About Us


Zasti is a carbon tech company bringing a suite of AI-powered solutions to propel businesses on their path of decarbonization and enable an ultimate goal of net-zero emissions.
Zasti’s advanced analytics is driven by a proprietary carbon emission metrics database that, with customer real-time data, together enable healthcare businesses to accurately baseline, measure and monitor greenhouse gas emissions based on actual care activity. The suite of products from Zasti not only creates efficiencies with tailored reporting and compliance functions, but also creates operational efficiencies that can reduce cost of care. Zasti’s work reflects its strong Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) values while also facilitating their customers’ adherence to ESG standards.
WHO WE ARE, WHAT WE DO
OUR MISSION
Assist our clients in meeting their decarbonization goals using Artificial Intelligence.
WHAT WE ASPIRE TO BE
OUR VISION
Our vision is to develop a flagship company that advances and improves the lives of people leveraging the power of science and technology, and reflecting our Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) core values.
Our Team
Our team is comprised of a diverse group of scientists, strategists, techologists and risk analysts with deep and global experience. Zasti taps into strategic expertise from an advisory board and mentors who have been leaders in research and successful in a multitude of ventures. Our advisory resources hail from diverse verticals and experiences.
Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Team
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Board of Advisors
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Awards
ZASTI is grateful & proud to have received continuous appreciation and support in the form of awards & accolades. This recognition reaffirms our purpose and motivates us to continue on our path while seeking continuous improvement.
Airbus Bizlab challenge (competing with more than 10,000 Technology Companies)
Awarded First place in MICCAI’s AI Challenge for Pancreatic Cancer prediction using data from the National Cancer Institute
Awarded Best AI model by Lloyd’s of London for assessing risk for commercial real estate
Maersk Ocean Pro First Cohort Challenge (Competing with over 100 Technology Companies)
Awarded Second Place in Automatic Detection Challenge on Age related Macular Degeneration organized by The IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI)

KRISH R KRISHNAN
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Leads collaborations with strategic partners and drives funding initiatives. Steers the mission and the vision of ZASTI.
Mr. Krishnan, Chief Executive Officer, has more than 25 years’ experience in founding and managing ClimateTech, environmental, and energy management companies spread across 15 countries and four continents. He has previously been involved in founding successful AI and technology startups in the US. During these prior startups, Mr. Krishnan was the inventor-on-record for related technology process patents by the USPTO. Mr. Krishnan completed his under-graduation in Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras and his graduate studies in Environmental Engineering from Cornell University.

ADAM FIORE
CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER
Adam Fiore brings a wealth of experience in leading the revenue growth/sales functions in a variety of organizations ranging from management consulting, executive search and pharma. Adam’s career has focused on bringing value to Life Sciences organizations and that continues with his key role at Zasti. Leading Zasti’s growth, Mr. Fiore evangelizes the opportunity for healthcare, pharmaceutical and agricultural businesses to do well by doing good as clients chart and execute their path toward a lowered carbon footprint.
Adam has travelled extensively, is passionate about health and wellness and seeks to help others on their personal path to wellness. Adam’s passion and enthusiasm are infectious and a key ingredient to his success with clients.
Adam has served in the US Navy in the Persian Gulf after which he attended and was awarded his degree by Rutgers University.

TIMOTHY R. MCAULEY

DAVID A. DUNLAP
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
30+ years of financing and risk management of early-mid stage companies across multiple industrial sectors

Dr John Domenech
Chief Operations Officer
Leads Global Operations Leader
Dr. John Domenech, Chief Operations Officer, is a retired U.S. Army Colonel and business executive who brings a wide range of knowledge and expertise to firms seeking growth. As the COO, he leads the C-suite to ensure that program initiatives align with Zasti core values and culture. In that regard, he leads and synchronizes budgeting and resource allocation with financial projections. He is responsible for operational profit and loss, mergers and acquisitions, and the five- and ten-year strategic growth plans in collaboration with Krish. Between 1983 and 2001, he served management and leadership roles including president, chief executive officer, and chief operating officer for firms ranging from technology, pharmaceuticals, engineering, computer software, and intelligence. He has two Master’ degrees: Nuclear Engineering and Strategic Studies from the University of Florida and the US Army War College. He completed his PhD in Systems Engineering at The George Washington University, Washington, DC Dr. Domenech is a co-inventor on seven of Zasti’s AI patents.

