Cure for the Common Co. podcast series

Matt is the Founder and CEO of AndHealth, a digital health company helping people reverse chronic diseases. AndHealth operates Virtual Centers of Excellence for autoimmune conditions and migraine, two of the most disruptive and costly conditions facing employers. Previously, Matt was Co-Founder and CEO of CoverMyMeds, leading its sale in 2017 for $1.4B. He is ranked #14 CEO by Glassdoor.

Andre Burkholder is the Midwest Health, Equity and Wellbeing Leader at WTW. Andre has over 25 years of experience in building effective strategies, optimizing employee experience and vendor partnerships, while connecting to an employer’s business priorities.

Archana Dubey has more than 25 years of experience as a physician, executive, entrepreneur, and strategic adviser. In her role as Chief Clinical Officer at AliveCor, Archana is developing a comprehensive cardiovascular condition management solution that integrates KardiaMobile remote ECG technology with coaches and clinicians, all on one AI-informed platform, to deliver simple and smart healthcare solutions to patients, providers, and payers.

An accomplished physician executive with extensive experience in data analysis, innovation and strategic health care management, today Siupo (pronounced Soba) is Senior Director, Health Management, at WTW. She collaborates with Fortune 500 employers to develop programs that provide customized experiences to improve member health. Previously, Siupo served as Vice President of Health Care Strategies for a national health plan.

Melissa Danielsen is the co-founder and CEO of Joshin, a support system for employees connected to a disability or neurodivergence. Melissa and her co-founder started Joshin after founding a Medicaid organization supporting adults with disabilities after losing their brother Josh, who had developmental disabilities and epilepsy. As Medicaid providers they saw a need to bring a tech-enabled solution to connect employees to advocates, coaches and a network of screened providers to centralize and digitize their work, goals and team.

Rebecca Warnken is a Senior Director in the Health and Benefits practice at WTW and a member of WTW’s Health, Equity, and Wellbeing team with a targeted focus on diversity, equity and inclusion and neurodiversity. With over 15 years of actuarial and employee benefits consulting experience, Rebecca works with many large employers to develop benefit strategies to attract and retain talent and address the diverse needs of the workforce.

April Koh is CEO and Co-founder of Spring Health, a global, family mental health solution. April was recognized by Forbes as the youngest woman to run a unicorn company. She was named a Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2018, Goldman Sachs 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs in 2019, World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, and is a Yale Entrepreneurial Institute fellow.

A licensed clinical social worker with extensive experience serving those living with behavioral health conditions, Erin is a Senior Director, Health Management at WTW. She works with employers to improve engagement, awareness and care for mental health and substance use disorders. Previously, Erin was a behavioral health clinical strategy leader for a nationally recognized regional health plan.

Co-founder and CEO of Brightline, Naomi has more than 20 years’ experience developing high-growth health care technology companies. Before starting Brightline, she was Chief Growth Officer for Livongo and held executive roles in operations, sales and product as a founding member of Castlight Health. She holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

An accomplished physician executive with extensive experience in data analysis, innovation and strategic health care management, today Siupo (pronounced Soba) is Senior Director, Health Management, at WTW. She collaborates with Fortune 500 employers to develop programs that provide customized experiences to improve member health. Previously, Siupo served as Vice President of Health Care Strategies for a national health plan.

Dave is a serial entrepreneur and experienced sales leader of health and healthcare services. Dave co-founded Bind, the first personalized health plan, in 2016 and prior to that co-founded RedBrick Health and was a leader at Definity Health. Dave is also founder and CEO of The Second Story Sales Company and lectures frequently on health, health care, and innovations, and contributes regularly to seminars and conferences.

Regina Ihrke is the North American Wellbeing Leader at WTW. She partners with employers to build the right-sized wellbeing and benefits strategies that provide a robust talent value proposition built through a modern culture, programs, benefits design and employee experience, while connecting to an employer’s business priorities.

Sach Jain is the Co-founder and CEO of Carrum Health, the first digital health company connecting employers and employees to Centers of Excellence through a technology-powered platform for better, more cost-effective healthcare. Before founding Carrum, Jain was a consultant at Booz & Co. (later acquired by PwC), where he advised some of the nation's biggest health plans and health systems.

Drew Hodgson is the Health Care Delivery National Practice Leader at Willis Towers Watson. With over 15 years of varied actuarial and employee benefit consulting experience, he has led many large market employers through significant benefit redesigns and has worked closely with health care providers through harmonization work and implementation of alternate network strategies.

