><b>Moderator: Ned Rimer<\/b>, Faculty Director of the Health Sector Management Program<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-9' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-9' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/files\/2021\/10\/Ned-Rimer-1-647x636-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4637 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/files\/2021\/10\/Ned-Rimer-1-647x636-1-300x295.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/Ned-Rimer-1-647x636-1-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/Ned-Rimer-1-647x636-1-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/Ned-Rimer-1-647x636-1-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/Ned-Rimer-1-647x636-1.jpg 647w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ned has been a social entrepreneur and educator for over thirty years. \u00a0He is the Faculty Director of the Health Sector Management Program at Boston University Questrom School of Business, where he also serves as a Senior Lecturer and Executive-in-Residence. Ned was previously the Founder and Executive Director of Chronic Care Community Corps, a healthcare reform initiative based at Education Development Center, which prepares and mobilizes the community to support families caring for those with serious illnesses. In the spring of 2013 he served as a Chaplain Intern at Massachusetts General Hospital as part of a unit of Clinical Pastoral Education. In 2012 he was the co-founder and CEO of a start-up innovative palliative care company that offers planning, coordination, and care continuity for individuals with life-threatening or life-altering conditions. In 1995, he co-founded Citizen Schools, an education organization which partners with public middle schools in low income communities nationally to provide an expanded learning day rich with opportunities, and was its Managing Director from its founding through 2007. As an educator in Washington, D.C. in the 1980\u2019s, he designed and implemented health seminars for non-governmental organizations and managed a physician\u2019s group that provided trainings in over 15 countries.<\/p>\n<p>In 1987 Ned was nominated and trained by the American Red Cross to serve as an international delegate to natural disasters around the world.\u00a0 He has additional international experience working in Greece, studying in Hungary, and serving for four years as an assistant professor and administrator at the Panamerican Agricultural School (Zamorano) in Honduras. While in Honduras he also established the first emergency ambulance service in rural southern Honduras and trained a team of 20 medics to serve as its volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>Ned is on the Board of Directors of Citizen Schools and Health Story Collaborative, a member of the Leadership Council of the University of Vermont Foundation, an Innovation Fellow at MGH Center for Innovations in Care Delivery, and is an alumnus of the LeadBoston class of 1997. Ned earned a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Vermont, an MBA from Boston University, and a M.Ed. from Harvard University.\u00a0 He lives in Cambridge with his wife, daughter, and son.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-ps98g5-c39461406cdf9299712ad38088796fe8'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-10' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-10' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-10' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;b&gt;Annie Brewster&lt;\/b&gt; Executive Director, Health Story Collaborative\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;b&gt;Annie Brewster&lt;\/b&gt; Executive Director, Health Story Collaborative\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;b&gt;Annie Brewster&lt;\/b&gt; Executive Director, Health Story Collaborative\"><b>Annie Brewster<\/b> Executive Director, Health Story Collaborative<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-10' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-10' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/AB_DSC_0946-scaled-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4634 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/AB_DSC_0946-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/AB_DSC_0946-scaled-1.jpg 1700w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/AB_DSC_0946-scaled-1-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/AB_DSC_0946-scaled-1-684x1030.jpg 684w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/AB_DSC_0946-scaled-1-768x1157.jpg 768w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/AB_DSC_0946-scaled-1-1020x1536.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/AB_DSC_0946-scaled-1-1360x2048.jpg 1360w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/AB_DSC_0946-scaled-1-996x1500.jpg 996w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/AB_DSC_0946-scaled-1-468x705.jpg 468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a>Annie Brewster is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and a practicing Internist at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. She is also a patient, diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2001. She has been collecting and sharing patient stories since 2010. In 2013, she founded Health Story Collaborative, a nonprofit organization<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> committed to empowering patients and their loved ones, building community, strengthening patient-provider connections, and ultimately transforming healthcare through storytelling.