About us

Designed for people, powerful for business.

Amino Health is making healthcare more intuitive, accessible, and convenient because a system that benefits patients, benefits everyone.

Our story
Our story

In 2013, I applied for health insurance, and was denied coverage. I then entered the healthcare labyrinth many of us know all too well. I spent weeks trying to find a different plan, figure out if I could afford coverage, and choose new doctors. These decisions were incredibly important, but I didn’t have the context, information, or expertise I needed to make confident choices.

This is why we built Amino Health – to empower patients to make better health decisions.

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We have ambitious goals for the future of healthcare, and we’re always looking for curious, collaborative people to help us achieve them.

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Our leadership team

David Vivero
Co-founder and Chairman

David Vivero

David Vivero is Co-founder and Chairman at Amino Health, the leading data-driven healthcare guidance platform that connects people with high-quality, cost-effective providers, facilities, and benefits programs across the healthcare ecosystem. Amino’s modern healthcare navigation solution steers plan members through their unique health plans and benefits to high-value care options, empowering people to make informed healthcare decisions every time they seek care. Amino partners and their clients reduce plan costs, increase user engagement, and empower plan members with the knowledge they need to take charge of their own healthcare journey.

Previously, David was VP of Rentals at Zillow, which is responsible for the world’s largest online rental marketplace. He arrived at Zillow after the company acquired RentJuice, which he co-founded in 2008. David is also a General Partner at Red Swan Ventures, a seed investment fund that has supported Warby Parker, Birchbox, AltSchool, and dozens of other high-growth companies. A Forbes "30 Under 30" entrepreneur, David has been quoted in Forbes, New York Times, TIME, NPR, and more. He holds a BA and MBA from Harvard University.

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John Asalone
Chief Executive Officer

John Asalone

John is a seasoned executive with 20 years of experience leading software & marketplace companies to deliver growth at scale. He specializes in bringing consumer-grade customer experiences to highly regulated sectors such as energy, education, and healthcare.

As SVP/GM of GoodRx (NASDAQ: GDRX), John led new consumer growth P/Ls which scaled from $0 to over $150M in recurring revenue. He implemented processes to support the company’s rapid growth from 100 to 1,000 employees, and oversaw a team of over 500+ people across Strategy, Business Operations, Product, Clinical, Content, Partnerships, and Marketing.

Previously, John was the Chief Revenue Officer of Barnes & Noble Education (NYSE: BNED), which he joined via the acquisition of Student Brands in 2018. Prior to that, John was the Founder and CEO of a B2B digital marketplace, which was acquired in 2012. John started his career as a White House policy analyst, and advised CEO and senior management on business strategy as an engagement manager at Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH).

John is an advisor and active investor in early stage entrepreneurs who are leveraging software to solve problems in healthcare.

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Sumul Shah
Co-founder and Head of Design

Sumul Shah

Sumul Shah is a Co-founder at Amino, the healthcare guidance platform that empowers employees to make informed healthcare decisions every time they seek care. Sumul seeks to infuse everything at Amino—from the company’s core values to the smallest bits of the design system—with a focus on the best possible member experience.

Sumul’s unique hybrid background in consumer-grade product design and software engineering spans three decades. Previously, Sumul has worked with CloudFlare, eBay, Zillow, Adobe, Code for America, Twitter, Pantheon, Intuit, BMW, and dozens of other organizations. Sumul’s award-winning user experiences have been featured in Fast Company, Macworld, Consumer Reports, TechCrunch, and the New York Times.

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Andy Kageleiry
Chief Operating Officer

Andy Kageleiry

Andy is Chief Operating Officer at Amino Health. An experienced healthcare executive, he has spent 15 years leading and advising healthcare technology companies.

Before joining Amino, Andy was COO at PatchRx, a medical device startup addressing medication adherence and remote therapeutic monitoring. Previously, Andy was a GM and VP at GoodRx (NASDAQ: GDRX) where he was responsible for building a new consumer health content business, driving $20M in new annual revenue and scaling a team of over 100. He started his career advising Fortune 500 healthcare companies on data science and strategy, first at Analysis Group, and later at Boston Consulting Group (BCG).

Andy holds an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a BS in Economics from Bates College. He is based in New Jersey, where he lives with his wife and two children.

