Riaz Ali
InvestorChief Strategy Officer and Managing Director at Rock Health · Chief Strategy Officer and Managing Director at Rock Health Capital
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
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About
Riaz Ali is Managing Director and Chief Strategy Officer at Rock Health, where he leads commercial strategy and growth for Rock Health Advisory, working with health plans, health systems, life sciences companies, and the digital health ecosystem. He previously served as Chief Experience Officer at Wider Circle and co-founded Ask Claire, a Medicare navigation company later acquired by Wider Circle, and earlier held roles as Chief Marketing Officer at SCAN Health Plan and in health policy and strategy at Avalere Health. He holds a Master of Public Policy from Georgetown University and an undergraduate degree from Columbia University.
Invests in
Digital Health
Experience
- Rock HealthChief Strategy Officer and Managing Directorcurrent2026 — present
- AnchorAdvisorcurrent2026 — present
- PromptWellAdvisorcurrent2026 — present
- VivoAdvisorcurrent2026 — present
- Wider CircleAdvisorcurrent2026 — present
- Wider CircleChief Experience Officer2023 — 2025
- Ask Claire (acquired by Wider Circle)President2022 — 2023Los Angeles, California, United States
- Ask Claire (acquired by Wider Circle)Co-Founder and CEO2019 — 2022Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- SCAN Health PlanChief Marketing Officer2014 — 2019Long Beach, California
- Avalere HealthVice President2006 — 2014Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Wunderman NY, Young and RubicamSenior Planner1999 — 2004
Skills & more
Business DevelopmentEnterprise MarketingDTCStrategic PartnershipsP&L Management1Corporate DevelopmentPayer RelationsMedicarePayer MarketingCustomer Experience ManagementCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Digital Strategy
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Corporate CommunicationsB2B Marketing StrategyEntrepreneurshipStart-up VenturesFundraisingStartupsBoard AdministrationCorporate FinancePublic HealthNonprofit Board DevelopmentAnalysisStrategic PlanningLanguages Hindi · Spanish · Urdu
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Colleagues at Rock Health
Abby Tarquinio
Consulting at Rock Health
Ashwini Nagappan
Research at Rock Health
Claire Egan Doyle
Marketing and Communications at Rock Health
Donna Hughes
Operations at Rock Health
Jason Lei
Research at Rock Health
Jesse Rivera
Consulting at Rock Health
Julia Croxen
Consulting at Rock Health
Kalindi Shah
Growth and Finance at Rock Health
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Riaz Ali?
- Riaz Ali is Managing Director and Chief Strategy Officer at Rock Health, where he leads commercial strategy and growth for Rock Health Advisory, working with health plans, health systems, life sciences companies, and the digital health ecosystem. He previously served as Chief Experience Officer at Wider Circle and co-founded Ask Claire, a Medicare navigation company later acquired by Wider Circle, and earlier held roles as Chief Marketing Officer at SCAN Health Plan and in health policy and strategy at Avalere Health. He holds a Master of Public Policy from Georgetown University and an undergraduate degree from Columbia University.
- Where does Riaz Ali work?
- Riaz Ali is Chief Strategy Officer and Managing Director at Rock Health.
- What does Riaz Ali invest in?
- Riaz Ali invests in Digital Health.
- Where did Riaz Ali go to school?
- Riaz Ali studied at Columbia University (BA, Political Science); Georgetown University (MPP, Health Policy).
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Also worked at Anchor1
Also worked at SCAN Health Plan4
Also worked at Avalere Health8
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