# Rick Bates

> Rick Bates is the Boston-based co-founder of SingleCare and founder, chairman and CEO of its parent company, RxSense. A former Catalyst Health Solutions president and COO, he combines corporate operating experience with consumer technology and enterprise software. He received EY’s 2018 New England Entrepreneur Of The Year award and joined the Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative advisory board in July 2026.

- **Role:** Founder, Chairman and CEO at RxSense; Co-founder of SingleCare
- **Organizations:** RxSense, SingleCare, Catalyst Health Solutions, Coventry, UnitedHealth Group, Cigna, Oxford Health Plans, Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Political Science and History, Williams College, MBA, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- **Known for:** Founded RxSense and co-founded SingleCare., EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2018 New England region award recipient., Appointed to Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative advisory board in July 2026.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2009** — Held senior roles at Oxford Health Plans, Cigna, UnitedHealth Group and Coventry.
- **2009–2012** — Served as president and COO of Catalyst Health Solutions, with responsibility for growth and operations.
- **2015** — Founded RxSense; the company dates the launch of its first product, SingleCare, to this year.
- **2018** — Received EY Entrepreneur Of The Year recognition in the New England region.
- **2020** — RxSense announced an investment from Parthenon Capital.
- **2023** — Discussed launching RxIQ as a standalone analytics product and reconsidering the earlier bundling decision.
- **2025** — Worked with Wharton AI & Analytics Accelerator student teams on business analytics projects.
- **2025-12** — RxSense announced a first European office in Dublin and plans for 75 engineering and product hires over two years.
- **2026-07** — Joined the Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative advisory board.

## Achievements

- Founded RxSense and co-founded SingleCare.
- EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2018 New England region award recipient.
- Appointed to Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative advisory board in July 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Wharton announced Bates as one of seven new AI & Analytics Initiative advisory-board members.
- **2025-12** — RxSense announced its Dublin office and a two-year plan for 75 full-time engineering and product roles.
- **2025-06** — Wharton published accounts of RxSense’s spring student analytics collaborations.

## Links

- Website: https://www.rxsense.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-bates-39b331/

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Last updated: 2026-10-25