Ashok Subramanian, CEO, founded Centivo after observing inefficiencies in the health care system that led to a negative impact on employers and employees. Prior to Centivo, Ashok co-founded Liazon, a private benefits exchange for active employees. He serves as an independent board director at Artemis Health and is a senior advisor to growth equity firm Silversmith Capital.

Drew Hodgson is the Health Care Delivery National Practice Leader at Willis Towers Watson. With over 15 years of varied actuarial and employee benefit consulting experience, he has led many large market employers through significant benefit redesigns and has worked closely with health care providers through harmonization work and implementation of alternate network strategies.

To build Oshi Health, CEO Sam Holliday combined his passion of redesigning health care around patient needs with a mission of increasing access to high-quality, whole-person care. He has held leadership roles across health care technology companies focused on improving population health, including scaling a tech-enabled diabetes management company and population health tools for a leading electronic medical record company.

As Director and National Pharmacy Practice Clinical Lead at Willis Towers Watson, Chantell Sell promotes clinical activities to meet the individual client, organizational and marketplace needs. She also oversees the Rx Collaborative PBM clinical relationships as well as Marketplace Intelligence and Clinical Innovation Hubs, and is actively involved in population health, innovation and intellectual capital for the firm.

Bill Snyder is the CEO at Vivante Health, the first all-in-one digital health solution for people who suffer from chronic digestive conditions. Bill and the team at Vivante are passionate about helping individuals who suffer in silence each day from invisible and neglected conditions.

Christina Prosser is a Director in the Health Management Practice at Willis Towers Watson and is an active member with Willis Towers Watson’s Intellectual Capital groups with a targeted focus on health care navigation and member advocacy, nutrition and digestive health. Christina has an extensive background in health and wellness with a primary focus on population health improvement, strategy, incentive design and execution.

Harlan Levine, M.D., is President of Strategy and Business Ventures for City of Hope, accountable for strategy, innovation and growth, drug commercialization, payer strategies, and the Center for International Medicine. He also is board chair of AccessHope, City of Hope’s wholly owned subsidiary focused on serving the employer market and making leading-edge cancer expertise available to all, regardless of geography.

Ron Fontanetta is the North America Health and Benefits Strategic Growth Leader for Willis Towers Watson. He is an expert in the design and financing of active and retiree health care programs, behavioral health and integrated workforce health care management strategies. He is a Business Group Health Board Member and a frequent contributor to various national media outlets.

As Vice President of Benefits and Wellbeing for Dow Jones & Company, Kim Duck oversees the global strategy and daily administration of health and welfare programs, including retirement, wellness, perquisites and leave administration. She also has helped develop company programs that directly affect working families, including Dow Jones’ paid parental and Compassionate Care leave, fertility services, and services for caregivers.

As Senior Director, Health and Welfare Plans, with US Foods, Joe Toniolo has successfully implemented digital health solutions, leading to the company being one of the most progressive in the U.S. With 30-plus years of experience in benefit strategy, administration and compliance, Joe also manages FMLA/disability and relocation, and provides strategic labor relations support for more than 50 unions.

Ralph Weber is Founder and President of MediBid Inc. A health care consultant since 1996, Ralph is a frequent speaker at medical association meetings, free-market medical events, and health underwriter and actuary conventions. He has assisted in writing health care policy and appeared on TV and radio shows and podcasts. He also has written three books on health care.

Courtney Stubblefield is the Solutions Leader for North America Health & Benefits at Willis Towers Watson, consulting on strategic aspects of clients’ health and welfare plan offerings, including design, network and provider approaches, high-value interventions and related financial expectations. She specializes in value-based care approaches, network configuration, health care reform, retiree medical and design and measurement of care management programs.

Rod Reasen is Co-founder and CEO of Springbuk, a health analytics and intelligence platform designed to prevent disease with data. Before launching Springbuk, Rod founded and scaled a benefits and wellness consulting firm into one of the largest in the U.S. Midwest. He also launched the nationally recognized Healthiest Employers award program, which recognizes the healthiest workplaces in America.

Thi Montalvo is the Health Analytics Practice Leader for Willis Towers Watson North America. In her work with clients, Thi develops complex, multi-year measurement strategies and brings forward data to support business decisions. She also has pioneered analytic innovation for clients to establish new ways of linking data from traditional claims data sets to nontraditional engagement and employee experience data.

Scott Thompson is CEO of Tuition.io, the leading student loan management and repayment assistance platform offered as an employee benefit. An accomplished technology executive, Scott has served as CEO of ShopRunner and Yahoo!, and held several senior leadership roles at PayPal, Inovant and Barclays Global Investors. He serves on the boards of directors for Coupa, Zebit and Roadie.

