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July 4, 2023
Today my homeland is celebrating independence from the country that I now call home. The...
January 21, 2022
In the four months since I joined UnitedHealth Group, I've witnessed first-hand how our Optum and...
September 7, 2021
Today I start a new role as Chief Design Officer at UnitedHealth Group, working on the Optum...
August 31, 2021
Today was my last day in the world of banking. I'm about to begin a new adventure next week as...
July 13, 2020
Nudging towards Prosperity This year at Nudgestock 2020, as we were all sheltered at home, I...
July 5, 2018
Those that have worked with me know that I follow the DARPA approach of reflecting on my impact...
May 23, 2018
In this 40 minute interview, Liz Bacelar of TheCurrent asks questions about the courageous...
October 20, 2016
It’s scary starting your own company, especially when you’re in your 40s, are the sole...
July 8, 2016
We just celebrated Independence Day here in the US, and in addition to an extraordinary amount of...
May 16, 2016
Design, your days of elitist exclusivity are numbered. This time last year, I was speaking at...
April 2, 2016
Every two years... ...I figure out what I want to do when I grow up, and switch things up...
November 30, 2015
It's been a year since I made my first attempt to blog. Life and work have been busy. Building an...
December 14, 2014
Last week my team started working out in the open in the SF Cafe, brainstorming with ordinary...
December 14, 2014
Starting tomorrow, there will be no more free lunches, subsidized massages, weekly company...