About
Logan Plaster is Managing Director at StartUp Health, where he works at the intersection of healthcare, technology, and entrepreneurship. With more than 20 years of experience spanning journalism, executive communications, and media strategy, he has served as a medical journal editor, built print and digital media brands, and hosted podcasts. His reporting has appeared in Quartz, The Atlantic's CityLab, and Runner's World, and has been recognized with a Sidney Award for long-form journalism; he has also taught as visiting faculty at Columbia Business School.
Experience
- StartUp HealthManaging Directorcurrent2026 — presentUnited States
- Gateway AIVP of Alliances2025 — 2026Palo Alto, CA
- Portmanteau Media LLCFounder2012 — 2026Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- StartUp HealthChief Content Officer2022 — 2025
- StartUp HealthMedia Director / Editor in Chief2018 — 2022Greater New York City Area
- Emergency Physicians InternationalFounder / Publisher2010 — 2020
- Telemedicine MagazineEditor in Chief / Creative Director2015 — 2018Brooklyn
- Emergency Physicians MonthlyManaging Editor / Creative Director2005 — 2018
- QuartzFreelance Writer2013
- Runner's WorldEditorial Intern2004
- The Cecil WhigReporter2003Elkton, Maryland
Education
- Northwestern UniversityBSJ, Journalism2000 — 2005
- New York UniversityMaster of Science (Incomplete), Publishing2009 — 2010
Skills & more
Editing49Technical Writing15Graphic Design7Narrative Journalism4Information GraphicsMedical Writing5Publishing74Magazines58Journalism25Copy Editing30Blogging39Proofreading13
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Same school
Also attended Northwestern University278
Hannah KrootMarketing Lead at Intel CapitalMikowai AshwillInvestor at Spark CapitalNaomi Pilosof IonitaBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesEric OngInvestor at LightbankBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankScott JacobsonManaging Director at Madrona Venture Group
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Also attended New York University281
Gabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystAndrea EchstenkamperVP of Marketing at HeavybitRami BranitzkyPartner at Sapphire VenturesZach WhiteInvestment Team at 8VCAnkita TiwariPrograms Manager at StartXUri LopatinInvestor at Khosla Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at StartUp Health27
Maxim OwenPartner at Wavemaker Three-Sixty HealthAnne DordaiHead of Portfolio and Platform at Wavemaker Three-Sixty HealthNolan ShahAssociate at Spero VenturesJason FingerManaging Partner at Upper90Unity StoakesCEO, President & Co-founder at StartUp HealthSteven KreinStrategic Advisor & Co-founder at StartUp Health
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Also worked at Quartz2
Colleagues at StartUp Health
Aishu Sukumar
Alzheimer's Moonshot Impact Board at StartUp Health
Albert Tzeel
T1D Moonshot Impact Board at StartUp Health
Attallah Shabazz
Health Moonshot Impact Board at StartUp Health
Bari Krein
CSO, Managing Partner at StartUp Health
Chuck Henderson
Health Moonshot Impact Board at StartUp Health
Craig Ritchie
Alzheimer's Moonshot Impact Board at StartUp Health
David Weingard
T1D Moonshot Impact Board at StartUp Health
Elizabeth A. Dale
Health Moonshot Impact Board at StartUp Health