Lydia Jilek is a Senior Director with Willis Towers Watson with a focus on voluntary benefits. Most recently, she developed a Community of Practice within Willis Towers Watson focusing on education benefits. Lydia also leads thought leadership around education benefits, including student loan repayment programs, tuition reimbursement and college coaching.

David Amendola is a Senior Director and North America Intellectual Capital Leader in Willis Towers Watson’s Benefits Advisory and Compliance practice. Along with being a thought leader on employer-provided student loan assistance programs, David has recently focused on innovative defined contribution plan design, while continuing to work with clients on retirement plan governance and compliance matters.

Lynne Chou O’Keefe is the Founder and Managing Partner of Define Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm focused on investing in digital health companies. Her background includes health care operating, investing and finance roles. Prior to Define Ventures, Lynne was a senior partner at Kleiner Perkins focused on digital health and connected devices early-stage investing.

Steve Kraus is a Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners and he focuses on health care. He sits on the boards of Bright Health, Hinge Health, Welltok, Artemis Health, Groups, Qventus and Alcresta, and is a board observer at Collective Medical technologies. He is author of Bessemer’s 10 Laws of Health care and is a co-host of A Healthy Dose podcast.

Jan Bruce is CEO and Co-founder of meQuilibrium, a SaaS solution that optimizes individual and team-based performance and engagement through behavioral science and predictive analytics. Prior to meQuilibrium, she was managing director and publisher at Martha Stewart Living’s Whole Living/body + soul magazine. Jan also was CEO and co-founder of Integrative Medicine Communications, a leading digital brand in science-based complementary medicine.

Suzanne McAndrew is a Global Business Leader for the Talent line of business for Willis Towers Watson. She leads the integrated human capital portfolio across talent management and organizational alignment, communications and change management and the employee experience. Suzanne also leads inclusion and diversity conversations as the organization’s Global LGBT+ Inclusion Network leader.

Julie Stone, MPA, is a Managing Director, Health & Benefits North America, with Willis Towers Watson. She is responsible for leading Health & Benefits thought leadership and intellectual capital initiatives, which encompass a wide range of disciplines, including health management and wellbeing, pharmacy, leaves/absence and disability management, inclusion and diversity, dental and vision, and more.

Alex Henry is the West Region Practice Leader for Absence, Disability Management and Life Insurance at Willis Towers Watson. He works with employers to design holistic time-away programs that are efficient, cost effective, easily communicated and valued by the employee population.

Rob McGee is the Northeast Lead Consultant for Absence, Disability Management and Life Insurance at Willis Towers Watson. He specializes in providing employers with strategic and technical expertise across all disability, absence, paid family and parental leave, paid time off and life and AD&D programs.

Julie Stone, MPA, is a Managing Director, Health & Benefits North America, with Willis Towers Watson. She is responsible for leading Health & Benefits thought leadership and intellectual capital initiatives, which encompass a wide range of disciplines, including health management and wellbeing, pharmacy, leaves/absence and disability management, inclusion and diversity, dental and vision, and more.

Paul Matthews is Managing Director, Health & Benefits Strategic Opportunities and Alliances, with Willis Towers Watson, collaborating with clients to identify opportunities to develop innovative health and benefits solutions at scale. Paul also works with clients to assess performance gaps and opportunities within health and benefits programs and evaluate emerging solutions in the market.

Julie Stone, MPA, is a Managing Director, Health & Benefits North America, with Willis Towers Watson. She is responsible for leading Health & Benefits thought leadership and intellectual capital initiatives, which encompass a wide range of disciplines, including health management and wellbeing, pharmacy, leaves/absence and disability management, inclusion and diversity, dental and vision, and more.

Mandie Conforti is a Director at Willis Towers Watson, and a licensed clinician. Her areas of concentration include employee assistance programs, managed behavioral health care and work-life programs. Mandie supports clients in a variety of industries on plan design analyses and pricing, integration of medical and behavioral health programs and vendor selection and plan implementation.

Jan Wuorenma is a Senior Health Management Consultant, Health and Benefits, with Willis Towers Watson. She has more than 30 years of experience with clinical and medical practice management, and has developed integrated care continuum programs through care system redesign and innovation. Jan regularly performs care management program reviews involving clinical, advocacy/navigation and wellness programs.

Kara Speer is a Director, Health Management, with Willis Towers Watson. She focuses on providing strategic consulting on health management initiatives, vendor programs, program design and overall vendor management. Kara has led work groups to develop intellectual capital and shape the firm’s perspective on metabolic syndrome and diabetes. She also provides leadership on consulting services that address employer-sponsored health centers.

