About
Michael Botta is the co-founder and President of Sesame, a nationwide direct-pay healthcare marketplace serving more than one million patients, where he leads commercial strategy, P&L, and enterprise partnerships, including Sesame's role as the healthcare benefit for Costco members. His current work focuses on applying AI and large language models to provider discovery, care navigation, triage, and dynamic pricing. Before founding Sesame, he was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company and a desk officer at the Office of Management and Budget; he holds a Ph.D. in health economics from Harvard University and a B.A. from Princeton University.
Founder at Sesame
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Co-founders at Sesame
Experience
- SesameCo-founder and Presidentcurrent2018 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- McKinsey & CompanyEngagement Manager2017 — 2018Greater New York City Area
- McKinsey & CompanyEngagement Manager2015 — 2017New York, United States
- McKinsey & CompanyAssociate2013 — 2015New York, United States
- The White HouseDesk Officer - Office of Management and Budget2009
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Michael Botta?
- Michael Botta is the co-founder and President of Sesame, a nationwide direct-pay healthcare marketplace serving more than one million patients, where he leads commercial strategy, P&L, and enterprise partnerships, including Sesame's role as the healthcare benefit for Costco members. His current work focuses on applying AI and large language models to provider discovery, care navigation, triage, and dynamic pricing. Before founding Sesame, he was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company and a desk officer at the Office of Management and Budget; he holds a Ph.D. in health economics from Harvard University and a B.A. from Princeton University.
- Where does Michael Botta work?
- Michael Botta is Founder of Sesame.
- What companies did Michael Botta found?
- Michael Botta founded Sesame.
- Where did Michael Botta go to school?
- Michael Botta studied at Harvard University (Ph.D., Health Economics); Princeton University (A.B., Biology and Public Policy); Regis High School.
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