Meet our Clinical and Payor Champions

Champions from different clinical and payor groups have dedicated their time and resources to work alongside our startup innovators towards efficiently building, validating, and accelerating the growth of their solutions.

Marc Avner

Pediatrician - Greenwood Pediatrics

Jesse Courtier

Chief of Pediatric Radiology - UCSF Benioff Children's San Francisco

Anya Griffin

Director of Psychology - Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Parag Jain

Director of Clinical Research - Children's Health System of Texas

Brooke Vergales

Neonatologist - University of Virginia Children's Hospital

Zhen Chan

Clinical Associate Pediatrician - Children's National Hospital

Clayton Burke

Senior Director Of Innovation - UnitedHealthcare

Alyssa Abo

Chief AI Officer - New Enterprise Ventures

Sunil Saini

Clinical Professor of Pediatric Allergy, Asthma, Immunology - UC Davis School of Medicine

Dave Prakash

Staff VP Clinical AI - Anthem

Emir Sandhu MD

Vice President - Blue Venture Fund

Kelly Carlquist

Associate - Blue Venture Fund

Jaime Vega

Director of Strategic Planning - Blue Shield of California

Joel Nelson

Vice President of Innovation - UnitedHealthcare

Sarah Reilly

VP of Strategic Partnerships - Magellan Health