# Andrew Kress

> Andrew Kress is the co-founder and CEO of HealthVerity, the Philadelphia company that built one of the largest real-world healthcare data ecosystems and the technology to link, govern and exchange it without exposing patient identities. An English major from Yale who spent his career inside the plumbing of healthcare data - running SDI Health, then leading Healthcare Value Solutions at IMS Health - he started HealthVerity in 2014 to make fragmented, privacy-bound health data usable. The company raised $100M in Series D funding in 2021 led by Durable Capital Partners. Kress also serves on the boards of Philadelphia cultural institutions including the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at HealthVerity
- **Organizations:** HealthVerity, IMS Health, SDI Health, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Trustee), Pennsylvania Ballet (Board), The Agnes Irwin School (Board)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A. in English, Yale University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads HealthVerity, operator of one of the largest real-world healthcare data ecosystems in the US., Built and led SDI Health to become the nation's second-largest pharmaceutical informatics company with over 600 employees., Created one of the largest linked, de-identified healthcare data assets in the industry.

## Career timeline

- **pre-2011** — CEO of SDI Health, growing it into the nation's second-largest pharmaceutical informatics company with 600+ employees and one of the largest linked de-identified healthcare data assets.
- **2011** — SDI Health acquired by IMS Health.
- **2011-2014** — Senior Vice President of Healthcare Value Solutions at IMS Health, overseeing Real World Evidence Solutions, Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Payer and Provider Services, Clinical Trial Optimization and Government Services; created the company's mobile health offerings and designed its genomics strategy.
- **2014** — Co-founded HealthVerity in Philadelphia.
- **2018** — Elected a Trustee of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
- **2021** — HealthVerity closed $100M Series D funding led by Durable Capital Partners, bringing total raised to roughly $142M.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads HealthVerity, operator of one of the largest real-world healthcare data ecosystems in the US.
- Built and led SDI Health to become the nation's second-largest pharmaceutical informatics company with over 600 employees.
- Created one of the largest linked, de-identified healthcare data assets in the industry.
- Led HealthVerity's $100M Series D raise in 2021.
- Pioneered the IPGE (Identity, Privacy, Governance, Exchange) platform for privacy-preserving health data exchange.
- Serves as a trustee and board member of several Philadelphia cultural and educational institutions.

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — Slated to lead a panel on real-world data at Datapalooza 2025.
- **2024-09** — HealthVerity introduced Taxonomy, described as a national standard for healthcare data, under Kress's leadership.

## Links

- Website: https://healthverity.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewekress

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Last updated: 2026-06-14