Joseph is a serial entrepreneur who, with his co-founder, founded and exited two companies in the educational technology space. Joseph worked with behavioral research scientists productizing their research with technology-based solutions for patient behavioral change, focusing on HIV drug adherence, health literacy, and addiction. In 2013, he co-founded Cognotion — a company solving the talent shortage of healthcare workers. In 2020, with James Firman, the former CEO of the National Council on Aging, Joseph founded Bellage, a company empowering older adults in healthy choices. Joseph has spoken at TedMed, Lake Nona, JP Morgan Healthcare. He is a mentor at New York University, Wharton, Cornell, Techstars, and is a Columbia University Fellow. He sits on the board of many well-respected LGBTQ support organizations including The Sam and Devorah Foundation for Transgender youth, Superbia Credit Union, and the board of Stonewall Community Development Corporation. He is a member of the LGBTQ+ Biden Council and LGBTQ+ District Attorney Queens Council.

Gerry is a veteran product leader and technologist with ten years of experience powering the “brains” of health tech and e-learning solutions. He’s applied his machine-learning expertise across the healthcare space — from infectious disease intervention, front-line worker training to impacting behavior change in hard-to-reach populations. Gerry and his co-founder, Joseph Schneier, also built companies in the educational technology space including Cognotion — a company solving the talent shortage of healthcare workers.

Christy is a determined and results-oriented operations executive with over 20 years of experience steering organizational success through relentless determination, enduring optimism, and principled leadership. She is known for her ability to promote collaboration and implement continuous process improvement strategies that significantly boost operational efficiency.
Christy has been involved in almost every aspect of insurance sales — from sales and marketing, to product development, to customer relations. Most recently, Christy served as Executive Vice President of Shared Services for one of the nation’s largest field marketing organizations, Senior Market Advisors (SMA), partnering with Medicare carriers and agencies to serve older adults. Christy has also lead many volunteer initiatives, working directly with Kings Kids Africa, Hands On Nashville, and the Care Cabinet.