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Jason Comer Learned to Read the Fine Print - Then Took the Top Job
The finance-and-law polymath arrived at a young telehealth company as an adviser. Seven years, two funding rounds and several job titles later, he was running it - without losing his taste for the details.
Culina Health
Culina Health is a virtual nutrition care company founded in 2020 by registered dietitians Vanessa Rissetto and Tamar Samuels. It pairs patients with credentialed registered dietitians for one-on-one, insurance-covered nutrition therapy delivered via telehealth across all 50 states. The company blends evidence-based clinical care with culturally affirming, multilingual support to treat conditions ranging from diabetes and heart disease to GI disorders and eating disorders, while partnering with major insurers, Medicare, and employers to make expert nutrition care accessible.
Faris Ghawi
Faris Ghawi is the co-founder and CEO of Vytalize Health, a Hoboken-based value-based care company that partners with primary care physicians to manage Medicare patients through data, analytics, and financial incentives. A Lehigh-trained civil engineer who moved into healthcare consulting at EY and then earned an MBA at Columbia, Ghawi launched Vytalize in 2014 with college friends. Under his leadership the company grew to serve hundreds of thousands of Medicare beneficiaries across dozens of states, raised a $100M Series C in 2023, and topped Inc. Magazine's 2024 list as America's fastest-growing private company.