RAJAGOPAL JAGANNATHAN
Chief Technology Officer
Oversees R&D, Product Development and Technology Integration for customers
Mr. Rajagopal, Chief Technology Officer, has more than 15 years of experience in enterprise technology consulting, solution design and development for Global Fortune 500 companies like Walmart, Airbus, BT, Telstra, etc. He is cross skilled in multiple technologies across verticals and has lived and worked across various geographies. An avid mathematician and a hands-on developer, he loves to solve complex problems with technology.

RAM SRINIVASAN
Chief Strategy Officer
Leads Branding, Market Positioning and Sales & Marketing
Mr. Ram Srinivasan, Chief Strategy Officer, has more than 20 Years of experience working with Fortune 100 across 12 countries. In his last avatar, he was heading the Digital Business for Cognizant in Europe and APAC region. He was also heading the Innovation Team which won 8 international product awards in Cognizant. He has been invited as a Keynote speaker for Digital Technologies and Artificial Intelligence conferences across the globe.

DR RAMYA TELLA
ESG Officer

Julian Henkin
Client Experience Officer
Julian Henkin brings corporate expertise in marketing efficacy, operational efficiency and customer advocacy. Julian Henkin is a protagonist of influencing profit levers of Customer Acquisition Cost and Churn (retention) through Customer Experience Management, a function impacting brand operationally. Julian’s past corporate posts have included executive roles in Marketing, Services, Product Management and CEO-ship. Julian Henkin has consulted to and worked for both large and small companies including Ask Jeeves (now Ask.com), Intralinks (a SaaS online file and information exchange business) and Xerox Corporation. Julian was awarded a degree from the College of Natural Resources at the University of California, Berkeley. He then worked in environmental roles for the United States Forest Service, the California Water Quality Control Board and the western utility company, Pacific Gas and Electric Co., in an energy conservation group. Combining his business skills with an environmental bent, Henkin contributes great insights, strategy and operational acumen to the Zasti management team.

JAIMIN SIBAL
Mr. Sibal, VP Business Development, has extensive experience in developing and maintaining strategic alliances with leading industry partners. Mr. Sibal is a former employee of Rosatom in various capacities and roles in Singapore and India. He has a Master’s in Business Administration in conjunction with MIT, Boston.

VANDANA SONI
Chief Compliance Officer
Leads Compliance, Investor Relations, HR & Accounting Management
Ms. Soni, Chief Compliance Officer, has over 25 years of experience in operations management, human resources management and project administration. She excels in setting up and managing back office and project management structures, focusing on delivering cost control and operational efficiencies. She manages investor relations, ensures good governance, and meets compliance requirements in multiple global markets. She has led negotiations to develop innovative legal structures and business models that have resulted in public-private partnerships with the government of India. She had previously held similar positions at other leading Indian and multinational corporations including Colgate-Palmolive, Wockhardt, Shaw Wallace Company and AGS Infotech. She has completed Post Graduation in Management from Mumbai University, India, Diploma in Software Programming from Aptech, Diploma in Business Management from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies and Masters in Business Administration from Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, India.

