After finishing my Masters in Engineering (Physics Department) and a brief stint at a Nuclear Power Plant as a radio chemist, I left the world of radio active water samples for good. Through various business and business development roles at Nokia, Microsoft and McKinsey&Company, I quickly learned that there was a reason I was so excited about my first Commodore 64 and learning the basics of software programming in the late 80’s. I couldn’t escape it; I’m a tech entrepreneur at heart and Virta Health is the third company I’ve founded.

My balancing act is endurance sports, particularly triathlon and cycling. I’ve enjoyed the journey of optimizing physical performance while working 90 hour weeks and traveling extensively. In addition to two sub 9-hour finishes at the Ironman Hawaii, I became the age group world champion at the Half Ironman (70.3.) distance in 2011 and was ranked number #2 age group triathlete in the U.S. in 2009.