Week In Review:
October 2, 2026
On The Ground
The 7th edition of the Aequitas Partners Healthcare Executive Compensation Study is officially open!
It’s still the only study of its kind in digital health and healthcare innovation, covering 15 functions, every stage from seed through publicly traded, and every level from Director up to the C-suite. Whether you’re a CEO, commercial leader, operator, engineer, or anywhere in between, this survey is for you.
Taken it before? Thank you, and welcome back. Your continued participation keeps the data accurate and nuanced.
New to the study? It takes about 5 minutes, your answers are anonymous and confidential, and only participants get the results. You’ll get back a detailed analysis of your function’s trends (base, bonus, equity) based of your company’s stage like the one below.
The survey is open through Friday, November 6, with results going out in early December.
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On The Move
- Sound Physicians, an emergency and hospital medicine services staffing company, appoints Sergio Zanotti, MD as Chief Executive Officer (Source)
- Wes Donohoe joins Optum Health, a healthcare services and technology company, as CEO, AI and Product Innovation (Source)
- Brady Preist joins Kā Labs, an AI-powered healthcare decisioning platform, as President and Chief Operating Officer (Source)
- Aaron Berry joins Advanced Care Innovations, a home-based care enablement company, as Chief Operating Officer (Source)
- Strive Health, a value-based kidney care company, appoints Susan Ray as Chief Operating Officer, Sarah Berry, Ph.D. as Chief Network & Engagement Officer and Dan Heslin as Chief Growth Officer (Source)
- Michael Acker joins Welldoc, an AI-powered health technology company for complex conditions, as Chief Growth Officer (Source)
- Richard Heppenstall joins Carlsmed, a personalized spine surgery medical device company, as Chief Financial Officer (Source)
- Brian Palo joins Evergreen Nephrology, a value-based kidney care company, as Chief Financial Officer (Source)
- CareCloud, a revenue cycle solutions company, appoints Bonnie Boyer as Chief Financial Officer (Source)
- Marie Engels joins Avania, a MedTech-focused CRO company, as Chief Financial Officer (Source)
- Mark Miller joins Elucid, a medical technology company, as Chief Revenue Officer (Source)
- Mike Considine joins Everlywell, an at-home health testing company, as Chief Product Officer (Source)
- Anthony Jarc joins Carlsmed, a personalized spine surgery medical device company, as Chief Product and AI Officer (Source)
- Brian Fugere joins ClarisHealth, a payment integrity solutions company, as Chief Product Officer (Source)
- Christina Taylor joins Avalon Healthcare Solutions, a diagnostics intelligence company, as Chief People Officer (Source)
- Teladoc Health, a virtual healthcare company, appoints Jonathan Dorfman as Chief Legal Officer and Secretary (Source)
- Sasha Pesic joins Hippocratic AI, a generative AI healthcare company, as Chief Legal Officer (Source)
- Barbara Periard, MD joins Office Practicum, a pediatric healthcare technology company, as Chief Medical Officer (Source)
- Jean-Luc Neptune, MD joins Reveleer, an AI-powered risk adjustment analytics company, as Chief Medical Officer (Source)
- Hims & Hers, a health and wellness company, appoints Kultar Garcha, MD as Chief Medical Officer of the UK and EMEA and Matthew Vickers, MBBS as Chief Medical Officer of Hims Australia (Source)
- Rick Hansen joins Curve Dental, a dental practice management software company, as Chief Customer Officer (Source)
- Jensen Lowe joins CipherHealth, a care coordination software company, as Chief Customer Success Officer (Source)
- Rodrigo Martinez joins Alden Scientific, a life sciences data analytics and biological intelligence company, as Chief Marketing & Experience Officer (Source)
On The Hunt
- Parachute Health, a healthcare order management platform, is hiring a VP of Revenue Enablement
- Aledade, a value-based primary care company, is hiring a VP, Payer Engagement (Remote)
- Phil, a pharmacy fulfillment technology company, is hiring a VP, Pharmacy Operations
- Prognos Health, a health data analytics company, is hiring a VP, Business Development - Life Sciences
- Spring Health, a mental health benefits company, is hiring a VP, Global Strategy & Operations
- Waltz Health, a pharmacy affordability platform company, is hiring a VP, Client Services, a VP, Client Services - AI Agency
If you’d like to see a comprehensive list of mid/senior-level jobs or for your company to be listed in this newsletter, please add your career page to the Health Talent Exchange.
The roles represented here have been shared by the companies themselves via their own career pages and aggregated on the Health Talent Exchange. Given that these organizations are not necessarily Aequitas clients, we cannot vouch for or provide further insight than what has been shared here.
Founded in 2014, Aequitas Partners is the preeminent talent partner for high-growth healthcare companies. With a diverse portfolio of offerings, we work with some of the most exciting companies in the industry, assembling teams tackling the biggest challenges facing healthcare, while supporting Founders, CEOs and Boards in all facets of human capital development.
Over the last decade, Aequitas has brought you insights on a quarterly basis in our Catalyst Newsletter - everything from interviews with groundbreaking healthcare leaders, to windows into who is hiring and who they are looking for, to trends on all things talent-related in digital health. But the industry moves fast, and the pace of change is constant.
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