JAYTEE KANWAL
Jaytee Kanwal has more than 20 years of business operations and financial management experience in public companies. In a previous avatar, Mr. Kanwal was responsible for the leadership, management and vision necessary to ensure that a public firm he co-founded had the proper operational controls, administrative and reporting procedures in place to ensure financial strength and operating efficiency. At Zasti, Mr. Kanwal manages all financial operations including treasury and cash management, risk and security management, financial analysis and modeling, financial reporting, financial budgeting and forecasting to achieve profitability, cash flow and business goals and objectives. In addition, he oversees the organizations legal and contractual initiatives, pricing and procurement, compliance, tax and audit.

Gurdeep Chhabra, MD
Chief Medical Advisor
Leads healthcare initiatives and product direction
Dr. Chhabra received his medical degree from Gauhati University and completed his internship in 1988 at Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi, India. He completed his internal medicine residency in 1993 at Prince George’s Hospital and a fellowship at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C., in hematology/oncology in 1996. He is currently the medical director at the Cancer Recovery Center at the Philip J. Bean Medical Center and the medical director for Outpatient Infusion Services at St. Mary’s Hospital. He continues to be active at Prince George’s Hospital and MedStar Washington Hospital Center, where he has been on the teaching staff for medical residents and has received several awards for teaching. In addition to general oncology, his specialization includes breast cancer, lung cancer and lymphoproliferative disorder. He also consults patients with hematological issues such as anemia, thrombocytopenia, myelodysplastic syndrome and myeloproliferative disorders.

DR. TJ MINHAS
Former World Bank executive driving global growth and strategic alliances.
Dr. Tejinder(TJ) Minhas has a PhD in Development Economics from Princeton University and an MBA in Finance from the American University, Washington, DC. He is a seasoned development economist and financial management specialist with expertise in macroeconomics, corporate finance and fiscal reform. His 30 years’ experience in program management and high level negotiations spans over thirty countries in South Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. Over the course of his career, Dr. Minhas served in executive positions with the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank and the United States Department of State. He has advised top government officials on public policy programs involving inclusive growth agenda, attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), Industrial Policy Reform and institutional strengthening areas including four years as the Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of Jordan and as an advisor to the Governor of the Central Bank. While at the World Bank, he has managed over 75 professional staff and a project portfolio of over $2 Billion across several economic sectors.

DONALD SEIFMANN
Don Seifman is a long-serving attorney with experience providing advice and handling disputes for various companies in a broad range of industries, including multinational automobile manufacturers, cellular tower operators, international infrastructure developers, software developers and various types of providers of medical care. Mr. Seifman has principally been involved in corporate and LLC governance, including resolution of board and shareholder disagreements and negotiating various type of agreements, including debt and equity financing, licensing, leasing, infrastructure and software development, employment, independent contractor, and master services and subscription agreements. Regarding his work in the medical industry, he has been involved in the regulatory aspects of the delivery of health services, including the medical fraud and anti-kickback laws. Mr. Seifman is a graduate of the National Law Center, George Washington University. He is the co-author with Craig W. Trepanier of the seminal articles, Evolution of the Paperless Office: Legal Issues Arising Out of Technology in the Workplace appearing in the Employee Relations Law Journal.

KRISH R KRISHNAN
Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Krishnan, Chief Executive Officer, has more than 25 years’ experience in founding and managing ClimateTech, environmental, and energy management companies spread across 15 countries and four continents. He has previously been involved in founding successful AI and technology startups in the US. During these prior startups, Mr. Krishnan was the inventor-on-record for related technology process patents by the USPTO. Mr. Krishnan completed his under-graduation in Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras and his graduate studies in Environmental Engineering from Cornell University.

Dr John Domenech
Dr. John Domenech, Chief Operations Officer, is a retired U.S. Army Colonel and business executive who brings a wide range of knowledge and expertise to firms seeking growth. As the COO, he leads the C-suite to ensure that program initiatives align with Zasti core values and culture. In that regard, he leads and synchronizes budgeting and resource allocation with financial projections. He is responsible for operational profit and loss, mergers and acquisitions, and the five- and ten-year strategic growth plans in collaboration with Krish. Between 1983 and 2001, he served management and leadership roles including president, chief executive officer, and chief operating officer for firms ranging from technology, pharmaceuticals, engineering, computer software, and intelligence. He has two Master’ degrees: Nuclear Engineering and Strategic Studies from the University of Florida and the US Army War College. He completed his PhD in Systems Engineering at The George Washington University, Washington, DC Dr. Domenech is a co-inventor on seven of Zasti’s AI patents.

