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Maayan Cohen
Maayan Cohen is the Co-Founder and CEO of Hello Heart, a Menlo Park-based digital therapeutics company focused exclusively on cardiovascular health. A former Israeli tank platoon commander turned strategy consultant, she built Hello Heart from a 2013 startup into a platform covering 1.6+ million members across Fortune 500 employers, backed by $148.5M in funding from investors including Khosla Ventures, IVP, and Stripes. Named to CNBC Changemakers 2024 and Inc. Female Founders 500 in 2025, Cohen is recognized for her empathy-driven leadership style - including managing her company from Tel Aviv bomb shelters during the 2023 Israel-Hamas war while providing housing and support for both Israeli and Palestinian staff.
Julia Hu
Julia Hu is the co-founder and CEO of Lark Health, an AI-powered virtual care platform managing over 30 million contracted lives. Born in Los Angeles to first-generation Chinese immigrants and raised largely by her father, Hu spent her childhood navigating an undiagnosed chronic condition that would ultimately reshape how she saw healthcare. She dropped out of MIT Sloan mid-MBA to build what is now one of the largest CDC-recognized diabetes prevention program providers in the country, having raised over $257 million and earned recognition from Forbes, Inc., and the UCSF Health Awards Hall of Fame.