# Christopher McGhee

> Christopher McGhee is the Scottish-born, Boston-based co-founder and CEO of Current Health, a care-at-home technology company that began as the wearable startup Snap40. Trained in computer science and medicine, he left medical school to build the company with Stewart Whiting, led it through FDA clearance, international expansion and a reported $400 million sale to Best Buy in 2021, departed in 2024, then reacquired the business and returned as CEO in 2025.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at Current Health
- **Organizations:** Current Health, Element Care, University of Dundee, University of Strathclyde, Best Buy Health
- **Nationality:** Scottish
- **Education:** Degree in Computer Science, University of Strathclyde, Studied Medicine; left after third year to build Current Health, University of Dundee School of Medicine
- **Known for:** Co-founded Current Health and built it from a Dundee student venture into a transatlantic healthcare technology company., Led Current Health through FDA clearance in 2019., Raised more than $70 million in venture capital across the company's development.

## Career timeline

- **2014** — Co-founded Snap40, later renamed Current Health, with Stewart Whiting in Edinburgh.
- **2014** — Won the Converge Challenge KickStart Prize for the early monitoring concept.
- **2015** — Left medical school after his third year to work on the company full-time.
- **2017** — The company received EU regulatory clearance and signed its first NHS customer.
- **2019** — Current Health received FDA clearance and entered the US market.
- **2021** — Raised a $43 million Series B and was acquired by Best Buy for a reported $400 million.
- **2023** — Current Health launched advanced-therapy work with Sarah Cannon and continued expanding care-at-home partnerships.
- **2024** — Left Current Health after roughly ten years with the company.
- **2025** — Reacquired Current Health from Best Buy and returned as CEO and co-founder.
- **2026** — Joined the board of directors of Element Care.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Current Health and built it from a Dundee student venture into a transatlantic healthcare technology company.
- Led Current Health through FDA clearance in 2019.
- Raised more than $70 million in venture capital across the company's development.
- Led Current Health through its reported $400 million acquisition by Best Buy in 2021.
- Reacquired Current Health and returned as CEO in 2025.
- Current Health has supported care for more than 70,000 patients, according to the company and Element Care.
- Won the 2014 Converge Challenge KickStart Prize, Scottish EDGE and Scottish Young EDGE awards.
- With Dr Jo-Ann Nugent, donated £25,000 to establish the McGhee Award for University of Dundee entrepreneurs.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Joined the Element Care board of directors.
- **2026-03** — Current Health announced a collaboration with Cardinal Health's Velocare for last-mile fulfillment of in-home monitoring kits.
- **2025-08** — Outlined four priorities for independent Current Health: monitoring services, AI and automation, technology and service orchestration, and customer-aligned business models.
- **2025-06** — Reacquired Current Health from Best Buy and returned as CEO, with co-founder Stewart Whiting and other former team members also returning.

## Links

- Website: https://currenthealth.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophermcghee
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/christophmcghee

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Last updated: 2026-08-26