JOSEPH ANDERSON (LIEUTENANT GENERAL, US Army-Ret)
President, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems (US)
Joseph “Joe” Anderson is a retired US Army Lieutenant General and President, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems (US). He is a visionary leader with unparalleled global experience. Throughout his Army career, he held military roles that essentially are the same as civilian COOs, culminating in Deputy Chief of Staff for the U.S. Department of the Army. In this position, he carried out the role of Chief Operating Officer for the entire U.S. Army, responsible for all operations involving more than 180,000 soldiers deployed in 140 countries and emergency relief efforts for disasters such as Hurricanes Irma, Maria and Florence. He also was responsible for all Army training, leadership development, education policy, mobilization and staff preparedness, and oversaw a budget of $23.2 billion.
Joe served as the Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps, Operation Enduring Freedom, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, and the 4th Infantry Division. He also served as the Director of Operations, Readiness and Mobilization at U.S. Department of the Army Headquarters. He earned a Master of Arts in National Security & Strategic Studies at the United States Naval War College, a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University and a Bachelor of Science from the United States Military Academy.

Peter Tobin
CPA, CFE, CGMA
Peter Tobin is a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel who served on active duty during the Vietnam era in the Field Artillery Branch as a Pershing Nuclear Weapons Officer in Germany and Korea. Subsequent Reserve assignments in Oklahoma, Korea and Hawaii were in Army and Joint staff and command positions until his retirement. A Strategic Studies graduate of the Command and General Staff College supplemented his BBA degree in Accounting that had led to his designations as a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Fraud Examiner and a Chartered Global Management Accountant.
Business roles have included Auditor, Controller, Chief Finance Officer, and Chief Audit Executive in companies from start-ups to law firms to Fortune 50 conglomerates. These include International roles, primarily in Australia and Asia, plus domestic business experience auditing and evaluating internal controls, systems and procedures for diverse businesses. Roles as Controller, VP Finance and Chief Audit Executive coupled with an expertise in fraud prevention and detection provides a valuable insight for his capability to oversee and evaluate management’s fiduciary oversight role. Before his retirement, Peter served 13 years as the Chief Audit Executive at the Law Firm of Perkins Coie LLP.

PIERRE DE BAUSSET
Secrétaire général chez Haut Comité du Gouvernement d’Entreprise
Mr. Pierre de Bausset is the Secretary General at the High Committee for Corporate Governance, Paris, France and leads Zasti’s corporate governance matters. Until recently, he was a career corporate executive who has held various leadership roles across management, governance, and finance and communications during almost three decades with the Airbus Group. His immediate past assignment was to head Airbus in India as President and Managing Director. As Secretary General of Airbus Group, he was instrumental in the Group’s governance evolution, and the functioning of its board of directors and its executive committee. Previously, he had led Investor Relations & Financial Communications, and the M&A and Structured Financing team at Aerospatiale at the time of the mergers leading to the formation of the Group. He played a key role in the Group’s subsequent market listing.
Pierre holds an MBA from INSEAD and studied Chinese and Japanese for Masters at INALCO, the French institute for oriental languages and cultures. He is a chevalier in the French order of the Legion d’honneur.

