# TJ Parker

> TJ Parker is the co-founder and CEO of General Medicine, co-founder and former CEO of PillPack, and a venture partner at Matrix. He built PillPack with Elliot Cohen, sold it to Amazon in 2018, and remained at Amazon through 2022. Based in Park City, Utah, he combines company building and investing with interests in skiing, apparel, cars, and family projects.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at General Medicine; Venture Partner at Matrix
- **Organizations:** General Medicine, PillPack, Amazon, Matrix Partners, Lazy Sun, Warehouse
- **Education:** Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD), Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS)
- **Known for:** Co-founded and led PillPack through its acquisition by Amazon., Built PillPack to more than 1,000 employees and raised more than $100 million in financing., Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, 2015.

## Career timeline

- **2012** — Earned his PharmD from MCPHS; won an MIT Hacking Medicine competition with the concept that became PillPack.
- **2013** — Co-founded PillPack with Elliot Cohen.
- **2014** — PillPack launched commercially; collaborated with IDEO on the customer experience.
- **2015** — Named to Forbes 30 Under 30.
- **2016** — Named to Inc. 30 Under 30.
- **2018** — Amazon acquired PillPack; its financial reporting records approximately $753 million in cash consideration, net of cash acquired, with the acquisition closing September 11.
- **2022** — Left PillPack and Amazon.
- **2023** — Joined Matrix as a general partner; co-founded General Medicine with Elliot Cohen and Ashwin Muralidharan.
- **2025** — General Medicine launched nationally in May.
- **2026** — Delivered the May 7 MCPHS commencement address; became General Medicine’s full-time CEO in October and continued at Matrix as a venture partner.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and led PillPack through its acquisition by Amazon.
- Built PillPack to more than 1,000 employees and raised more than $100 million in financing.
- Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, 2015.
- Inc. 30 Under 30 honoree, 2016.
- Returned to MCPHS as a commencement speaker in 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Joined General Medicine full time as CEO; continues as a venture partner at Matrix. General Medicine announced a $120 million Series B led by Andreessen Horowitz on October 6, taking total funding to $152 million.
- **2026-05** — Delivered MCPHS’s morning commencement address on May 7 and published his remarks on May 8.
- **2025-05** — General Medicine launched nationally.

## Links

- Website: https://tjparker.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tjparker1/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/tjparker
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tjparker/

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