At Kaia, our mission is to make effective therapy accessible to patients anywhere and at any time.

Nigel is passionate about transformational solutions that improve cost and quality of care. Most recently, he was the co-founder of Lumeris, helping to build Lumeris into the leading Value Based Care Company and operator of Essence Healthcare, the Five Star rated Medicare Advantage plan. Prior to Lumeris, Nigel led the Medicare business at Express Scripts. He has a BA and MA from the University of Cambridge.

Nationally recognized as a thought leader in healthcare, Nigel is excited to democratize healthcare and through Kaia Health make clinically proven digital therapies available to patients anywhere and at any time.

When not working, Nigel can be found running, traveling, spending time with family and watching Liverpool FC.

Thriving in high-growth work environments, Gemma joined Kaia Health from the Veradigm business unit of Allscripts. She brings extensive experience scaling operations in fast-growing companies across industries ranging from finance to healthcare. Gemma is responsible for customer operations and services, building teams, and establishing cross-functional growth operations to scale Kaia Health as it works to empower patients in their treatment journeys.

Christopher is a veteran technology leader with a passion for mission-focused hyper-growth to power successful outcomes. His love for technology began at a young age when he learned how to program from the book Computer Monsters (1984) and he has been honing his tech skills ever since. Christopher comes from a research background that includes machine learning and artificial intelligence for DARPA, natural language processing, biomedical informatics, and mission-critical systems for command and control. A people-first, mission-driven leader, he has spent years studying and applying methods for achieving outcomes through sustainable high performance grounded on the well-being of the people involved. After successful exits, including an IPO and an acquisition, Christopher went to Stanford Graduate School of Business for an executive MBA. When not working, he enjoys time with family, yoga and meditation, and world travel.

Simon, a tech industry veteran, brings over three decades of product leadership to Kaia Health. As an athlete and parents of athletes, he is passionate about the importance of musculoskeletal care and the potential for digital therapeutics to transform outcomes and affordability for patients globally. Simon has served as a Head of Product for high-growth companies including RocketFuel, Yume and Ceres Imaging and is an active advisor for multiple start-ups. His background also includes product leadership roles at Facebook, Adobe, SGI, and Autonomy. His values for product development include accountability, simplicity, delight, and cultivating deep shared context. When not at work, Simon enjoys spending time with his three children (including a set of twins!) and athletic pursuits such as masters swimming, skiing and hiking.

Beth leads legal initiatives at Kaia Health and has an ambition to bring digital therapeutic solutions to people worldwide. Prior to joining Kaia Health, she served as Deputy General Counsel at Included Health, where she oversaw legal initiatives in telemedicine, business development (including leading the acquisition of Doctor On Demand), human resources, litigation, and lobbying. Beth is a frequent speaker on telemedicine at the White House, the Internal Revenue Service, and the United States Department of Health and Human Services. She serves on the White House and Administration Advisory Group, the Alliance for Telehealth Integrity, the Telehealth Drafting Committee, and the Editorial Committee of the Federation of State Medical Boards. She is also on the Board of Directors of Optimal Cancer Care Alliance. Beth was the General Counsel at Cogent Healthcare, DaVita Kidney Care, and PDI, Inc., and served as a corporate attorney at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. In addition, Beth discovered thalidomide as a cure for multiple myeloma and was credited for her discovery in the New England Journal of Medicine. Beth attended New York University Law School and Wesleyan University.

Craig leads Kaia’s growth and sales initiatives in the US for the national and regional payer/provider channel, focused on driving visibility and adoption of Kaia’s world class digital therapies. He is passionate about practical and transformational solutions and democratizing accessible, affordable, quality health care. Craig brings 22 years of diverse health care experience and expertise in business development, market/product growth and innovation, transactions and valuation, performance improvement and executive leadership. Prior to joining Kaia, Craig was SVP and Market Head for Lumeris and Essence Healthcare, a national leader in population health enablement and Medicare Advantage, responsible for revenue growth, strategic partnerships with leading health systems, providers and payers, and growth of its MA business unit. He earned a BS from Purdue University, an MBA from Indiana University Kelley School of Business and is a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA).  Craig is an avid sports fan, enjoys traveling, reading, and outdoor adventures, and resides in Indianapolis, Indiana with his wife and three children.

