Jim Kean – HCS25
CEO, Molecular You
Jim Kean is a senior technology executive with an innovative career focused on making healthcare easier by pioneering disruptive consumer-oriented health, wellness, and fitness digital experiences. The consistent theme: creating user delight, loyalty, and retention while fundamentally re-engineering the cost of delivery.
Prior to joining Molecular You, Jim was initially General Manager of the Consumer Platform for Cambia Health; a Blue Cross Blue Shield insurer based out of Portland, OR. In this capacity he drove development of a next generation platform for omni-channel consumer engagement. Later he became General Manager of Value Management which focused on population health analytics.
Jim is Founder and former CEO of WellnessFx™ a venture backed San Francisco based company that made it easy and affordable for consumers to manage key areas of their healthcare lives by providing inexpensive, profile driven access to targeted health content, diagnostic and telehealth services, and HIPAA secure storage. January of 2013, the company was named 2012 Innovative Company of the Year by the Nutritional Business Journal. In December 2013 the company merged with Thorne Healthtech (THRN).
In 1995, Jim founded Sapient Health Network (SHN) which became the Consumer facing business of WebMD. As President of SHN, Jim pioneered the concept of online consumer health communities, building some of the largest and most loyal groups on the Web today. The company’s service was named one of the “Seven Best Websites of 1998” by Business Week. In 1999, SHN merged with WebMD and later Healtheon to form the current version of WebMD. SHN represented the consumer facing side of the merged companies. Today over 23 million consumers per month visit WebMD for health advice. After WebMD, Jim served as Entrepreneur in Residence with Alloy Ventures of Palo Alto.
Former Board Member of Portland Center Stage (PCS) – a highly regarded regional theatre. During his tenure as Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee, PCS achieved recognition for developing and opening the first Platinum LEED performing arts building. An avid outdoorsman, in 1999 he hiked the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada. Graduated 1984 from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, OR; MBA from Tuck School at Dartmouth in 1991. He enjoys the great outdoors and winter sports with his wife and three children.
Jim Kean is a senior technology executive with an innovative career focused on making healthcare easier by pioneering disruptive consumer-oriented health, wellness, and fitness digital experiences. The consistent theme: creating user delight, loyalty, and retention while fundamentally re-engineering the cost of delivery.
Prior to joining Molecular You, Jim was initially General Manager of the Consumer Platform for Cambia Health; a Blue Cross Blue Shield insurer based out of Portland, OR. In this capacity he drove development of a next generation platform for omni-channel consumer engagement. Later he became General Manager of Value Management which focused on population health analytics.
Jim is Founder and former CEO of WellnessFx™ a venture backed San Francisco based company that made it easy and affordable for consumers to manage key areas of their healthcare lives by providing inexpensive, profile driven access to targeted health content, diagnostic and telehealth services, and HIPAA secure storage. January of 2013, the company was named 2012 Innovative Company of the Year by the Nutritional Business Journal. In December 2013 the company merged with Thorne Healthtech (THRN).
In 1995, Jim founded Sapient Health Network (SHN) which became the Consumer facing business of WebMD. As President of SHN, Jim pioneered the concept of online consumer health communities, building some of the largest and most loyal groups on the Web today. The company’s service was named one of the “Seven Best Websites of 1998” by Business Week. In 1999, SHN merged with WebMD and later Healtheon to form the current version of WebMD. SHN represented the consumer facing side of the merged companies. Today over 23 million consumers per month visit WebMD for health advice. After WebMD, Jim served as Entrepreneur in Residence with Alloy Ventures of Palo Alto.
Former Board Member of Portland Center Stage (PCS) – a highly regarded regional theatre. During his tenure as Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee, PCS achieved recognition for developing and opening the first Platinum LEED performing arts building. An avid outdoorsman, in 1999 he hiked the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada. Graduated 1984 from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, OR; MBA from Tuck School at Dartmouth in 1991. He enjoys the great outdoors and winter sports with his wife and three children.
