Transforming Healthcare by Decoding the Why

We are a mission-driven AI company on a quest to humanize healthcare—powered by science, shaped by values

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Our Purpose

We believe the future of
healthcare is more human and more personal

Surgo Health is building healthcare’s universal “Why Engine”—an AI-powered platform that generates novel intelligence about the people behind the patients and uses this to power smarter, more human-centered care.

Too many decisions in healthcare are made without a full understanding of individuals and the barriers they face in engaging with their care. These barriers—whether related to participating in clinical trials, accessing preventive or treatment services, or adhering to medication—are often non-clinical. Yet they remain largely overlooked, leading to inefficiencies and missed opportunities.

The future of healthcare will rest on a deep understanding of people—not just as clinical entities, but as human beings shaped by context, experience, and behavior.

We generate data, build products, and design solutions. We are equally engaged with policy—because we believe real shifts in healthcare require real policy change. Our work enables smarter client action, better investment decisions, and systems-level transformation powered by evidence-based policy.

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Our Principles

Mission first

We are a mission-driven company, structured as a Public Benefit Corporation. Every decision we make is anchored in our commitment to improve health outcomes by understanding and acting on the human side of healthcare.

Our Team

Curious, values-driven, and committed to doing good

We are behavioral scientists, data scientists, technologists, and health experts with a shared mission: to decode the “why” behind health behaviors and turn that understanding into better outcomes.

Leadership

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Dr.Sema Sgaier

Co-founder & CEO

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Dr.Peter Smittenaar

VP of Data Science & AI

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Hannah Kemp

VP of Client Engagements and Partnerships

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Cathryn Meurn

Chief of Staff

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Mokshada Jain

Senior Director, Strategic Client Engagement

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Vincent Huang, PhD

Senior Director, Data Science & AI

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Wilson Shalo

Senior Director, Engineering

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Spyros Marketos

Director, Life Sciences Analytics

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Sam Bull

Director, People & Culture

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Jonathan Cheeks

Director, Strategic Client Engagement

Advisory Board

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Gary Kurtzman

Advisory Board

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Sid Jain

Advisory Board

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Janis Naeve

Advisory Board

Governance

Public Benefit
Corporation

Surgo Health is a Public Benefit Corporation with a mission to build the most comprehensive and insightful AI-powered "Why Engine of Healthcare" and deliver scalable products that help healthcare organizations drive impact, reduce costs, and improve health for all.