Zac Lewis, PhD
Zac is an R&D Senior Scientist for the Renew Life brand.
He holds a Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of California, Davis; and was awarded a prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Foundation postdoctoral fellowship
He has extensive expertise in Bifidobacterial genetics and physiology, as well as experience measuring bacterial abundances using state-of-the-art DNA sequencing techniques. He currently leads the development of probiotic and prebiotic products, and is the point person for Renew Life’s clinical trials program. He also provides subject matter expertise on the human microbiome.
Ariana Tiwari
At Renew Life, Ariana Tiwari is responsible for developing and launching science-backed probiotic products, crafting innovative marketing campaigns highlighting women’s digestive issues, and building business cases for innovation focused on the female microbiome. Before joining Renew Life’s brand marketing team, she worked on infrastructure projects at the International Finance Corporation, a part of the World Bank Group, and on healthcare deals in the investment banking division of Credit Suisse. In her spare time, she teaches yoga in San Francisco; launched the DC chapter of Off Their Plate, a non-profit that re-employs restaurant workers in order to feed healthcare professionals on the frontlines of fighting COVID-19; and aspires to taste every wine in Napa Valley. Ariana holds a B.A. from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Lawler Kang
I am presently running League of Allies, a professional services firm focused on helping our clients benefit from "inclusive synergy", the material improvement of both operating and investment performance generated by minimizing dominant culture groupthink. The League was profoundly influenced by researching my second book, The E Ticket.
Chief People Officer at Rue La La, a leading force in the evolution of e-commerce.
Running People Strategy and Talent Acquisition for a health-care focused innovation software consultancy with offices in Cambridge, Washington DC, Trinidad, and Jamaica.
Authoring a book, Passion at Work (Pearson Prentice Hall) that led to a speaking/workshop business that has serviced organizations from startups to Fortune 50 concerns.
Running four turnarounds, from software/services to bio-tech.
Serving as an Engagement Manager in the venture funded business unit at Scient, an eBusiness consulting firm, and then Managing Director of the Northeast, growing the presence to 85 amazing Colleagues.
Staffing revolutions in an executive search capacity.
Specialties: Executive Management, Belonging/Engagement/Retention, Leadership, Start Ups, Motivational Speaking, Consulting, Strategy, Human Assets, Talent Acquisition, Turn Around Management, High-Growth Environments, Writing
Tanya Abreu
Keren Leshem, MBA
Seasoned executive with over 20 years' experience in the medical device & pharmaceutical industries specializing in the management of innovative start-ups, strategy, commercialization, BD and financing.
Holly Rockweiler
Sofia Noori MD, MPH
Dr. Sofia Noori is a third-year resident physician in the Yale Department of Psychiatry. At Yale she serves as the curriculum lead for Innovation to Impact, a NIDA-funded substance use entrepreneurship program that helps addiction researchers and clinicians commercialize their insights for the public good. She is a founding member of the Center for Digital Psychiatry at the Connecticut Mental Health Center, which aims to integrate digital health in the care of patients with serious mental illness. Dr. Noori is a 2019 scholar at Flare Capital Partners in Boston, MA.
Aside from her endeavors in digital health, Dr. Noori deeply cares about the wellbeing of women. She is the co-founder of the Women’s Mental Health Conference at Yale, the first trainee-led women’s mental health conference in the world. Dr. Noori also co-founded the Yale Women’s Housestaff Organization, which advocates for improved working conditions for the over 700 women residents and fellows at Yale.
Dr. Noori is an MD graduate of the PRIME program at UCSF School of Medicine, a dual-degree program that trains emerging physician-leaders to transform care for underserved populations. She received her MPH in health policy and management at UC Berkeley. She is passionate about women’s mental health and the use of technology to improve health equity.
Jarrad Aguirre, MD, MBA
Jarrad Aguirre, MD, MBA, is Head of Corporate Strategy and Advocacy at Myovant Sciences, a healthcare company focused on women's health and prostate cancer. In this role, he oversees corporate communications, patient advocacy, and digital strategy, and serves on the Executive Committee.
Prior to joining Myovant, Jarrad worked as a physician, researcher, and consultant across the spectrum of health and healthcare, including at Brigham and Women's Hospital (a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School), The Colorado Health Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Collective Health.
He graduated with honors from Yale University and University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar. He completed the MD/MBA at Stanford University, supported by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship.
Dr Benjamin Brucker, MD
One of my grandfathers was a general surgeon and the other was an obstetrician—I chose a specialty that is the perfect blend of their fields. I specialize in urology, urogynecology, and surgery, and I help to manage bladder problems, incontinence, urinary tract infections, pelvic organ prolapse, and other conditions.
I use a combination of traditional approaches and advanced, minimally invasive techniques to improve safety, speed of recovery, and outcomes for my patients. I maintain wonderful relationships with my patients and find it incredibly rewarding to help them by managing their conditions and performing surgeries.
It is vital for physicians to completely understand how a condition affects a patient. To do so, we must be familiar with the person’s overall health, sense of wellbeing, and quality of life, as well as the impact of the condition on the person’s relationships and families.
Having this information helps me to create individualized treatment plans. Treatments cannot be “one size fits all,” because every patient experience is unique. Our team, regarded as one of the best in the world, pays close attention to each person’s needs and diagnosis.
In addition to treating patients, I conduct research on incontinence, the effects of multiple sclerosis and neurologic disorders on the bladder, and treatment of people with overactive bladder and benign prostatic hyperplasia, or an enlarged prostate. I’m very fortunate to have received a grant from the Allergan Foundation to continue my research on incontinence. This funding also enables me to train future leaders in the field.
I am proud to have been selected by Super Doctors for a “Rising Star” distinction in the New York Metro area and by The Leading Physicians of the World for a “Top Urologist” award.
Aarathi Singh
Aarathi Singh is a senior executive in the medical device industry with 15+ years of strategy and operating experience. She has a strong background in marketing, sales force optimization, and the commercialization of innovative technologies. Aarathi is Chief Operating Officer of MedGyn, a global manufacturer and distributor for women’s health products. Through Aarathi’s leadership the company has expanded into international markets and new product lines to address the unmet needs in women’s health throughout the world, including partnerships with governments, NGOs, and leading healthcare organizations. Prior to joining MedGyn, Aarathi held positions of increasing responsibility at Deloitte Consulting and at Johnson & Johnson. Aarathi has a BS in Finance from Boston University and a MBA from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management.