# Faris Ghawi

> Faris Ghawi is the co-founder and CEO of Vytalize Health, a Hoboken-based value-based care company that partners with primary care physicians to manage Medicare patients through data, analytics, and financial incentives. A Lehigh-trained civil engineer who moved into healthcare consulting at EY and then earned an MBA at Columbia, Ghawi launched Vytalize in 2014 with college friends. Under his leadership the company grew to serve hundreds of thousands of Medicare beneficiaries across dozens of states, raised a $100M Series C in 2023, and topped Inc. Magazine's 2024 list as America's fastest-growing private company.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Vytalize Health
- **Organizations:** Vytalize Health, Ernst & Young (EY), Clark Construction Group
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Civil Engineering and Finance, Lehigh University, MBA, Columbia Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded and scaled Vytalize Health into one of the largest independent value-based care and ACO enablement platforms in the U.S., Grew the company to serve hundreds of thousands of Medicare beneficiaries across dozens of states, Led a $100M Series C funding round in February 2023

## Career timeline

- **2009** — Graduates from Lehigh University with degrees in civil engineering and finance
- **2009-2014** — Works in transaction advisory / M&A at Ernst & Young (healthcare, telecom, utilities), after earlier project management work at Clark Construction Group
- **2014** — Co-founds Vytalize Health with Amer Alnajar, Hasan Bayat, and Omar Elrabie, launching out of Columbia Business School
- **2015** — Completes MBA at Columbia Business School
- **2018** — Vytalize featured for helping physician practices maximize Medicare reimbursements as it scales value-based care
- **2023** — Leads Vytalize Health's $100M Series C, backed by Enhanced Healthcare Partners and Monroe Capital
- **2024** — Vytalize Health ranked No. 1 on the Inc. 5000 as America's fastest-growing private company, reporting roughly $1.5B in 2023 revenue

## Achievements

- Co-founded and scaled Vytalize Health into one of the largest independent value-based care and ACO enablement platforms in the U.S.
- Grew the company to serve hundreds of thousands of Medicare beneficiaries across dozens of states
- Led a $100M Series C funding round in February 2023
- Built a company that ranked No. 1 on Inc. Magazine's 2024 list of America's fastest-growing private companies, with roughly $1.5B in 2023 revenue and reported three-year growth of over 90,000%
- Partnered Vytalize with thousands of primary care providers to shift them toward value-based payment models

## Latest updates

- **2024-08** — Vytalize Health named the No. 1 fastest-growing private company in America on the Inc. 5000 list.
- **2023-02** — Vytalize Health closed a $100M Series C round to expand its value-based care platform.

## Links

- Website: https://vytalizehealth.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/faris-ghawi-2b938416
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/vytalizehealth
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/vytalizehealth

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Last updated: 2026-07-17