# Jeff De Flavio

> Jeff De Flavio is a New York-based entrepreneur, co-founder and founding CEO of Groups Recover Together, where he remains a board director. He is an entrepreneur in residence at AlleyCorp and has co-founded companies including Pearl Health, Diana Health, Affect Therapeutics, Auxa, Chamber, Conduce and Braided Health. His work spans founding teams, executive chairmanships and mentorship of other company builders.

- **Role:** Co-founder and board director at Groups Recover Together; Entrepreneur in Residence at AlleyCorp; Co-founder and Executive Chairman at Pearl Health
- **Organizations:** Groups Recover Together, AlleyCorp, Pearl Health, Diana Health, Affect Therapeutics, Auxa Health, Chamber, Conduce Health, Braided Health, Tempest
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, George Washington University, Doctor of Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Master of Business Administration, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
- **Known for:** Co-founded Groups while a Dartmouth student and served as its founding CEO., Co-founded Pearl with Michael Kopko, Kevin Ryan and Ankit Patel., Helped establish multiple founding teams through AlleyCorp.

## Career timeline

- **2014** — Co-founded Groups Recover Together; its first location opened in Claremont, New Hampshire, in March.
- **2017** — Appeared as founding CEO of Groups on the A Healthy Dose podcast on November 16.
- **2020** — AlleyCorp publicly announced him as Entrepreneur in Residence on August 10, noting an existing year of collaboration.
- **2020** — Called Michael Kopko in October about starting the company that became Pearl Health.
- **2021** — Kristin Muhlner described their collaboration in an AlleyCorp founder interview about Affect.
- **2023** — Chamber introduced its founding team: George Aloth, Sameer Sheth and Jeff De Flavio.
- **2025** — Switchboard announced its acquisition of Conduce on September 30; De Flavio was identified as Conduce board chair.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Groups while a Dartmouth student and served as its founding CEO.
- Co-founded Pearl with Michael Kopko, Kevin Ryan and Ankit Patel.
- Helped establish multiple founding teams through AlleyCorp.
- Served as board chair of Conduce before its announced acquisition by Switchboard.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Pearl announced $50 million in Series C equity financing and a $60 million debt facility, according to a July interview with its chief business officer.
- **2025-09** — Switchboard announced the acquisition of Conduce on September 30, identifying De Flavio as Conduce board chair and AlleyCorp Entrepreneur in Residence.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffdeflavio

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Last updated: 2026-10-23