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-ny0red-e44996c82a9ee54900c692986a4942cf'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-11' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-11' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-11' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;b&gt;Matthew Zachary&lt;\/b&gt;, CEO &amp; Founder, OffScrip Media\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;b&gt;Matthew Zachary&lt;\/b&gt;, CEO &amp; Founder, OffScrip Media\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;b&gt;Matthew Zachary&lt;\/b&gt;, CEO &amp; Founder, OffScrip Media\"><b>Matthew Zachary<\/b>, CEO &amp; Founder, OffScrip Media<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-11' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-11' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/mzheadshot-scaled-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4625 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/mzheadshot-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/mzheadshot-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/mzheadshot-scaled-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/mzheadshot-scaled-1-1030x1030.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/mzheadshot-scaled-1-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/mzheadshot-scaled-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/mzheadshot-scaled-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/mzheadshot-scaled-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/mzheadshot-scaled-1-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/mzheadshot-scaled-1-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/mzheadshot-scaled-1-1500x1500.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/mzheadshot-scaled-1-705x705.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matthew Zachary is the Co-Founder of OffScrip Media and one of the most respected, influential, and visionary voices in healthcare. A 25-year cancer survivor, he is the &#8220;Podfather&#8221; of healthcare communications, amassing listenership in the millions since 2007. As the Founder of Stupid Cancer, he is responsible for creating the Young Adult Cancer Movement and improving the lives of millions of patients in their teens, 20s and 30s. Hailed as &#8220;The Howard Stern of Healthcare&#8221; and &#8220;The People&#8217;s Voice in Healthcare,&#8221; Matthew is currently the host of `Out of Patients&#8217;, the #1 healthcare podcast with a growing audience of over 7M listeners. He lives with his wife and twins in Brooklyn. For more information, visit MatthewZachary.com.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-mpeyr9-fdf920c7d530d9c8a7de8cd00b600939'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-12' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-12' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-12' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;b&gt;Michael Caljouw&lt;\/b&gt;, Vice-President, BlueCross BlueShield of Massachusetts\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;b&gt;Michael Caljouw&lt;\/b&gt;, Vice-President, BlueCross BlueShield of Massachusetts\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;b&gt;Michael Caljouw&lt;\/b&gt;, Vice-President, BlueCross BlueShield of Massachusetts\"><b>Michael Caljouw<\/b>, Vice-President, BlueCross BlueShield of Massachusetts<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-12' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-12' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/Caljouwhead-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4635 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/Caljouwhead-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michael Caljouw is Vice President for State Government and Regulatory Affairs at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA). Mr. Caljouw leads the largest domestic health plan\u2019s regulatory, policy and legislative agenda in Massachusetts. He also oversees the company\u2019s contracts division as well as the implementation of new governmental mandates, including its response to the critical issues presented by COVID-19.\u00a0 Prior to his BCBSMA leadership, he was Senior Counsel to clients across the country and in Massachusetts on administrative law, regulatory compliance, licensing, and insurance law at the national law firm, Holland and Knight.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mr. Caljouw was appointed Deputy Director, General Counsel and Chief of Staff for the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation where he supervised the regulation of health plans, insurance companies, banks, energy and telecommunication companies. His reduction of duplicative regulations received the Better Government Award during this tenure. Mr. Caljouw was General Counsel to the Massachusetts Division of Insurance where he led the implementation of health care laws, corporate transactional reviews and contentious insurance rate filings. Mr. Caljouw previously directed the Office of the Senate Minority Leader as Chief of Staff and Legal Counsel.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raised in Boston, Mr. Caljouw graduated from Boston Latin School, Williams College and Suffolk University Law School, serving on the Law Review and earning his Juris Doctorate <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cum laude<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0 He has taught at Boston University School of Law and often appears as a guest lecturer and expert on topics of interest to the health care, legal and public policy community.\u00a0 Most recently, he has lectured and written extensively on Massachusetts health care policy, cost containment and the Affordable Care Act.