# Omar Dawood

> Omar Dawood is the CEO and board member of Huddle Up, the pediatric digital health company formerly known as DotCom Therapy. A physician with four degrees and a long run through the digital mental-health world (Ginger, Calm, BetterUp), he now leads a team delivering speech, occupational, mental-health and special-education therapy to children across nearly 1,000 US school districts. Under his watch the company rebranded, closed a Series C led by Kayne Anderson Growth Capital, and crossed one million care sessions.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer and Board Member at Huddle Up
- **Organizations:** Huddle Up, DotCom Therapy, BetterUp, Calm, Ginger / Headspace Health, Accuray, Kona Medical, AliveCor, Samsung
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A. in Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, M.P.H., concentration in cancer epidemiology, Yale University, M.B.A., The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, M.D., Georgetown University School of Medicine
- **Known for:** Led the rebrand of DotCom Therapy to Huddle Up in April 2024, Closed a Series C funding round led by Kayne Anderson Growth Capital, Oversaw delivery of more than one million pediatric care sessions

## Career timeline

- **2010** — Named Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Silicon Valley Man of the Year for leading national fundraising for cancer research
- **2010s** — Held senior executive and advisory roles at Accuray, Kona Medical, AliveCor and Samsung
- **2010s** — President and Chief Medical Officer of Ginger / Ginger Medical Corporation (now Headspace Health) for six years
- **2020s** — Chief Medical Officer and Head of Sales at Calm
- **2022** — Head of Commercial Strategy and President of BetterUp Care
- **2023** — Became CEO and Board Member of DotCom Therapy (January)
- **2024** — Led rebrand of DotCom Therapy to Huddle Up and closed Series C led by Kayne Anderson Growth Capital (April)
- **2024** — Huddle Up delivered its one millionth therapy session

## Achievements

- Led the rebrand of DotCom Therapy to Huddle Up in April 2024
- Closed a Series C funding round led by Kayne Anderson Growth Capital
- Oversaw delivery of more than one million pediatric care sessions
- Maintained a 96% 90-day provider retention rate
- Expanded the company to serve nearly 1,000 US school districts
- Helped grow Ginger over six years before its merger into Headspace Health
- Howard Hughes Research Scholar and National Cancer Institute Research Scholar
- Leukemia and Lymphoma Society 2010 Silicon Valley Man of the Year

## Latest updates

- **2024-04** — DotCom Therapy rebranded to Huddle Up and closed a Series C led by Kayne Anderson Growth Capital.
- **2024** — Huddle Up celebrated delivering its one millionth therapy session.

## Links

- Website: https://huddleupcare.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/omar-dawood-m-d-m-p-h-m-b-a-4b5b6942/

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Last updated: 2026-06-10