Transforming Healthcare by Decoding the Why

We are a mission-driven company building the behavioral intelligence layer for 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 creating a new category of behavioral intelligence data that reveals the human forces shaping health decisions, outcomes, and engagement.

Too many decisions in healthcare are made without understanding the real barriers people face — whether in accessing care, adhering to treatment, or participating in clinical trials. These barriers are rarely 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.

Our platform generates novel intelligence about the people behind the patients, building a foundational data layer that powers smarter, more human-centered care across the healthcare ecosystem.

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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 in the world

Our team brings together backgrounds you don't usually find in one room — behavioral scientists, data scientists, technologists, clinicians, and health experts who share a single mission: to decode the "why" behind health behaviors and turn that understanding into better outcomes.

Leadership

Dr. Sema Sgaier

Dr. Sema Sgaier

Co-founder & CEO, Board of Directors

Dr. Peter Smittenaar

Dr. Peter Smittenaar

Chief Data Scientist

Hannah Kemp

Hannah Kemp

Chief Solutions Officer

Cathryn Meurn

Cathryn Meurn

Chief of Staff

Murat Tartan

Murat Tartan

Chief Financial Officer

Sarah Burgess

Sarah Burgess

Vice President, Healthcare

Mokshada Jain

Mokshada Jain

Senior Director, Global Health

Vincent Huang, PhD

Vincent Huang, PhD

Senior Director, Data Science & AI

Wilson Shalo

Wilson Shalo

Senior Director, Engineering

Sam Bull

Sam Bull

Director, People & Culture

Danahlyn Del Mundo

Danahlyn Del Mundo

Senior Director, Product Marketing

Advisory Board

Mala Gaonkar

Mala Gaonkar

Chairman of Board

Gary Kurtzman

Gary Kurtzman

Advisory Board

Sid Jain

Sid Jain

Advisory Board

Naji Gehchan

Naji Gehchan

Advisory Board

Janis Naeve

Janis Naeve

Advisory Board

Governance

Public Benefit Corporation

Surgo Health is a Public Benefit Corporation — a structure that reflects the responsibility we believe comes with building a new category of data. Behavioral intelligence that helps healthcare organizations drive impact, reduce costs, and improve health for all.

Join us

We are a team that believes healthcare can do better and is building the data and products to prove it.

We know our products are only as good as the people behind it, so we invest deeply in the humans on our team. We are looking for people who lead with curiosity, move with purpose, thrive in the ambiguity of building a new category, and bring exceptional craft to everything they do. If that sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

Join our team