RAJESH RAJPAL, MD
Founder, See Clearly Vision Group
Dr. Rajpal has been recognized as a top LASIK Surgeon in Washington D.C. by Washingtonian Magazine as well as a Top Doctor by Northern Virginia Magazine and Consumers’ Research Council of America and founded the See Clearly Vision Group. He is acknowledged as the first eye surgeon in Washington, D.C. to perform Laser Vision Correction. He earned his medical degree and completed his residency in Ophthalmology at the Medical College of Virginia followed by a Fellowship in Cornea and External Diseases at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. Dr. Rajpal served as Director of the Cornea and External Disease Service at Georgetown University and as Director of the Refractive Laser Eye Center at George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Rajesh K. Rajpal, M.D. is the Chief Medical Officer and Global Head of Clinical and Medical Affairs at Johnson & Johnson Vision. He currently holds appointments on the clinical faculties at Georgetown University Medical Center and Virginia Commonwealth University and serves as the Cornea Consultant to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology.

Jim Logan, MD
Dr. Jim Logan, board certified in Aerospace Medicine, held numerous positions at NASA including Chief of Flight Medicine and Chief of Medical Operations. Mission Control certified, he served twenty-five Space Shuttle flights and as the project manager for the Space Station Medical Facility where his team developed the initial design for a telemedicine-based in-flight medical care delivery system for long duration flights.
He also served as a President of the Aerospace Medical Association, Space Medicine Branch. As a founding board member of the American Telemedicine Association, Dr. Logan served as a resource for professional organizations and medical institutions and as the Telemedicine Clinical Director for the Department of Defense's Pacific Regional Program Office at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu. Jim retired from a distinguished career with NASA in 2012 and recently co-founded the non-profit Space Enterprise Institute (SEI), whose mission is to educate public, private and governmental entities on human activity in space.

Randall G. Cook, MD
Dr. Cook is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons with more than four decades of practice as a general and vascular surgeon. He holds certifications from the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Preventive Medicine in the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine subspecialty. During his clinical years, he served as Chairman of the Department of Surgery, President of the Medical Staff and on a hospital’s Board of Trustees. While serving as Chairman, Education Committee for the Wound Healing Society and as the Chair, Physician Exam Committee for the American Board of Wound Management he developed examination criteria to establish standards for wound management and uses of hyperbaric oxygen for treatment. Dr. Cook also served as the medical director of the Jackson Wound Hyperbaric Medicine Center, and as Zone Medical Director for Healogics, Inc., the largest wound care provider in the country.

RICHARD CALDWELL
Mr. Caldwell is an accomplished hospital administrator who managed the operation of one of the largest health systems in Alabama as the Chief Operating Officer. Before retiring he oversaw a $25M expansion and implementation of the hospital information system, the construction of free-standing ambulatory surgery and imaging centers, and the design, development, and operation of Central Alabama’s only hyperbaric oxygen treatment center. Other accomplishments include the design of an urban hospital-rural clinic telemedicine system and a leadership role in the development of an Electronic Medical Record for the state of Alabama. He has served on the Hospital Information Management Systems Society and College of Healthcare Information Management Executive boards and advisory committees. Mr Caldwell is a retired US Army officer and a decorated combat veteran who is a published author.

KANWAL SIBAL
Kanwal Sibal, with 41 years of diplomatic experience, was India’s Foreign Secretary. He was Ambassador to Turkey, Egypt, France and Russia and DCM in Washington (with rank of ambassador). From 2008-10 he was on India’s National Security Advisory Board. He is Board member of the New York based East-West Institute, Executive Council member of the Vivekanand International Foundation, and is also an adviser to the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum.
He has written more than 500 Op-Eds and other articles for major Indian and foreign publications. He is a Grand Officier of France’s Ordre National du Merite (2004). He has received the Padam Shree award ( 2017) by India and Contributions to International Cooperation award by Russia (2017).

