# Adnan Iqbal

> Adnan Iqbal is the Co-Founder and CEO of Luma Health, a San Mateo-based healthcare technology company that has built an AI-native Patient Success Platform used by 750+ healthcare organizations, 100 million patients, and 500,000+ providers. A second-generation Pakistani-American and serial entrepreneur, Iqbal studied environmental biology at UC Berkeley, earned an MPhil in BioScience from Cambridge University, and an MS/MBA from Stanford GSB. Before Luma, he spent five years in management at Genentech and co-founded AutoTB, a tuberculosis diagnostic startup that won both Cambridge and UC Berkeley entrepreneurship competitions. Luma Health has raised $160 million in funding and enabled $3.2 billion in healthcare revenue.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Luma Health
- **Organizations:** Luma Health, Genentech, Deloitte Consulting, AutoTB, StartX, Jumpstart Foundry
- **Nationality:** American (Pakistani-American)
- **Education:** BS, Environmental Biology, University of California, Berkeley, MPhil, BioScience, University of Cambridge (Sidney Sussex College), MS/MBA, General Management, Global Leadership and Innovation, Stanford University Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Built Luma Health to serve 100+ million patients across 750+ healthcare organizations and 500,000+ providers, Raised $160 million total funding including a $130M Series C (November 2021), Facilitated 3 million COVID-19 vaccinations including over 1 million for Cook County Health

## Career timeline

- **~2000-2004** — Studied Environmental Biology at UC Berkeley; played soccer, tore ACL sophomore year
- **2006-2007** — MPhil in BioScience at Cambridge University (Sidney Sussex College) on Cambridge Overseas Trust and Parry Dutton Scholarships
- **2008** — Co-founded AutoTB, a low-cost tuberculosis diagnostic medical device startup; won CUE (Cambridge University Entrepreneurs) competition
- **2009** — AutoTB won UC Berkeley Business Plan competition
- **~2008-2012** — Worked at Deloitte Consulting and then Genentech, holding leadership roles across R&D, Finance, Operations, and Market Analysis & Strategy
- **~2012-2015** — MS/MBA at Stanford GSB; reconnected with undergraduate roommate Dr. Tashfeen Ekram, who was completing his radiology fellowship
- **2015** — Co-founded Luma Health with Tashfeen Ekram and Aditya Bansod to solve healthcare patient access and scheduling
- **2018** — Deployed machine learning across the Luma Health platform
- **2020** — Luma Health reached 10 million patients; became advisor at StartX (Stanford-affiliated accelerator)
- **2021** — Facilitated 3 million COVID-19 vaccinations including Cook County Health (1M+ appointments); raised $130M Series C led by FTV Capital
- **2024** — Luma Health reached 100 million patients; won British Council Study UK USA Alumni Awards Business & Innovation category (February)
- **2025** — Luma Health expanded to first UK and Canadian customers; platform enabled 4.8 million days sooner care

## Achievements

- Built Luma Health to serve 100+ million patients across 750+ healthcare organizations and 500,000+ providers
- Raised $160 million total funding including a $130M Series C (November 2021)
- Facilitated 3 million COVID-19 vaccinations including over 1 million for Cook County Health
- Grew Luma Health 30% year-over-year during a healthcare industry downturn
- Won British Council Study UK USA Alumni Awards, Business & Innovation category (2024)
- Co-founded AutoTB which won the Cambridge University Entrepreneurs competition (2008) and UC Berkeley Business Plan competition (2009)
- Luma Health has enabled $3.2 billion in healthcare revenue for customers
- Led Luma Health's international expansion into the UK and Canada (2024-2025)
- Enabled 4.8 million days sooner patient care by March 2025
- Mentor at Jumpstart Foundry; advisor at StartX (Stanford startup accelerator)

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — Luma Health platform enabled 4.8 million days sooner care for patients
- **2025-02** — Luma Health onboarded first UK customers, beginning international expansion
- **2024-12** — Luma Health onboarded first Canadian customers
- **2024-06** — Luma Health reached 100 million patients on platform
- **2024-02** — Won British Council Study UK USA Alumni Awards, Business & Innovation category at British Ambassador's Residence, Washington D.C.
- **2026-12** — Invited speaker at NGPX 2026 (Next Generation Patient Experience conference, December 2-4, 2026)

## Links

- Website: https://lumahealth.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ariqbal/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lumahealth
- Facebook: http://facebook.com/lumahealth

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Last updated: 2026-05-27