Julie Stone, MPA, is a Managing Director, Health & Benefits North America, with Willis Towers Watson. She is responsible for leading the Health & Benefits thought leadership and intellectual capital initiatives, which includes a wide range of disciplines, including health management and wellbeing, pharmacy, leaves/absence and disability management, inclusion and diversity, dental and vision, and more.

Lindsay Stortz is Senior Director, Talent & Rewards, with Willis Towers Watson. An expert in employee experience, Lindsay has a deep understanding of individual behavior and the ability to communicate information in meaningful and accessible ways. These days, she also is focused on rethinking benefits communications in light of current workforce challenges, helping employers focus on inclusion, collaboration and employee voice.

Julie Stone, MPA, is Managing Director, Health & Benefits North America, with Willis Towers Watson. She is responsible for leading the Health & Benefits thought leadership and intellectual capital initiatives, which is work that includes a wide range of disciplines, including health management and wellbeing, pharmacy, leaves/absence and disability management, inclusion and diversity, dental and vision, and more.

Megan Sowa, MPH, is Director, Health & Benefits, with Willis Towers Watson. She has been involved in managing and driving strategy for Willis Towers Watson’s diabetes and musculoskeletal partnerships as well as strategic initiatives around caregiving and care management. Megan also leverages her expertise and experience to assist clients in developing long-term, data-driven health management solutions.

Rachael McCann is a Senior Director at Willis Towers Watson, where she advises clients in health and welfare strategy, innovation, modernization, cost management and employee experience. Rachael also is a Leader in the firm’s Inclusion & Diversity (I&D) consulting practice, supporting clients as they align their talent, I&D, benefit and sustainability strategies with the employee experience.

Julie Stone, MPA, is Managing Director, Health & Benefits North America, with Willis Towers Watson. She is responsible for leading the Health & Benefits thought leadership and intellectual capital initiatives, which is work that includes a wide range of disciplines, including health management and wellbeing, pharmacy, leaves/absence and disability management, inclusion and diversity, dental and vision, and more.

Marco Diaz is Senior Vice President, Global Head of Benefits, at News Corp, where he oversees the company's global benefits strategy and deployment. He also serves as Board Chair of the North East Business Group on Health, participates as Board member of the Foundation for Arts and Healing, and is a member of several executive client advisory groups.

Mark Hope is a Senior Director in Willis Towers Watson’s Health and Benefits Consulting business and is a member of the firm’s Health & Benefits Intellectual Capital Development Team. Mark works extensively in the areas of active employee and retiree medical strategy, design, pricing, health care reform, consumer drive health care and union bargaining support.

Jeff Levin-Scherz, MD, MBA, is Managing Director and co-leader of the North American Health Management practice at Willis Towers Watson. Jeff trained as a primary care physician and has played leadership roles in provider organizations and a health plan. He is Assistant Professor at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School.

Julie Stone is Managing Director, Health & Benefits North America, and Intellectual Capital Leader at Willis Towers Watson, responsible for thought leadership and intellectual capital initiatives. In addition, Julie works with employers to develop health and welfare benefits strategies integrating human-centered design approaches with overall business strategy.

Noah Lang is the CEO and co-founder of Stride Health, which helps the more than 100 million people who work for themselves to save time and money by providing software and services that help them obtain health insurance and manage their taxes.

Daniel Perez is CEO and co-founder of Hinge Health, a company that pioneered employer-centric remote physical therapy for those suffering from musculoskeletal disorders.

Sami Inkinen is the CEO and co-founder of Virta Health, which provides the first clinically-proven treatment to safely and sustainably reverse type 2 diabetes without medications or surgery.

Sangeeta has been an engineer for nine years at companies such as IBM and Motorola and a nurse for seven years at Mayo Clinic, Stanford and UCSF. She is the founder, CEO and the vision behind Helpsy.

Andrew Le is the CEO and co-founder of Buoy, which was created at the Harvard Innovation Labs, won numerous awards (e.g. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation A.I. Challenge), and has partnerships with CVS Health and Boston Children's Hospital.

Mette Dyhrberg is the founder and CEO of Mymee, a digital therapeutics program rethinking autoimmunity. The Mymee protocol detects triggers to reverse the symptoms of autoimmune disease using data analytics and telehealth coaching.

Pete is the chief product officer at AbleTo, where he leads a talented group of project managers, designers and product marketers responsible for AbleTo's product strategy, roadmap and execution.