Nestled on the San Francisco bay in sunny Sausalito, California, Monj Health is at the intersection of acclaimed international cuisines, the tech hub of Silicon Valley and one of nature’s best outdoor playgrounds. The group of chefs, IT professionals, doctors, nutritionists, food lovers and health enthusiasts leading the company is committed to helping people learn new skills and make little discoveries that help them live a joyful, abundant, and delicious life without limits.
ADAM DEVITO
Chief Executive Officer
Adam has a rich food background as creator of the New Concept Development group at Kraft Foods ($7B of incremental growth), co-author of 11 books on healthy cooking and founder of a school for professional chefs. He has a decade as Managing Partner of Sterling-Rice Group, a strategy and innovation consulting firm in the food, health and wellness spaces.
RYAN HUMPHREYS
President
Ryan is a seasoned executive with more than 20 years of leadership experience in healthcare and other industries. His focus is on driving growth-stage B2B companies through fine tuning operations, technology, and sales. Prior to Monj, Ryan ran a genetics company focused on health and wellness in the clinical channel. He is also an active angel and co-founder of two angel groups, including the Hyde Park Angels.
JILL MICHAL
Chief Strategy Officer
Jill is a seasoned healthcare leader that’s passionate about building strong and healthy communities. She is also an influential leader in her community, having served as the CEO and spending 14 years with United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey. Beginning her career as a CPA and spending 7 years at Arthur Andersen, Jill has specialized in the healthcare and human services sectors.
DR. SHAIVAL KAPADIA
Chief Medical Officer
Shaiv is a highly respected leader in cardiovascular medicine who has spent his 20+ years in the field striving to create a connected care model by taking a whole person approach to treatment. Shaiv received his MD from the University of Virginia, and went on to complete a fellowship in cardiology at Brown University at Rhode Island Hospital. He is board certified by the American Board of Cardiovascular Disease.
CHEF ELIZA MARTIN
Culinary Captain
Chef Eliza's culinary adventures began in New York City, where she studied at the Institute of Culinary Education, worked tirelessly at the Rachael Ray Show, Saveur Magazine, and multiple high end catering companies and restaurants. After winning a James Beard Foundation cooking competition, she served as their first Woman in Culinary Leadership. Eliza has worked in restaurants all over NYC, Chicago and San Francisco, and held Executive Chef titles in multiple facilities. Eliza holds the title of Chopped Champion from the Food Network and is passionate about nutrition education and making cooking a delight for anyone.
DR. SHREYANK TRIPATHI
Clinical Product Officer
Shrey is a leading nephrologist, with 14 years experience providing comprehensive care to people living with chronic kidney disease. He is passionate about connecting personally with patients to develop an end-to-end care plan that includes using food as medicine to treat chronic conditions. Shrey received his MD from NHL Municipal Medical College at Gujarat University, and then completed his residency at St Joseph Hospital at Northwestern, followed by fellowships in transplants and nephrology at Virginia Commonwealth University.
MICHELLE JADER
SVP Product & Strategy
REBECCA THIENEMAN
Vice President, Nutrition
MEAGHAN BARISONE
Vice President, Business Development
Carl Johnson, Lead Advisor and Chairman of the Board
Carl is Chairman of the Board of Nautilus, Inc. He has been a top executive in the CPG industry, delivering profitable growth for Big Heart Pet Brands/Del Monte, Campbell Soup, Kraft Foods, Polaroid and Colgate-Palmolive. He is a 2016 Fellow at Harvard’s Advanced Leadership Initiative, with a focus on health and wellness.
Christine Carter, Ph.D.
Christine Carter, Ph.D., is a sociologist and author of The New Adolescence, The Sweet Spot and Raising Happiness. A sought-after keynote speaker and senior fellow at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, she draws on scientific research to help people lead their most courageous, joyful, meaningful, and productive lives.
Chelsea Howe
Chelsea is a former Creative Director at Electronic Arts and game designer at Zynga & SuperBetter Labs. She is also lecturer at the California College of the Arts. She designs games to transform and improve players and their communities.
Jill Kinney
As founder of the $70MM Club One, Jill is a true veteran of the wellness space. Recognized as Woman Entrepreneur of the Year by Women's Initiative, she is Founder/Chairman of Active Wellness and serves on the board of iTrim-US.
Caesare Assad
Caesare is CEO of Food System 6. She previously launched back-to-back start-up concepts for Whole Foods Market, developed culinary career programs for marginalized populations, and has launched nutrition-based wellness and foodservice concepts around the US for clients that include Clif Bar, Tesla, SpaceX, and LinkedIn.
Eric Zimmerman
Eric has over two decades of global experience in design, launch and commercialization of digital and live solutions focused on population health, well-being, connectivity, community and collaboration for organizations ranging from pure start-ups to Fortune 100 companies.
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