Joe serves as a physician executive at Kaia Health for commercialization efforts and works at the intersection of population health and digital therapeutics. He leads efforts in development and market access, medical messaging, and interfacing with clinical teams at employer, payer, and provider groups. After the results of Kaia’s Rise-uP clinical trial caught his attention, Joe came to Kaia because he believes that digital therapeutics will have an immense impact on the practice of medicine in the future. Prior to Kaia, he was senior vice president at Lumeris, a Medicare Advantage and population health enablement company serving large health systems including Scripps and Stanford Health Care, and before that, he was the chief executive for population health at the large Providence health system. Joe graduated from medical school at the University of California at San Diego and was an undergraduate in biochemistry at UC Berkeley. When not at work, Joe enjoys mountain biking and working out at the gym.

In her role as VP of Sales, Amy Bedingfield designs and executes commercial strategy for health plan partnerships. Amy values the opportunity to improve access to care and health outcomes for patients. Prior to Kaia, Amy specialized in managed clinical services for payer care management, utilization management, and quality programs (HEDIS/RA) with Shearwater Health and population health initiatives at i2i. Amy has extensive knowledge of digital health and chronic disease management, authoring over 20 clinical studies with a heavy focus on patient safety and value-based care initiatives. She serves as board president of Strut for Kids, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit supporting families on the pediatric cancer journey in coastal North Carolina. She holds a BSN from the University of Alabama. Amy enjoys cooking, hiking, boating, and traveling when not at work.

With a career in healthcare that spans over 15 years, Ken manages the sales process for direct -to-employer sales efforts at Kaia Health. Drawn to the technology and the culture at Kaia, Ken aims to bring his over a decade of insights to the digital musculoskeletal realm. A highly successful sales and marketing executive, Ken is able to develop and maintain high-performing sales organizations in health information technology. In the past, he has worked for CIGNA and Gallagher to better understand both the payer space as well as the consultant space in employee benefits. Most recently, he was the senior VP of sales for Zillion, a digital therapeutic in chronic condition management as well as mental health. When not at work for Kaia, Ken enjoys playing tennis, skiing, hiking, and spending time with his family.

Rich brings over two decades of experience in the healthcare industry to Kaia as our VP of sales for health plans. An accomplished healthcare executive, Rich has been key in deploying complex clinical solutions designed to contain costs for plan sponsors while improving individual health & well-being of members. He has extensive experience in creating and executing strategic growth initiatives for health systems, health plans, and medical groups through the provision of population health solutions. One of his key talents is developing strategic partnerships designed to create alternative healthcare delivery models to improve clinical outcomes while reducing healthcare costs for health plan sponsors and patients. Rich holds an MBA from Oklahoma City University and enjoys staying active in his free time.

At Kaia Health, J.T. is on a mission to grow relationships and increase employer sales through payer partnerships. As a seasoned professional, he played a pivotal role at virtual care global leader Teladoc Health in driving the company from $13 million to $2 billion in revenue. As adoption of telehealth went mainstream, J.T. was instrumental in developing and leading the sales team dedicated to health plan partnerships. At Kaia Health, he is looking forward to leveraging his expertise to grow relationships and the client base through health plan sales.

Mark is focused on Kaia Health’s growth in the U.S. market. He joined Kaia Health in early 2019 as one of the company’s first U.S.-based employees, where he co-led business development and U.S. market entry. Mark joined Kaia Health from his previous role at digital accelerator StartUp Health, where he served as a key healthcare advisor to portfolio companies in the areas of business development, fundraising, and team growth. Prior to StartUp Health, Mark was a biomedical researcher and earned an MS in health informatics with a concentration in healthcare policy and economics from Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences. Mark currently serves as a NSF SBIR/STTR grant reviewer in biomedical and smart health technologies. He also actively advocates for digital health–related legislation as a Connected Health Initiative steering committee member.