Neil Patel

Neil has been an operator, consultant, and early-stage investor in the healthcare industry for nearly 20 years. Before joining Redesign Health as the Head of New Ventures — the team responsible for ideation and incubation of new businesses, Neil was the Head of Partner Strategy and Solutions for the Amazon Web Services Healthcare Business. Neil joined Amazon after leading a successful turnaround and sale of Healthbox, an innovation services firm backed by Sandbox Industries, Intermountain Healthcare, and HCSC, to HIMSS (Health Information Management Systems Society). As CEO of Healthbox, Neil led the company's corporate incubation and innovation strategy business while also serving as the General Partner for the Intermountain Healthcare Innovation Fund and the Davita Venture Fund, Healthbox's corporate venture funds. Before joining Healthbox, Neil was a management consultant with The Chartis Group, developing enterprise strategic plans for children's hospitals, FQHCs, integrated delivery networks, and academic medical centers. Neil started his career at Sg2 in a technology evaluation and consulting role, focusing on surgical services, operations, and service line planning. Neil received an M.B.A. with concentrations in finance, healthcare, and entrepreneurship from The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University. In addition to his professional pursuits, Neil is on the Board of Directors for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and is co-chair and council member of the Johns Hopkins University Alumni Council.