Starla Stavely, BM, MM, BS
Starla has led highly successful and nationally recognized initiatives in Coding, CDI, and Case Management at the enterprise level, and has worked extensively with large acute care organizations, urban teaching centers, employed physician groups, and healthcare executive teams. Her history of leading-edge practices and effective transition management, has resulted in significant positive shifts in performance and quality of the mid-revenue cycle, systems and process integration, and compliance issues of healthcare reimbursement. She is an experienced executive who is comfortable interacting with colleagues, physicians, and clients. A blend of professional expertise and engaging communication skills have ensured effective partnering and goal achievement in multiple complex projects.

Gitanjali Baveja, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Gitanjali Bhagia Baveja, M.D. is an ophthalmologist who has been practicing in the Washington D.C. area for 13 years. She graduated with a bachelor of arts from the University of Pennsylvania College of Arts and Sciences. Subsequently, she earned her medical degree with distinction from the George Washington University Medical School. Upon completing her internship at Washington Hospital Center, she finished her residency training in ophthalmology at the University of Virginia and pursued a fellowship in Cornea and Refractive surgery at Cornea Consultants in Mclean, Virginia. She is an active member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Virginia Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons, and Northern Virginia Academy of Ophthalmology.
Dr. Baveja plays an active role in strategizing new business development in Zasti’s Climate Tech space and is spearheading Zasti’s ophthalmology platform.

Kathleen Griffin
Kathleen Griffin has over 25 years of experience in clinical development and consulting. Fully engaged in the ideas and technology being used to innovate around the ways therapies are developed and delivered to the world.
She has been with Syneos Health since 2010, and currently works to identify opportunities to harness data and digital technologies to improve trial execution and commercial success. She monitors the digital health environment, supports business development efforts and looks for ways to partner across the organization, as well as with Vendors and Customers. Working with colleagues from across the organization, Kathleen is a champion for Dynamic Assembly, adoption of methods to enable Decentralized Clinical Trials, and knowledge sharing across the enterprise and the industry.
Early career in management consulting for Life Science and Investor organizations, founder of a strategic consulting firm, and has worked within CRO organizations with a focus on Strategic Planning, Organizational Development and Technology Strategy.

Morten Kirkegaard Pedersen
Morten has more than 20 years of experience in alternative investments across venture capital, private equity and real assets/infrastructure. During his career Morten has worked out of Copenhagen, Luxembourg, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Zug, and executed transactions in Europe, US, Asia, Middle East and Africa. Today Morten is the owner of Sikhoya & Company, a Swiss based investment advisory firm focused on secondary transactions and direct investment. Before establishing Sikhoya & Co., Morten was a Senior Advisor and Director working for Montana Capital Partners, a leading secondary investment firm focusing on smaller and more complex transactions. Prior to that Morten was a Senior Vice President at Abu Dhabi Investment Company responsible for a global primary, secondary and co-investment program in private equity and real estate. Earlier in his career Morten was working for leading Limited Partners in Luxembourg and Denmark. Morten holds a Master of Science in Finance from Copenhagen Business School.

Dr. Feroze Mohamed
Feroze is currently the Director of Jefferson Integrated Magnetic Resonance Imaging Center (JIMRC), and Professor of Radiology of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. He is also an adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Temple University. Over the last 25 years he has been working on Neuroimaging methods based on Magnetic Resonance imaging techniques such as functional MRI, structural MRI and Diffusion Imaging to study brain and spine functions non-invasively.
In the last decade he has focused his scientific work on establishing neuroimaging biomarkers, developing tools for quantification of these biomarkers, such as creating a standardized imaging atlas for the pediatric spinal cord. His labs longterm goal is to establish these biomarkers for improving the accuracy and quantification of clinical assessments of both acute and chronically injured SCI patients. He has a demonstrated record of extensive work and publications in the physics and engineering of neuroimaging. He have served as a PI, co-PI, and coInvestigator on several National Institutes of Health, private foundation, and industrial grants. In 2018 he was awarded the Distinguished Investigator Award from the Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research. He is also a current fellow of the American Society of Functional Neuroradiology.