\u00a0 He has been profiled in the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boston Sunday Globe<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He serves on the Board of Directors for the Massachusetts Health Policy Forum and Families First. He is a member of the Board of Advisors for the Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy.\u00a0 He is the former Chair of the Board of Trustees and still serves in an advisory capacity to the Boston Latin School Association supporting the continued excellence and pursuit of equity within the oldest public school in America. He mentors emerging leaders in the health and public policy sectors through his work with these non-profits, along through the Boston University Questrom School of Business.\u00a0 He has received Suffolk University Law School\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Alumni Service Award<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mr. Caljouw and his wife Ann-Margaret have two grown children and reside in Boston with their dog Carly, the amazing goldendoodle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div  class='hr av-iej9g5-0fd6232d9434d7b995e3b39e833963cc hr-default  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_toggle_container  el_before_av_heading '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-8334ud-667b96c4ae37f4b03bd38df3a3633a9c\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-8334ud-667b96c4ae37f4b03bd38df3a3633a9c{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-8334ud-667b96c4ae37f4b03bd38df3a3633a9c .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-8334ud-667b96c4ae37f4b03bd38df3a3633a9c .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-8334ud-667b96c4ae37f4b03bd38df3a3633a9c av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  > Investing in Preventable Deaths: Improving Community Health Through New Ventures<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kt3412uj-288337c8ecd39e6265ef684f651486f3 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prevention and social determinants of health are too often relegated to the muted corners of the healthcare business world. Rising costs not leading to improved outcomes beg the question: why aren\u2019t there more companies focused on prevention instead of treatment? <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='togglecontainer av-p4ays5-e0077d53e2f49c7dad1924cd9f07170b  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr  toggle_close_all' >\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-jcqm5h-7c4f0d527ed2bdf1ad66541a55ca550f'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-13' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-13' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-13' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;b&gt;Moderator: Kabrina Chang&lt;\/b&gt;, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity &amp; Inclusion Clinical Associate Professor, Markets, Public Policy, and Law - Boston University\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;b&gt;Moderator: Kabrina Chang&lt;\/b&gt;, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity &amp; Inclusion Clinical Associate Professor, Markets, Public Policy, and Law - Boston University\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;b&gt;Moderator: Kabrina Chang&lt;\/b&gt;, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity &amp; Inclusion Clinical Associate Professor, Markets, Public Policy, and Law - Boston University\"><b>Moderator: Kabrina Chang<\/b>, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity &amp; Inclusion Clinical Associate Professor, Markets, Public Policy, and Law - Boston University<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-13' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-13' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-ao5tud-67de115e6cef240770b89581488b331e'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-14' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-14' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-14' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;b&gt;Dr. Richard Milani&lt;\/b&gt; Chief Clinical Transformation Officer, Ochsner Health System\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;b&gt;Dr. Richard Milani&lt;\/b&gt; Chief Clinical Transformation Officer, Ochsner Health System\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;b&gt;Dr. Richard Milani&lt;\/b&gt; Chief Clinical Transformation Officer, Ochsner Health System\"><b>Dr. Richard Milani<\/b> Chief Clinical Transformation Officer, Ochsner Health System<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-14' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-14' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/files\/2021\/10\/Milani-Richard-362.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4614 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/files\/2021\/10\/Milani-Richard-362-241x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/Milani-Richard-362-241x300.jpeg 241w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/Milani-Richard-362-828x1030.jpeg 828w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/Milani-Richard-362-768x956.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/Milani-Richard-362-566x705.jpeg 566w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/Milani-Richard-362.jpeg 1096w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Milani currently serves as the Chief Clinical Transformation Officer, Vice-Chairman of the Department of Cardiology at Ochsner Health System and Professor of Medicine, at Ochsner Clinical School \u2013 The University of Queensland School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana.\u00a0 His background and research focus on population health with a special interest in chronic disease, medical informatics, preventive medicine and healthcare technology. He serves as the Medical Director of Innovation Ochsner (iO), a health innovation accelerator that is a subsidiary of the Ochsner Health System. After receiving his Internal Medicine training at the University of Florida, Dr. Milani completed fellowships in Critical Care Medicine at the University of Florida, Preventive Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology at Harvard University (Massachusetts General Hospital), and Cardiovascular Diseases at Ochsner Clinic Foundation. He has authored over 500 medical publications and serves as a frequent lecturer for healthcare systems and Fortune 500 companies as well as an advisor to venture capital firms and emerging healthcare technology companies.\u00a0 Additionally, he is a reviewer for several medical journals, and is the author of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Death and Dollars: Solving the Epidemic of Chronic Disease<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-91v2ad-613494d9a0f81323f056679a26cffa78'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-15' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-15' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-15' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;b&gt;Dr. Lauren Powell&lt;\/b&gt; Vice President, US Health Equity and Community Wellness, Takeda and President and CEO of The Equitist\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;b&gt;Dr. Lauren Powell&lt;\/b&gt; Vice President, US Health Equity and Community Wellness, Takeda and President and CEO of The Equitist\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;b&gt;Dr. Lauren Powell&lt;\/b&gt; Vice President, US Health Equity and Community Wellness, Takeda and President and CEO of The Equitist\"><b>Dr. Lauren Powell<\/b> Vice President, US Health Equity and Community Wellness, Takeda and President and CEO of The Equitist<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-15' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-15' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/files\/2021\/10\/LPowell_new-headshot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4615 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/files\/2021\/10\/LPowell_new-headshot-285x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/LPowell_new-headshot-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/LPowell_new-headshot-977x1030.jpg 977w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/LPowell_new-headshot-768x809.jpg 768w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/LPowell_new-headshot-1458x1536.jpg 1458w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/LPowell_new-headshot-1424x1500.jpg 1424w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/LPowell_new-headshot-669x705.jpg 669w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/LPowell_new-headshot.jpg 1898w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently named among Fortune&#8217;s 40 Under 40 in Healthcare, Dr. Lauren Powell is the\u00a0 President &amp; CEO of The Equitist, LLC and concurrently serves as the Vice President, US Health\u00a0 Equity &amp; Community Wellness for Takeda Pharmaceuticals. In this role she spearheads efforts\u00a0 to drive health equity through <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Building trust, and investing in building generational community<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wellness in diverse under-resourced communities across the US.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more than a decade, Dr. Powell has been immersed in broad and progressive leadership\u00a0 positions where she\u2019s been unapologetically outspoken about racial injustices and health\u00a0 inequities. Her professional and personal experiences spearheading equity efforts in healthcare,\u00a0 state government, academia, and public health, make her a nationally sought after leader,\u00a0 speaker, and consultant on all things health equity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Powell has an established track record as a community-engaged, social epidemiologist with\u00a0 doctoral training on leveraging data for equity. She earned a Master in Public Administration at\u00a0 the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical and\u00a0 Population Health Research at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Dr. Powell\u00a0 deeply values mentorship and community engagement. She actively seeks opportunities to help\u00a0 mold and encourage the next generation of leaders in health equity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-7dzhz9-aa479d3766bea4fbd5470c83d034d2d4'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-16' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-16' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-16' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;b&gt;Carl Sciortino, MPA&lt;\/b&gt; Executive Vice President of External Relations, Fenway Health\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;b&gt;Carl Sciortino, MPA&lt;\/b&gt; Executive Vice President of External Relations, Fenway Health\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;b&gt;Carl Sciortino, MPA&lt;\/b&gt; Executive Vice President of External Relations, Fenway Health\"><b>Carl Sciortino, MPA<\/b> Executive Vice President of External Relations, Fenway Health<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-16' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-16' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/Carl-Sciortino_headshot-scaled-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4616 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/Carl-Sciortino_headshot-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/Carl-Sciortino_headshot-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/Carl-Sciortino_headshot-scaled-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/Carl-Sciortino_headshot-scaled-1-1030x684.