Fireside Chat with Amazon Health Services
Aaron Martin is currently Vice President of Healthcare at Amazon where he works closely with partners to make healthcare more convenient and valuable to customers while making their lives easier, better, and even healthier. Prior to Amazon, Aaron was Executive Vice President, Chief Digital Officer, for Providence, and Managing General Partner, for Providence Ventures (PV). Providence is a $26B not-for-profit health system based in Seattle serving eight states. Aaron led Marketing, Brand, and Digital for Providence. Aaron also co-founded and led Providence Venture’s $300M venture fund. He also co-founded DexCare, one of three companies spun out by Providence. Aaron also serves on Presbyterian Health's board, an integrated health system based in New Mexico.
Aaron Martin is currently Vice President of Healthcare at Amazon where he works closely with partners to make healthcare more convenient and valuable to customers while making their lives easier, better, and even healthier. Prior to Amazon, Aaron was Executive Vice President, Chief Digital Officer, for Providence, and Managing General Partner, for Providence Ventures (PV). Providence is a $26B not-for-profit health system based in Seattle serving eight states. Aaron led Marketing, Brand, and Digital for Providence. Aaron also co-founded and led Providence Venture’s $300M venture fund. He also co-founded DexCare, one of three companies spun out by Providence. Aaron also serves on Presbyterian Health's board, an integrated health system based in New Mexico.
Julie Yoo is a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz where she leads investments in healthcare technology, with a focus on companies that are modernizing how we access, pay for, and experience the healthcare system. Prior to joining a16z, Julie was the co-founder, Chief Product Officer, and Board Director at Kyruus, a venture-backed healthtech company recognized as a market leader in patient access. Julie led product management, engineering, and sales and marketing for the company, and helped scale the business to reach 20M patients and over 225,000 healthcare providers across the U.S. Julie was previously VP of Product at Generation Health, and was with the company from its inception through acquisition by CVS Health. Julie was also a Product Manager at Knome, the world's first whole genome sequencing service for private individuals. Julie’s tech career began as an early member of the software engineering team at Endeca Technologies, which was acquired by Oracle. Julie studied computer science and pre-medicine as an undergrad at MIT and obtained an MS in genomics from Harvard-MIT HST and an MBA from MIT Sloan. Julie is a Young Global Leader with the World Economic Forum and has been recognized through numerous awards and honors from Becker’s Hospital Review, Health Data Management, MedTech Boston, and Rock Health. Julie serves on a number of portfolio company boards, including Akasa, Firefly Health, Ribbon Health and Tomorrow Health. Julie serves on a number of portfolio company boards, including AKASA, Bayesian, Firefly Health, Ribbon Health, Tomorrow Health, and Zus Health.
Julie Yoo is a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz where she leads investments in healthcare technology, with a focus on companies that are modernizing how we access, pay for, and experience the healthcare system. Prior to joining a16z, Julie was the co-founder, Chief Product Officer, and Board Director at Kyruus, a venture-backed healthtech company recognized as a market leader in patient access. Julie led product management, engineering, and sales and marketing for the company, and helped scale the business to reach 20M patients and over 225,000 healthcare providers across the U.S. Julie was previously VP of Product at Generation Health, and was with the company from its inception through acquisition by CVS Health. Julie was also a Product Manager at Knome, the world's first whole genome sequencing service for private individuals. Julie’s tech career began as an early member of the software engineering team at Endeca Technologies, which was acquired by Oracle. Julie studied computer science and pre-medicine as an undergrad at MIT and obtained an MS in genomics from Harvard-MIT HST and an MBA from MIT Sloan. Julie is a Young Global Leader with the World Economic Forum and has been recognized through numerous awards and honors from Becker’s Hospital Review, Health Data Management, MedTech Boston, and Rock Health. Julie serves on a number of portfolio company boards, including Akasa, Firefly Health, Ribbon Health and Tomorrow Health. Julie serves on a number of portfolio company boards, including AKASA, Bayesian, Firefly Health, Ribbon Health, Tomorrow Health, and Zus Health.
Dr. Nworah Ayogu is Director of Amazon Health. Prior to joining Amazon, Dr. Ayogu was the founding Medical Director for CityBlock Health. He has worked with governments, payers, and health systems to improve access and quality of care, and has published research in the multiple journals including the New England Journal of Medicine. In addition, he serves as a member of the White House Health Equity round table, and has held faculty appointments at Harvard and NYU. Dr. Ayogu obtained his MD from Harvard Medical School and his MBA from Harvard Business School. He trained in Internal Medicine at Columbia University and is a board-certified internist.
Dr. Nworah Ayogu is Director of Amazon Health. Prior to joining Amazon, Dr. Ayogu was the founding Medical Director for CityBlock Health. He has worked with governments, payers, and health systems to improve access and quality of care, and has published research in the multiple journals including the New England Journal of Medicine. In addition, he serves as a member of the White House Health Equity round table, and has held faculty appointments at Harvard and NYU. Dr. Ayogu obtained his MD from Harvard Medical School and his MBA from Harvard Business School. He trained in Internal Medicine at Columbia University and is a board-certified internist.