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Sarah Bimber
Chief Administrative Officer

Sarah Bimber

Sarah serves as General Counsel and Privacy Officer at Amino and manages its legal, people ops, compliance,  and IT operation functions. Sarah plays a critical role in designing and executing Amino’s administrative, risk-management, and strategic initiatives.

Sarah joined Amino in 2019 from Stoel Rives, LLP, where she routinely counseled healthcare and technology companies on a range of healthcare regulatory and transactional matters. Prior to entering private practice, Sarah worked in a variety of health-policy and compliance-related roles, as well as a clinical documentation software project manager for Epic Systems. Sarah earned a BA in Health Sciences and Business at Kalamazoo College and a JD and MPH at the University of Wisconsin. She maintains licensure in Oregon and California and is a Certified Information Privacy Professional/US by the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

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Jim Fingal
Chief Technology Officer

Jim Fingal

As CTO and long-time Amino employee, Jim oversees product and technology strategy. Through scaling the engineering team, developing Amino’s product, and implementing impactful and transparent processes across the enterprise, Jim has helped to build Amino from the ground up.

Prior to joining Amino in 2015, Jim held a range of positions in engineering and product technology at MediaUnbound, Inc. through its acquisition by Rovi.

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Elizabeth Swaminathan
VP, Sales & Partnerships

Elizabeth Swaminathan

Elizabeth joined Amino in 2017 as part of the first team tasked with commercializing Amino’s solutions. As the business evolved, she built and led various sales functions, including business development, partner enablement, and sales engineering, giving her deep understanding of both Amino’s market and solutions. As Head of Partnership Sales, Elizabeth is responsible for driving revenue growth through development of new distribution partnerships.

Prior to joining Amino, Elizabeth spent time in business development at Castlight Health and in commercial real estate. Prior to her career in sales,  she practiced architecture, where she developed her passion for problem solving and storytelling. Elizabeth holds a BS in Architecture from the University of Texas at Austin and BFP Certificate from McCombs School of Business.

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Merissa Hawkins
VP of Clinical Product Strategy and Operations

Lena Kelly

Merissa is the VP of Clinical Product Strategy and Operations at Amino Health. She is an experienced executive in the management and strategic growth of healthcare operations, particularly in the digital health space.

Before joining Amino, Merissa successfully led multi-disciplinary teams within Series A startups through company acquisitions and IPO. This includes her time as Head of Clinical and Patient Operations at GoodRx (NASDAQ: GDRX), and as a healthcare operations expert at Wheel, Nurx, Equitas Health, the World Health Organization, and UNICEF. She thrives off of collaborating cross-departmentally to create lean, high-performing teams with positive culture.

Merissa graduated from Purdue University with her MPH and BA. Though you will often find her in San Francisco, Merissa is based in San Diego, where she enjoys the beautiful weather with her husband and son.

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Lena Kelly
Head of Marketing

Lena Kelly

Lena leads marketing at Amino, working with a great team to accelerate revenue and ensure that we're positioned to exceed market needs. She's optimistic about the ways technology can be leveraged to transform a broken healthcare system.

Previously, Lena worked at public companies and startups (one of which was acquired), and loves the work that happens at the intersection of product, sales, and marketing. She has built successful product marketing, account-based marketing, content marketing, and sales programs.

Lena graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with degrees in International Studies and Spanish, and then moved to Cleveland, OH as a Venture for America fellow. Now in Seattle, in her free time, Lena will be curled up with a good book, on a fantastic hike, playing basketball, or planning her next weekend getaway

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Our Board of Directors

Michael Marino
Independent Board Member & Partner, Aurora Capital Partners
John Zdanowski
Independent Board Member & Interim Fractional CFO
Mike Dixon
Managing Partner, Transformation Capital

Our clinical advisors

We work with world-class clinical experts to inform our platform and data models.

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Arnold Milstein, MD, MPH
Stanford University
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Robert Wachter, MD
University of California,
San Francisco
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Udi Manber, PhD
National Institutes
of Health
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Joy Pritts
Patient Privacy Advisor
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Bryan Sivak
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Carol Cain, PhD
KP Care Management Institute
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Philip Pizzo, MD
Stanford University

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