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/Carl-Sciortino_headshot-scaled-1-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/Carl-Sciortino_headshot-scaled-1-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/Carl-Sciortino_headshot-scaled-1-2048x1360.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/Carl-Sciortino_headshot-scaled-1-1500x996.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/Carl-Sciortino_headshot-scaled-1-705x468.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carl Sciortino is the Executive Vice President of External Relations at Fenway Health, a community health center with a mission focused on the LGBTQIA+ community. He oversees government and community partnerships, advocacy, philanthropy, and communications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From 2014 to 2018 he served as Executive Director of AIDS Action Committee, New England\u2019s oldest and largest AIDS service organization. As AIDS Action&#8217;s first Executive Director to be a person living with HIV himself, Carl led the creation of the statewide Getting to Zero Coalition, and continues to serve as its co-chair. Carl was a State Representative in the Massachusetts Legislature from 2005 to 2014, where he was a leading HIV and LGBT advocate in the House.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carl received his Masters in Public Administration at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and his Bachelor of Science from Tufts University.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div  class='hr av-gfaqx1-1ee28555b6cb5f6304b2eb0fd7c8526f hr-default  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_toggle_container  el_before_av_heading '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-6bk6lh-9990adb4fd54a62b35582d87245f2793\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-6bk6lh-9990adb4fd54a62b35582d87245f2793{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-6bk6lh-9990adb4fd54a62b35582d87245f2793 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-6bk6lh-9990adb4fd54a62b35582d87245f2793 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-6bk6lh-9990adb4fd54a62b35582d87245f2793 av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Healthcare in Unlikely Places: How Non-traditional Healthcare Companies are Creating Value in Ways Incumbents Have Not<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kt3431rd-b1be96082980a78000ff4a85b83c7ddc '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Healthcare permeates what seems like every part of the US economy with new companies pivoting into the space on a regular basis. This panel brings together representatives from companies for whom healthcare was not initially considered an integral part of the business. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='togglecontainer av-kxfxt1-928f63fc3c0f383cdccd0f53136fb886  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr  toggle_close_all' >\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-g7r6ol-175a7f7de5b6e98d0d69934e5a75ffa2'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-17' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-17' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-17' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;b&gt;Moderator: Laurina Zhang&lt;\/b&gt;, Assistant Professor, Strategy &amp; Innovation, Questrom School of Business\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;b&gt;Moderator: Laurina Zhang&lt;\/b&gt;, Assistant Professor, Strategy &amp; Innovation, Questrom School of Business\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;b&gt;Moderator: Laurina Zhang&lt;\/b&gt;, Assistant Professor, Strategy &amp; Innovation, Questrom School of Business\"><b>Moderator: Laurina Zhang<\/b>, Assistant Professor, Strategy &amp; Innovation, Questrom School of Business<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-17' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-17' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-dp3ied-6b3d0776c5dbd8c47a2abc4a9ebd38b7'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-18' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-18' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-18' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;b&gt;Jaydeo Kinikar&lt;\/b&gt;, VP, Virtual Care at Best Buy Health \" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;b&gt;Jaydeo Kinikar&lt;\/b&gt;, VP, Virtual Care at Best Buy Health \" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;b&gt;Jaydeo Kinikar&lt;\/b&gt;, VP, Virtual Care at Best Buy Health \"><b>Jaydeo Kinikar<\/b>, VP, Virtual Care at Best Buy Health <span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-18' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-18' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/files\/2021\/10\/jaydeo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4656 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/files\/2021\/10\/jaydeo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"255\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/jaydeo.jpg 255w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/jaydeo-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/jaydeo-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/jaydeo-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jaydeo Kinikar recently joined Best Buy Health as VP, Virtual Care Offering Management. He is responsible for building &amp; launching holistic offerings with compelling patient, physician &amp; consumer experiences for Provider, Payor &amp; Senior Living markets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jaydeo has a track record of building entrepreneurial ventures in Healthcare and Energy industries with required competencies, mindset &amp; organizational structures.