Phil Corcoran, MD
Philip Charles Corcoran was born in Boston, MA and attended Harvard University, where he graduated magna cum laude. He then attended Georgetown University School of Medicine and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. Dr. Corcoran completed his general surgery internship, general surgery residency training and research fellowship at Georgetown University. He completed his Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and subsequently completed 24 years of active military service. He served as the Chief of the Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the Program Director of the National Capital Consortium Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Training Program and the Consultant to the Office of the Surgeon General of the United States Army in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
Dr. Corcoran retired as a Colonel in the US Army Medical Department and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, the Legion of Merit and was elected to the Order of Military Medical Merit. Dr. Corcoran has been awarded numerous teaching and research awards, including the COL Juan C. D’Avis Award, the LTG Claire G. Chenault Award, the Michael A. Stanton Award and the Charles A. Hufnagel Award. Dr. Corcoran was a founding member of the NIH Heart Center at Suburban Hospital. In addition to the practice of adult cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, Dr. Corcoran has been actively involved in basic science research in lung transplantation, heart transplantation, cell based regenerative technologies, real time MRI-guided valvular replacement and cardiac xenotransplantation.

Sean Slovenski
Sean Slovenski, is recognized as a healthcare industry innovator with a 30-year history of success. Slovenski is a proven senior executive and entrepreneur with an established track record in small, medium, and large-scale businesses. Sean now serves as the CEO of BioIQ.
Slovenski started his career by helping to build and then lead one of the nation’s first large-scale wellness efforts for Fortune 500 clientele. Envisioning the widespread usage of the Internet, Sean pioneered the development and delivery of wellness coaching online by inventing the first-of-its kind personal coaching product, MyHealthCoach.com. This effort led to being a co-founder and the CEO of the industry leading coaching company Hummingbird Coaching Services. Hummingbird was acquired by Humana, Inc. in July 2010.
Slovenski also adds to his credit the development and operations for two of the largest health system based Integrative Medicine and Wellness centers in the US, The Mercy Centers for Health & Wellness located in Cincinnati, Ohio as well as being the CEO of the international joint venture between Humana and Discovery Health of South Africa to create one of the largest and most proven wellness incentive companies in the industry.
Slovenski served as the CEO of Care Innovations, an Intel-GE joint venture in the telehealth and remote patient monitoring space. Getting back to his wellness roots, Slovenski then took on reinventing the industry-leading population health company as the President of Population Health at Healthways, which Slovenski sold to ShareCare In 2016.
Most recently Slovenski served as the SVP and president of Walmart Health and Wellness. This business serves nearly half of all Americans each year through its 4,700 pharmacies, 2,800 optical centers, and the newly launched multidisciplinary healthcare clinics known as the “Supercenters for Healthcare.”
Slovenski has the honor of being named Healthcare Leader of the Year by the US Chamber of Commerce in 2015 and 2019 as the 7th most influential person in healthcare out of the top 100 by Modern Health Magazine.

Aaron Kamauu
Dr. Aaron Kamauu leads innovation in leveraging healthcare data to support clinical research, informatics, clinical trials and drug development activities including pharmacoepidemiology, outcomes research, protocol design, site identification and data driven patient recruitment. Prior to joining PAREXEL, Dr. Kamauu was the President and CEO of Anolinx LLC, Head of Healthcare Data Strategy at Roche Pharmaceuticals & Genentech Inc. He also worked in software development managing the underlying coding schemes for an outpatient electronic health record (EHR) system. Dr. Kamauu is a member of several medical societies where he has presented innovative research in radiology/imaging informatics, public health informatics and clinical research informatics. Dr. Kamauu brings a unique combination of clinical, biomedical informatics, drug development, and public health training and experience in innovative biomedical informatics methodologies to support projects based on individual patient care as well as population-based observations.
With a Medical Degree, as well as a Master’s of Science in Medical Informatics and a Master’s of Public Health degrees, from the University of Utah, Dr. Kamauu has medicine and medical informatics experience and training. In addition, Dr. Kamauu trained as a medical intern at Hurley Medical Center, where he treated patients in a variety of clinical settings, including Radiology, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Intensive Care and Cardiology.

