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ABOUT HEALTH TEQUITY

Who We Are

Health Tequity is a technology company that leverages the best of digital health and AI to optimize the healthspan — the years of life free from chronic illness and disability.

We deliver digital health and AI innovation through community and stakeholder co-design, assuring that cutting-edge technology fulfills real-world human needs. Our platform enables care coordination, remote patient monitoring, and AI solutions that are modular and interoperate with existing electronic health systems. Our flexible technologies easily support community and rural health centers and hospitals, yet scale to the needs of large health systems.

Health Tequity collaborates with its clients and the communities they serve, using our technology and experience to ease the hard work of system implementation that makes the difference for health outcomes and cost-effectiveness. Our team includes experienced technologists, researchers, data scientists and analysts, and system implementers to deliver real-world and evidence-based impact.

Bridging Technology & Healthcare

Health professionals collaborating

Meet Our Team

Katherine Kim, PhD, MPH, MBA, FAMIA, FIAHSI

Katherine Kim, PhD, MPH, MBA, FAMIA, FIAHSI

Founder & CEO

Health informatics researcher and digital health expert with 25+ years in healthcare management, entrepreneurship, and technology. Adjunct Professor at UC Davis School of Medicine, Fellow of the American Medical Informatics Association, and Fellow of International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics.

Tyler Kim-Hayes

Tyler Kim-Hayes

Co-Founder & Head of Administration

Product development and administration leader with expertise in biology, genetics, and database management. Experienced in training and team development across diverse technical disciplines.

Vinay Pai, PhD, MBA

Vinay Pai, PhD, MBA

Co-Founder & CTO

Former FDA Digital Health Specialist and NIH program officer with deep expertise in biomedical imaging, health informatics, and regulatory technology. PhD in Mechanical Engineering, MBA from Johns Hopkins.

Josh Weand

Josh Weand

Co-Founder, Principal Software Developer

Technical infrastructure and development. Expert in AI integration for companies, apps, and products with deep experience in the systems needed to deploy AI solutions effectively. BS in Information Systems Management from University of Maryland.

Advisory Board

Dr. Sanjeev Bhavnani, MD

Dr. Sanjeev Bhavnani, MD

Cardiologist

Scripps Health

Susan Hull, MSN, RN, NI-BC, NEA-BC, FAMIA

Susan Hull, MSN, RN, NI-BC, NEA-BC, FAMIA

Nursing Informatics

MITRE Labs

Dr. Mark Nitzberg, PhD

Dr. Mark Nitzberg, PhD

Human-centered AI

UC Berkeley, Berkeley AI Research Group

Dr. Nancy Beale, PhD, RN, NI-BC, FAMIA

Dr. Nancy Beale, PhD, RN, NI-BC, FAMIA

Clinical Informatics, Chief Nursing Informatics Officer

Catholic Health

Chia-Lin Simmons, JD

Chia-Lin Simmons, JD

Technology Scaling

CEO, LogicMark

Dr. David Lindeman, PhD, MSW

Dr. David Lindeman, PhD, MSW

Gerontologist, Tech & Aging

UC Berkeley, CITRIS

Community Affiliates

Misty Pacheco

Misty Pacheco

Affiliate

Professor at University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, conducts health disparities research, founding member of Maika'i Health Corporation.

Tomás A. Magaña, MD, MA, FAAP

Tomás A. Magaña, MD, MA, FAAP

Affiliate

Pediatrician specializing in care for vulnerable children, Lead Physician at La Clínica de La Raza, founding director of FACES for the Future Coalition.

Kimberly Harris

Kimberly Harris

Affiliate

Executive Director, Life Story Club. Expert in aging and technology, previously worked with Older Adults Technology Services, supports digital equity and health technology initiatives.

Get in touch

info@healthtequity.net
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