\u00a0He is passionate about creating empathy-driven experiences that transcend patient-consumer journeys through winning offerings.\u00a0In previous leadership roles, he led Portfolio Management &amp; Marketing for a $5B Connected Care business at Philips where he launched integrated offerings across the care continuum around Telehealth, Remote Patient Monitoring and Patient Engagement. Prior to that, he created a\u00a0new\u00a0Digital Health venture focused on Acute &amp; Post-Acute care with wearables, clinical workflows and seamless services &amp; business models. He has also established &amp; scaled several businesses at General Electric including an innovation venture focused on IoT sensors and predictive analytics.\u00a0Prior to that, Jaydeo started his innovation &amp; entrepreneurial journey at an automotive R&amp;D startup where he developed control systems &amp; algorithms for hybrid &amp; electric vehicles.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-cmd9hx-e2739fe81b1e823ab8ab8544a6efa11f'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-19' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-19' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-19' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;b&gt;Wendy Cofran&lt;\/b&gt;, Director of Global Healthcare for Healthcare and Life Sciences at Salesforce.\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;b&gt;Wendy Cofran&lt;\/b&gt;, Director of Global Healthcare for Healthcare and Life Sciences at Salesforce.\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;b&gt;Wendy Cofran&lt;\/b&gt;, Director of Global Healthcare for Healthcare and Life Sciences at Salesforce.\"><b>Wendy Cofran<\/b>, Director of Global Healthcare for Healthcare and Life Sciences at Salesforce.<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-19' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-19' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/files\/2021\/10\/WC-headshot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4620 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/files\/2021\/10\/WC-headshot-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/WC-headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/WC-headshot-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/WC-headshot-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/WC-headshot-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/WC-headshot.jpg 304w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wendy Cofran is the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Director of Global Healthcare for Healthcare and Life Sciences at Salesforce<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wendy brings a unique perspective on the role technology is playing in digital strategy and\u00a0 transformation across the healthcare industry.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Salesforce, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wendy helps healthcare organizations globally, to improve their digital health strategy,\u00a0 increase patient engagement, enhance care delivery models, and drive operational efficiencies. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She\u00a0 combines executive and technical expertise with business operation knowledge to drive innovation to\u00a0 support business and clinical agility while managing costs and mitigating risks, across our Salesforce\u00a0 customers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prior to joining Salesforce, Wendy was a CIO in the Post-Acute space for over 20 years. She is recognized\u00a0 as an industry thought leader having served on EMR &amp; RPM product advisory committees, the HHS\u00a0 405(d) Cybersecurity Task Force, as well as a frequently sought-after speaker on digital healthcare\u00a0 strategy and transformation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ms. Cofran is a graduate of Providence College.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-a3cq91-a749d8487f59dcb363b07774c88e5a05'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-20' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-20' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-20' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;b&gt;Betty Yen&lt;\/b&gt;, Head of Healthcare Partnerships at Lyft\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;b&gt;Betty Yen&lt;\/b&gt;, Head of Healthcare Partnerships at Lyft\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;b&gt;Betty Yen&lt;\/b&gt;, Head of Healthcare Partnerships at Lyft\"><b>Betty Yen<\/b>, Head of Healthcare Partnerships at Lyft<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-20' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-20' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div  class='hr av-8h73vp-d850434b3242f416a1346d19f083b5a6 hr-default  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_toggle_container  el_before_av_heading '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4uvbk5-276f3016ee2c63ac9c766996ada55bf6\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-4uvbk5-276f3016ee2c63ac9c766996ada55bf6{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-4uvbk5-276f3016ee2c63ac9c766996ada55bf6 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-4uvbk5-276f3016ee2c63ac9c766996ada55bf6 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-4uvbk5-276f3016ee2c63ac9c766996ada55bf6 av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-23  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >How Can We Realize the Value of Data? Driving Patient Outcomes with Real-World Evidence.