disability-services
(3)Ken Traverso Built a Career Around the Moments Technology Has to Work
After decades turning complicated technology into dependable services, the SafeinHome CEO is applying an operator’s discipline to a deeply human goal: helping more people direct life on their own terms.
David Pearlstein
David Pearlstein is the Chief Executive Officer of New Horizons In-Home Care, Oregon's largest in-home care agency with over 570 employees and 12 locations statewide. A serial entrepreneur with 30+ years spanning healthcare, insurance, and real estate, Pearlstein built and sold multiple companies before taking the helm at New Horizons — transforming it into an award-winning, people-first organization recognized for both care quality and employer culture. Based in Lafayette, California, he leads a company providing around-the-clock care to seniors, adults with disabilities, and medically fragile children across Oregon.
Joy Zhang
Joy Zhang is the CEO and Co-Founder of Mon Ami, a San Francisco-based healthtech company building HIPAA-compliant SaaS for agencies that serve older adults and people with disabilities. A Stanford MBA who has volunteered in hospice and dementia care since high school, Zhang co-founded Mon Ami in 2018 after interviewing 150+ seniors and caregivers to understand what the system was missing. Today Mon Ami is used by government agencies and nonprofits across the US, helping them replace manual paperwork with automation - so their staff can focus on care instead of administrative burden. The company has raised over $12M and grown to 180 employees, making it one of the most visible startups in the aging-services technology space.