# Kerem Ozkay

> Kerem Ozkay is the CEO of Carbon Health, the modern primary and urgent care chain. An aerospace engineer turned marketer turned operator, he ran growth and operations at Carbon for years before founder Eren Bali handed him the top job in August 2024. He now steers the company through a Chapter 11 restructuring designed to refocus on its hybrid care model and homegrown EHR.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Carbon Health
- **Organizations:** Carbon Health, Z Gallerie
- **Education:** B.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Arizona
- **Known for:** Promoted to CEO of Carbon Health after serving as COO, Oversaw operations across more than 100 Carbon Health clinics, Helped scale Carbon Health to roughly 1,100 employees and ~$240M in annual revenue

## Career timeline

- **2008** — Joined Z Gallerie as Internet Marketing Specialist
- **2012** — Promoted to eCommerce and Marketing Analyst at Z Gallerie
- **2015** — Promoted to Director of Marketing and Customer Strategy at Z Gallerie
- **2017** — Promoted to VP of Marketing Strategy at Z Gallerie
- **2018** — Promoted to VP of Marketing & Head of eCommerce at Z Gallerie
- **2019** — Joined Carbon Health
- **2024** — Named CEO of Carbon Health, succeeding founder Eren Bali (August 20, 2024)
- **2025** — Led Carbon Health through Chapter 11 filing with $19.5M debtor-in-possession financing

## Achievements

- Promoted to CEO of Carbon Health after serving as COO
- Oversaw operations across more than 100 Carbon Health clinics
- Helped scale Carbon Health to roughly 1,100 employees and ~$240M in annual revenue
- Drove Carbon's investment in a homegrown EHR and AI-assisted documentation tools
- Negotiated $19.5M debtor-in-possession financing through Future Solutions Investments during the Chapter 11 process

## Latest updates

- **2024-08** — Named CEO of Carbon Health, replacing founder Eren Bali (who stayed on as executive chairman).
- **2025** — Led Carbon Health into Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Texas, with $19.5M DIP financing committed to keep clinics operating during a restructuring and sale process.

## Links

- Website: https://carbonhealth.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keremozkay/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kozkay

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Last updated: 2026-05-30