<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kt3458w5-ebfc8091db8e4a859761467ca6fd16be '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A plethora of healthcare data is being generated across the industry but how do we transform these terabytes of information into real world evidence? This panel will focus on the use of data driven insights for improving patient outcomes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='togglecontainer av-agbjt1-35aa7eacaa5c0f23adb9c6a5154395de  avia-builder-el-25  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr  toggle_close_all' >\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-7xdl5h-837e93be3c4fb2e10d1d2e7dbe53921f'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-21' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-21' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-21' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;b&gt;Moderator: Ray Dogum&lt;\/b&gt;, Consultant, ConsenSys Health\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;b&gt;Moderator: Ray Dogum&lt;\/b&gt;, Consultant, ConsenSys Health\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;b&gt;Moderator: Ray Dogum&lt;\/b&gt;, Consultant, ConsenSys Health\"><b>Moderator: Ray Dogum<\/b>, Consultant, ConsenSys Health<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-21' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-21' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-5hifp1-14f1ea0c0a114b7b75b680ad364befed'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-22' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-22' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-22' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;b&gt;Jasmine Gee&lt;\/b&gt;, Vice President, Marketing at Arcadia\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;b&gt;Jasmine Gee&lt;\/b&gt;, Vice President, Marketing at Arcadia\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;b&gt;Jasmine Gee&lt;\/b&gt;, Vice President, Marketing at Arcadia\"><b>Jasmine Gee<\/b>, Vice President, Marketing at Arcadia<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-22' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-22' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-b0ukqt-615ad86b4bfa62cda46768cb5596ff55'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-23' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-23' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-23' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;b&gt;Robert Stolper&lt;\/b&gt;, Senior Principal and Head of Data Science Strategy, Consulting at IQVIA\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;b&gt;Robert Stolper&lt;\/b&gt;, Senior Principal and Head of Data Science Strategy, Consulting at IQVIA\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;b&gt;Robert Stolper&lt;\/b&gt;, Senior Principal and Head of Data Science Strategy, Consulting at IQVIA\"><b>Robert Stolper<\/b>, Senior Principal and Head of Data Science Strategy, Consulting at IQVIA<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-23' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-23' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div  class='hr av-54twid-ded0d4176f911b0e583465ad3dd619c5 hr-default  avia-builder-el-26  el_after_av_toggle_container  el_before_av_heading '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2bccqd-39fef0584579215a845f15fd7ca5a7d2\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-2bccqd-39fef0584579215a845f15fd7ca5a7d2{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-2bccqd-39fef0584579215a845f15fd7ca5a7d2 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-2bccqd-39fef0584579215a845f15fd7ca5a7d2 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-2bccqd-39fef0584579215a845f15fd7ca5a7d2 av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Investing for the Future: A Discussion on Healthcare Funding Strategies and Trends<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kt3469gr-fb3c4ca95447bb7e0911d6e4c05c48ad '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Global healthcare investment broke records in 2020, with $80.6 B in equity funding across 5,500+ deals, with the acceleration in funding largely due to increased interest in digital health ($26.5 B in 2020)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In this panel, speakers will discuss and evaluate different funding sources (government, VC, PE, etc.), strategies, trends, and how funding sources can impact patient outcomes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='togglecontainer av-67nsl1-44da1b589ac6e78cb0f129ffc6f84084  avia-builder-el-29  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr  toggle_close_all' >\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-47tmqd-4e4b2201eb091a0396c9329d43d08f29'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-24' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-24' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-24' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;b&gt;Moderator: Cornelia Streeter&lt;\/b&gt;, Lecturer, Finance - Boston Univeristy, Questrom School of Business\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;b&gt;Moderator: Cornelia Streeter&lt;\/b&gt;, Lecturer, Finance - Boston Univeristy, Questrom School of Business\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;b&gt;Moderator: Cornelia Streeter&lt;\/b&gt;, Lecturer, Finance - Boston Univeristy, Questrom School of Business\"><b>Moderator: Cornelia Streeter<\/b>, Lecturer, Finance - Boston Univeristy, Questrom School of