Prominent digital health innovators join Collective Health to help advance the company’s mission to simplify the healthcare experience for employers and their employees.
San Francisco, July 30, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Collective Health today announced that digital health entrepreneur, investor and industry luminary Hale Tekko has joined its board of directors.
Ms. Tekko is a pioneer in the healthcare industry, recognized for her deep expertise in digital health and her commitment to driving innovation. As founder and former CEO of Rock Health, the first venture fund focused solely on digital health, Ms. Tekko has been at the forefront of driving a transformation in how technology can be most effectively leveraged to improve health outcomes. Her strategic insight and leadership has been widely recognized, leading to her being named one of Goldman Sachs’ Most Interesting Entrepreneurs and one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business for 2023.
“Haleh Tekko is a pioneer in the digital health space,” said Ali Diab, co-founder and CEO of Collective Health. “As a leading healthcare investor, educator and thought leader, she brings a valuable and well-rounded perspective to our board. Her extensive experience in digital health investing and passion for driving innovation align with Collective Health’s mission to help people navigate a highly complex healthcare system through data, technology and great user experience design. We are excited to leverage Haleh’s insights and expertise as we continue to grow and evolve, and I am personally thrilled to welcome her to our board.”
Tekko’s experience investing in the future of healthcare began over 13 years ago as an angel and limited partner (LP) investor and founder of Rock Health. Since then, she has become co-founder of Cofertility and Natalist, two successful ventures she launched in 2021. Additionally, Tekko writes about trending industry topics on her blog and is co-host. The heart of healthcareis a podcast focused on improving the health and well-being of all Americans.
Tekko is currently an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School where he created and teaches the first-ever MBA-level course on investing in digital health startups. He holds an Masters in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University, an MBA from Harvard Business School, and a BS from Case Western Reserve University. He currently serves on the boards of RESOLVE and the International African American Museum, and has served as an advisor to the Harvard Medical School’s Department of Biomedical Informatics since 2014.
“When I first entered the digital health world, there was no blueprint, but I have always held firm to my belief that technology can address healthcare’s greatest complexities and challenges and improve health outcomes,” said Tecco. “This same belief has supported me as the industry has grown exponentially over the years and the potential for system-wide change is finally becoming a reality. I am excited to join Collective Health’s board of directors and look forward to helping advance the company’s mission to make healthcare more affordable, understandable and accessible to American businesses and their employees.”
About Collective Health
Collective Health is a leading health benefits platform that brings together medical, dental, vision, pharmacy and program partners into an integrated solution that empowers employees and their families to better understand, use and pay for health care. By reducing the administrative work involved in delivering health benefits, providing an intuitive member experience and helping control costs and improve outcomes, the company leads to healthier lives for employees and a healthier bottom line for companies. Collective Health, Inc. is headquartered in San Francisco, CA with offices in Lehi, UT and Plano, TX. For more information, visit collectivehealth.com.
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