Velumani Pillai
Velumani Pillai now serves as the Head of Data, Digital and Commercial IT at Immunomedics, Inc., a company advancing anti-body drug conjugates to treat complex cancers.
As the founder & CEO of Ulivmo, LLC., he advised, built and scaled digital businesses focused on smart, connected health services.
He has over 20 years in the healthcare and life sciences industries, and has delivered impactful solutions at the intersection of technology, innovation and healthcare in the areas of autoimmune, cardiovascular, chronic pain and metabolic diseases along the care continuum.
He previously held senior executive roles at Merck (Vree Health), and Pfizer and is a published author.

Tom O’Grady
Chief Legal Advisor
Mr. O’Grady is an experienced corporate lawyer with significant transactional and international experience. Mr. O’Grady was a partner at the law firm of McGuire Woods LLP, where he practiced for 27 years. Before that, he practiced law in Johannesburg, South Africa with Bowman Gilfillan, one of Africa’s largest law firms, and with Shearman & Sterling, in New York.
His corporate and business law experience includes debt and equity capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and forming and structuring business organizations, strategic alliances and joint ventures. His experience in projects and international transactions includes experience in steel mills and downstream oil and petroleum products businesses, and in representing foreign investors in the United States. Mr. O’Grady has an undergraduate degree in business and a law degree from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, and an LLM from the University of Virginia School of Law.
Mr. O’Grady is admitted to practice in New York, Virginia and the District of Columbia, and in South Africa (currently with inactive status).

Chris Cresswell
Chief Marketing Advisor
Chris Cresswell is the founder and managing partner of New Enterprise Ventures. Over the past 25+ years, he has built healthcare companies, new business models, partnerships, and joint ventures horizontally across the healthcare industry. He has supported a number of high-profile clients including Walmart Health & Wellness, Quest Diagnostics, Johnson & Johnson, and Verizon. Mr. Cresswell also has several patents in the area of EMR decision support and medication adherence.
In addition to Chris, our talent includes a global network of industry experts and professionals. Based on the specific parameters of each client engagement, we assemble a team with the appropriate mix of skills, relationships and expertise to drive success.

Ben Conte
Chief Sustainability Advisor
Executive Level Business Development, Sales and Distribution Manager with a strong background in supply chain, logistics, domestic and international markets. Expertise in crypto currencies and energy related blockchain applications. Board positions as Independent Non-Executive Director (INED) with foreign regulated financial services companies. Proven risk manager and operator focused on execution. Twenty three year profit and loss responsibility in forest products, renewable energy, physical commodity, crypto currencies and equity derivative markets. Strong reputation as a leader, motivator and strategist.
Specialties include:
• General Management, Team Building, Leadership, Hiring
• New Business Development
• Procurement, Sales, and Marketing
• Supply Chain and Logistics
• Inventory Management and Financing
• Physical and Financial Trading
• Renewable Energy

Rachhpal Singh “Pauli”
Rachhpal “Pauli” Singh has a storied career with over thirty years of proven business expertise, a formal engineering background, and a slate of successful self-started ventures under his belt. Pauli has extensive expertise working with internal and external stakeholders, vendors, suppliers and manufacturers the world over.

Ashish
Chief Product Officer
Ashish enjoys helping growth stage companies & corporate divisions create and capture new value within Healthcare & Sustainability. He is an experienced Product Leader of 12+ years sitting in the middle of Business, Design, and Technology. He is focused on aligning everyone with a strong vision to create a great product, using his creativity to uncover tremendous value along the way. Ashish has helped over 20 startups & Fortune 500 with business & product strategy, product design, and product delivery. He is focused helping make companies and the world more sustainable and meaningful for people to live on.