Business<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-24' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-24' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-60kirp-fb1ab162ffafc395b58aee57dc7902a3'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-25' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-25' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-25' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;b&gt;Parth Desai&lt;\/b&gt;, Principal, Healthcare Venture Capital at Flare Capital Partners\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;b&gt;Parth Desai&lt;\/b&gt;, Principal, Healthcare Venture Capital at Flare Capital Partners\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;b&gt;Parth Desai&lt;\/b&gt;, Principal, Healthcare Venture Capital at Flare Capital Partners\"><b>Parth Desai<\/b>, Principal, Healthcare Venture Capital at Flare Capital Partners<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-25' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-25' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parth is a Principal at Flare Capital Partners. He is currently a Board Observer at Suki, UnifiHealth, Aetion, HealthVerity, and HealthReveal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prior to joining Flare Capital, Parth was an investor at NewYork-Presbyterian (NYP) Ventures, responsible for venture investing, commercializing internal innovation and structuring strategic partnerships to enhance the hospital\u2019s patient and clinician care experience. At NYP, Parth primarily focused on applications of artificial intelligence to healthcare operations, leading the investment process for NYP\u2019s investments in Saykara (acquired by Nuance), Syllable and Workfusion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prior to joining NYP Ventures, Parth was a health care strategy consultant at Deloitte Consulting, responsible for developing corporate growth strategies, advising M&amp;A transactions and supporting operational transformations for leading providers, payers and technology companies. Parth began his career as health policy analyst for the Massachusetts House of Representatives, where he primarily worked with the Patrick administration to manage reform of the pharmaceutical compounding industry, authoring legislation signed into law by Governor Deval Patrick and used by the FDA to model national regulations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u200bParth earned his B.S. in Biology from Boston College, MPH in Health Policy and Management from Boston University School of Public Health and Masters in Medicine from Boston University School of Medicine.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-471c7p-d7a0c90ca8e4070bfa781b1f7a96070d'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-26' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-26' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-26' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;b&gt;Marissa Bertorelli&lt;\/b&gt;, Principal at Polaris Partners\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;b&gt;Marissa Bertorelli&lt;\/b&gt;, Principal at Polaris Partners\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;b&gt;Marissa Bertorelli&lt;\/b&gt;, Principal at Polaris Partners\"><b>Marissa Bertorelli<\/b>, Principal at Polaris Partners<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-26' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-26' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/files\/2021\/10\/Marissa.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4626\" src=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/files\/2021\/10\/Marissa-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/Marissa-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/Marissa-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/Marissa-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/Marissa-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/Marissa-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/Marissa-705x705.png 705w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/hlsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/Marissa.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marissa joined Polaris in 2019 and is a principal in the firm\u2019s San Francisco office and is primarily focused on healthcare investment. She is active on the board of Foresight Mental Health, Cohere Health, Blue Rabbit Ventures and BeMeHealth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prior to Polaris, she worked in the Securities Division of Goldman Sachs, trading equity derivatives on behalf of Boston-based hedge fund and mutual fund clients.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marissa holds an MBA from Stanford University, where she was an Arbuckle Fellow, and a B.S. in Finance from Boston College.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-37vh85-437e68697a34f5bc9d4723f3797eecdb'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-27' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-27' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-27' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;b&gt;Vijay Jun Patel&lt;\/b&gt;, Co-founder &amp; Partner, CVS Venture\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;b&gt;Vijay Jun Patel&lt;\/b&gt;, Co-founder &amp; Partner, CVS Venture\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;b&gt;Vijay Jun Patel&lt;\/b&gt;, Co-founder &amp; Partner, CVS Venture\"><b>Vijay Jun Patel<\/b>, Co-founder &amp; Partner, CVS Venture<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-27' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-27' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VJ Patel is Partner &amp; Co-Founder of CVS Health Ventures and Senior Director of Business Development, for CVS Health. 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