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Sumair Akhtar

Chief Clinical Officer at Strive Health

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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About

Sumair Akhtar is a physician executive serving as Chief Clinical Officer at Strive Health, with prior leadership experience across national value-based care organizations, health plans and risk-bearing provider groups. He has built and led clinical and operations teams focused on high-risk, chronically ill and vulnerable populations across Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and other complex care models, with work centered on scaling clinical operations, improving quality outcomes and reducing total cost of care. He has also worked with executive leadership, investors and boards on growth, operational turnaround and clinical transformation.

Chief Clinical Officer at Strive Health

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Strive Health's investors · 7

Ascension VenturesSaint Louis · $10M – $20M checksCapitalGSan Francisco · $50M – $100M checksCVS Health VenturesWoonsocketEcho Health VenturesDurhamNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checksRedpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checksTown Hall VenturesNew York · $3M – $30M checks

Co-founders at Strive Health

CRChris Riopelle
Chris RiopelleCo-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
WSWill Stokes
Will StokesCo-Founder & Advisor

Experience

  1. Strive HealthChief Clinical Officercurrent2022 — presentGreater Chicago Area
  2. Minnesota Network of Hospice & Palliative CareBoard Member, Board Of Directors2021 — 2023Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
  3. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of MinnesotaVice President2021 — 2022Minnesota, United States
  4. Livio HealthChief Clinical Officer2021 — 2022Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
  5. CareMore HealthChief Medical Officer, East Region2020 — 2021Las Vegas, Nevada
  6. CareMore HealthStaff VP | Regional Medical Officer, Nevada2018 — 2020Las Vegas, Nevada Area
  7. CareMore HealthDirector, High Risk and Transitional Care2017 — 2018Las Vegas, Nevada Area
  8. Aspire Health, Inc.Chief Medical Officer, East Region2020 — 2021
  9. Anthem, Inc.Staff Vice President2018 — 2021United States
  10. Iora HealthAssociate Medical Director2017Las Vegas Metropolitan Area
  11. Iora HealthFellow in Primary Care Leadership and Innovation2015 — 2017Las Vegas Metropolitan Area
  12. National Physicians AllianceA. Gene Copello Health Advocacy Fellow2015 — 2016
  13. U.S. Department of Veterans AffairsHospitalist/Primary Care Physician/Chief Resident2010 — 2015West Haven, Connecticut, United States
  14. Yale School of MedicineAcademic Hospitalist and Clinical Instructor2014 — 2015New Haven CT
  15. Yale School of MedicineChief Resident in Internal Medicine2013 — 2014New Haven, CT
  16. Yale New Haven HospitalResident Physician- Internal Medicine2010 — 2013

Skills & more

Healthcare Leadership33Healthcare Information Technology22Product Innovation3Healthcare Management14Internal Medicine35Medicine34Clinical Research35Healthcare34Medical Education25Patient Safety11Public Health24Hospitals12
+12 moreBoard CertifiedQuality ImprovementResearchShared Decision MakingMedical ResearchInpatientPrimary CareTeachingEMRElectronic Medical Record (EMR)Primary Care InnovationLeadership

Languages Hindi · Spanish · Urdu

  • Board Certification in Internal Medicine — American Board of Internal Medicine

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Who is Sumair Akhtar?
Sumair Akhtar is a physician executive serving as Chief Clinical Officer at Strive Health, with prior leadership experience across national value-based care organizations, health plans and risk-bearing provider groups. He has built and led clinical and operations teams focused on high-risk, chronically ill and vulnerable populations across Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and other complex care models, with work centered on scaling clinical operations, improving quality outcomes and reducing total cost of care. He has also worked with executive leadership, investors and boards on growth, operational turnaround and clinical transformation.
Where does Sumair Akhtar work?
Sumair Akhtar is Chief Clinical Officer at Strive Health.
Where did Sumair Akhtar go to school?
Sumair Akhtar studied at The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth (Master’s Degree, Health Care Delivery Science); Yale School of Medicine (Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine Residency Program); University of Maryland School of Medicine (MD, Medicine).

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Also attended The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth324

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Also attended Yale School of Medicine73

Lars PedersenPartner, Chief Financial Officer at Redpoint VenturesAlexi Nazem, MDGeneral Partner at AlleyCorpElias QuijanoPrincipal at Northpond VenturesJeffrey LowPartner at Averin CapitalBridget Martell MA, MDSenior Biopharmaceutical Advisor at Two Bear CapitalAlley (Welsh) OlshanskyAdvisor at Casdin Capital

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Also attended University of Maryland School of Medicine7

Ehsan SadriInvestor at Visionary VenturesCharlotte Jones-BurtonPartner at 2Flo VenturesDr. Ehsan SadriInvestment Committee at Visionary VenturesPaul SekhriInvestor at eGenesis, Inc. Full-timeManan ShahFounder at WyndlySuzanne CloughExecutive Officer at WellDoc

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Also attended University of Maryland478

Katrina PagliaChief Legal Officer at Pantera CapitalSujal PatelStrategic Director at Madrona Venture GroupDaniel DemmerInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersDan RochkindCFO at Lerer HippeauAaron EpsteinGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorKevin NiechenInvestment Team at 8VC

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Shared employers

Also worked at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota4

Ken BurdickInvestor at HLM Investment PartnersMary GronsethManaging Director at White Oak Global AdvisorsMichael LunzerExecutive Officer, Director at Itiliti HealthLeah LarsonCEO at Big Ass Fans

Also worked at Anthem, Inc.36

Amara GwynEvent Manager at March Capital PartnersDr. ChettipallyVenture Advisor at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcWalter HughesPartner at Transform Capital ManagementChima OsukaEntrepreneur In Residence at Suncoast VenturesJennifer MalinAdvisor at Oncology VenturesHarlan LevinePresident of Health Innovation and Policy at Oncology Ventures

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Also worked at Iora Health15

Samir KaulInvestor at Khosla VenturesLiam DonohueInvestor at .406 VenturesGraham BrooksPartner at .406 VenturesMichael GreeleyCo-Founder and General Partner at Flare Capital PartnersRushika FernandopulleCEO, Iora Health & Founding Pillar at Pillar VCGillian MunsonChief Financial Officer Vimeo at Lytical Ventures

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Also worked at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs42

Hubert ZajicekCEO and Co-founder of Health WildcattersTarek El-SawyVenture Partner at RaivenDr. Sachin JainPresident and CEO at Team8Jennifer MalinAdvisor at Oncology VenturesLeo MackaySenior Vice President, Ethics and Enterprise Assurance at Lockheed Martin VenturesSachin JainObvious Champion at Obvious Ventures

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