Meet the Judges

HEALTHY STARTUPS | Jason is a lifelong cardiac patient and had 3 heart surgeries between the ages of… read more

I am The Happy Tummy, and I offer support to people living with chronic digestive illnesses. I blog about… read more

TYPE 1 DIABETES NETWORK | Melinda was a co-founder of the Type 1 Diabetes Network, one of the earliest… read more

Robin is an award-winning professional writer and editor with experience covering health, wellness, medicine,… read more

Mary has worked in the non-profit sector for 15 years and during that time has been fortunate to learn… read more

Muriel is a French thyroid e-patient. In 2010 she received support from her community Vivre-Sans-Thyroide… read more

XEROX | George is the Director of Technology Scouting for Xerox and serves on the boards of the Rochester… read more

MAD*POW | Chris is a Sr. VP of Experience Design at Mad*Pow and established Mad*Pow's Boston office and… read more

#BCSM | Alicia Staley is the Director of the Precision Medicine Advocates Team and co-founder of the… read more

ENZYVANT | Michele is the Head of Patient Affairs at Enzyvant, following leadership and patient advocacy… read more

CDx PRECISION HEALTH | Known as a 'multi-lingual' genomics geek & innovation-to-commercialization… read more

BUSINESS INNOVATION FACTORY | Kat is a trusted and empathetic thought partner, who gets joy teaching… read more

XTALKS.COM | Sarah is the Editor-in-Chief of Xtalks.com, a digital media company providing educational… read more

Morgan is a Patient Advocate and a sophomore at Auburn University, double-majoring in psychology and… read more

Luke Escombe is an award-winning singer-songwriter, comedian and health advocate. He is the creator of… read more

COMMOTION | Ela Pathak-Sen is a patient and public activist with expertise in engagment & involvement… read more

MEDICALFACTS and MEDEASY | "The Engagement Era and inclusiveness is new to some, but not to me." Janine… read more

ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION | Emmy is a Program Officer at Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, where she… read more

I am navigating my wonderfully un-average journey with my husband, my crazy dog, my faith and chronic… read more

THE STORY COLLIDER | Erin Barker is the artistic director of science storytelling organization The Story… read more

Journalist and freelance writer about medicine and research. Reviewer for Health News Review, a nonprofit… read more

Lori-Ann Holbrook lives in Dallas, Texas with her husband and therapy cat. She writes about living with… read more

TONIC LIFE COMMUNICATIONS | As a Vice President at Tonic Life Communications, Jennifer lives and breathes… read more

RICE UNIVERSITY | Kirsten Ostherr, PhD, MPH is a media scholar and health researcher at Rice University… read more

HEALTHSPARQ | Burt oversees all Marketing for HealthSparq. He is responsible for developing and telling… read more

YOUBASE.IO | Leonard is the Co-founder and CEO of YouBase.io. Their vision is to give individuals access… read more

NOSTALAB | First and foremost, John is a thinker. A thinker entrenched in the world of science, medicine… read more

NTT DATA, INC. (formerly Dell) | A 25+ year veteran of healthcare technology with a diverse career and… read more

NEPHROLOGIST and #NEPHJC | Swapnil Hiremath, MD, MPH, FASN, is a Staff Nephrologist at the Ottawa Hospital,… read more

RARE DOTS, INC and FLIP THE CLINIC | Whitney Bowman-Zatzkin, MPA, MSR, is a passionate community architect… read more

Aaron is a self-proclaimed "guy living with HIV who makes YouTube videos". He currently is finishing… read more

MEMOTEXT and A4i INC | For 10 years (that's 100 in digital health years), Amos has been dedicated to… read more

Cyrena had a peripatetic path: med school, a biomed PhD, and now social work. So why health care? The… read more

AutoimmuneMom.com is equal parts community and storytelling and expert information for moms managing… read more

TAKEDA ONCOLOGY | Amy Atwood is a communications leader with more than 20 years of experience in all… read more

UNGERLEIDER FUND and END WELL | Shoshana Ungerleider, MD is an internist in San Francisco. She serves… read more

WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY | Melisa is the Residential Program Director of the Emergency Medical Care… read more

MEDDIGITAL and MEDCROWD | Dr Felix Jackson is the founder of medDigital and medCrowd. He's a doctor and… read more

#HCLDR | Colin is a HealthIT and healthcare marketer all rolled into a ball of energy & enthusiasm.… read more

FRIENDS LEARN | Bhargav Sri Prakash is an engineer and serial entrepreneur. He is a former professional… read more

COMMON PRACTICE | Jethro is CEO and co-founder of Common Practice. He has over 20 years of experience… read more

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | Leigh Anne Naas has over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry,… read more

Retired Clinical Social Worker. 25 years experience in health care, primarily pediatric specialties.… read more

FAMILY PHYSICIAN and SOCIAL MEDIA ENTHUSIAST | Dr Mike Sevilla is a Family Physician in a small town… read more

Ulyana is currently the Director of Scientific Affairs at the American Society of Hematology, a non-profit… read more

CAREUMBRELLA | Physician (Physiatry; focus on Geriatric Rehab, Dementia, Stroke, Brain Injury, Spinal… read more

SCIENCE 37 | Marcella has been in healthcare for about 20 years, working in molecular oncology before… read more

IBM WATSON HEALTH | Jake's expertise lies in commercializing innovative health technologies and therapies… read more