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Laizer Kornwasser

Investor

Strategic Healthcare Advisor at Team8

New York City Metropolitan Area

About

Laizer Kornwasser is Chief Executive Officer at DrFirst, Inc. He has held executive positions at top global companies in the health technology sector and teaches at Yeshiva University.

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Experience

  1. DrFirst, Inc.Chief Executive Officercurrent2025 — present
  2. Yeshiva UniversityAdjunct Professorcurrent2015 — present
  3. Yeshiva UniversityMember Board of Trustees2015 — 2019
  4. Teladoc HealthPresident, Enterprise Growth and Global Markets2022 — 2024
  5. CareCentrixPresident and Chief Operating Officer (Acquired by Walgreens)2018 — 2022
  6. Everyday Health GroupMember Board of Directors2015 — 2016
  7. Bausch Health Companies Inc.Executive Vice President/Company Group Chairman2013 — 2015
  8. Medco HealthSenior Vice President2005 — 2012
  9. MedcoVice President, Business Development2003 — 2004
  10. Opera SolutionsPrincipal2000 — 2003
  11. Walker DigitalVice President1999 — 2000
  12. Merrill LynchAssociate Investment Banking1997 — 1999
  13. Coopers & LybrandAuditor1992 — 1994

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMBA1994 — 1996
  2. Yeshiva UniversityBS, Accounting1988 — 1992

Skills & more

Strategic Planning46Leadership10Strategy7Executive Management42Business Strategy24Managed Care52Healthcare36Mergers18Corporate Development16Business Development13Financial Modeling12Healthcare Industry8
+2 morePharmacy Benefit ManagementPharmacueticals

From Laizer's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School1,777

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

+ 1,771 more

Also attended Yeshiva University40

Uri GreenwaldInvestor at Khosla VenturesBruce TaraginManaging Director at Blumberg CapitalSophia BlumenstrauchHead of Platform at Verissimo VenturesMichael EisenbergInvestor at AlephEliyahou AmsellemAssociate at Ridge VenturesAmit TobolskyInvestor Relations Director at Serendipity Impact VC

+ 34 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Yeshiva University8

Dr. Gali EinavAcademic Director | Alpha-Bet at Vetted AcceleratorDr. Maria BlekherCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Serendipity Impact VCAmit TobolskyInvestor Relations Director at Serendipity Impact VCJudah DiamentInvestor at Maccabee VenturesMichael KleinInvestor at Maccabee VenturesKentucky MorrowPartner at DIA

+ 2 more

Also worked at Teladoc Health8

Chris BischoffInvestment Team at General CatalystMarc SubiratsGeneral Partner at Nina CapitalMichelle RiderHealthcare Advisor at 2Flo VenturesBen WireHead of Strategic Engagement and Partnerships at Cobalt VenturesDonna BoyerExecutive-in-Residence (EIR) at Cowboy VenturesBill Frist, M.D.Co-Founder and Partner at Frist Cressey Ventures

+ 2 more

Also worked at Everyday Health Group5

David GoldenManaging Partner, Revolution VenturesAllison GoldbergManaging Partner, Comcast Ventures at Saints CapitalTodd PietriCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Activate Venture PartnersChris O'BrienVenture Partner | CEO, AdhereTech at Remarkable VenturesDeepesh BanerjiAdvisor at Whiteoak

Also worked at Opera Solutions7

Harsh ShahVenture Partner at FJ LabsBryan FinkelVenture Partner, Investing & Operations at CatchLight Capital PartnersAbhinav SherwalCo-Founder and Co-CEO at Recur ClubCheryl Sew HoyInvestor at TheVentureCityGuhan KandasamyPrincipal at 10X CapitalAakash TulsaniPrincipal at B Capital Group

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Colleagues at Team8

Aaron Dubin
Partner at Team8
Adi Kuperly
Director of HR & Talent Acquisition at Team8
Adi Vazana
Business Development Operations Specialist at Team8
Adm. Michael Rogers
Former Director, NSA & Operating Partner, Team8 at Team8
Alon Huri
Managing Partner at Team8
Alon Melcer
Strategy & Business Research Manager at Team8
Amir Lewkowicz
VP of Digital Health Business Development at Team8
Amir Zilberstein
Managing Partner at Team8