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Veenu Aulakh

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Executive Director, Medicaid Innovation Collaborative at Acumen America · Board director at Malama Health

San Francisco, California, United States

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Veenu: together at Acumen America

About

Leads the Medicaid Innovation Collaborative, an Acumen America program advancing tech-enabled innovations for people on Medicaid. Previously president of the Center for Care Innovations.

Board director at Malama HealthYC S22

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YC

Malama Health went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — Veenu sits on its board, so any YC alum in your network can reach them through the company's founders.

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Malama Health's investors · 4

Acumen America$250K – $500K checks · since 2026Coyote VenturesSan Francisco · since 2026Wisdom VenturesLos Gatos · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Malama Health

MEMika Eddy
Mika EddyFounder
OLOrlando Li
Orlando LiFounder
DB
Daniela Bahamon Arango
SBShalmali Bane
Shalmali Bane

Experience

  1. Acumen AmericaExecutive Directorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Veenu A ConsultingHealth equity + Innovationcurrent2021 — present
  3. The Health Equity CollectiveCollective Strategy Officer2023 — 2024
  4. Center for Care InnovationsSenior Innovation Fellow2020 — 2021
  5. Center for Care InnovationsPresident and CEO2018 — 2020Oakland, CA
  6. Center for Care InnovationsExecutive Director2012 — 2018
  7. Center for Care InnovationsAssociate Director2011 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
  8. California Healthcare FoundationSenior Program Officer2004 — 2011
  9. Kaiser PermanenteSenior Project Manager2001 — 2004
  10. CareGuideDirector of Strategic Projects2000 — 2001
  11. Kaiser PermanenteCare Consultant - Care Management Institute1998 — 2000
  12. Abbott LaboratoriesProject Manager1993 — 1997

Skills & more

Grants18Program Evaluation41Strategic Planning13Program Development30Nonprofits17Healthcare60Strategy8Program Management45Quality Improvement18Public Health36Healthcare Management21Data Analysis3
+8 moreHealth PolicyHealthcare Information TechnologySocial EntrepreneurshipNon-profitsManaged CarePhilanthropyProcess ImprovementManagement Consulting

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Colleagues at Acumen America

Amon Anderson
Managing Partner at Acumen America
Ayanna Kerrison
Senior Associate at Precursor Ventures
Carlyle Singer
President, Acumen at Acumen America
Catherine Casey Nanda
Managing Partner at Acumen America
Emmanuel Chalopin
Partner, Corporate Secretary, Chief Compliance Officer at Meridiam
Jacqueline Novogratz
Founder & CEO, Acumen at Acumen America
Lily Brown
Associate, Partnerships & Operations at Acumen America
Maya Makkawi
VP, Partnerships & Operations at Acumen America

Frequently asked questions

Who is Veenu Aulakh?
Leads the Medicaid Innovation Collaborative, an Acumen America program advancing tech-enabled innovations for people on Medicaid. Previously president of the Center for Care Innovations.
Where does Veenu Aulakh work?
Veenu Aulakh is Executive Director, Medicaid Innovation Collaborative at Acumen America and Board director at Malama Health.
Where did Veenu Aulakh go to school?
Veenu Aulakh studied at University of Michigan (BSIE, Industrial Engineering); Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (MSPH, Health Policy and Management).

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