Dena Bravata
Director/Board Member at Sommetrics, Inc.
Profile
Dr. Dena Bravata is a physician, healthcare entrepreneur, and executive.
Dr. Bravata was the co-founder of Lyra Health where she also served as the Chief Medical Officer from 2015 to 2016.
She was the Chief Medical Officer and Head of Products at Castlight Health from 2009 through 2014 and again from 2019 to 2022 (formerly NYSE:CSLT).
Dr. Bravata was a practicing internist for 16 years in her own private practice and an attending physician at Stanford University and the Palo Alto VA.
As a nationally recognized health services researcher, Dr. Bravata has published widely on the clinical effectiveness of a variety of key health technology, clinical and public health topics.
She is a founding member of the Aspen Institute Healthcare Strategy Group, was an assistant public health officer for Santa Clara County, and serves on the board of several health technology and services companies.
In 2021, Dr. Bravata received a national service award from the White House and CDC for her work on the pandemic response and vaccines.gov.
Dr. Bravata has an undergraduate degree from Yale University, an M.D.
from Columbia University, and a M.S.
in health policy from Stanford University.
She completed her Internal Medicine Residency and Ambulatory Care Fellowship at Stanford University.
Dena Bravata active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Sommetrics, Inc.
 Sommetrics, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Sommetrics, Inc. develops medical products for assessing and managing sleep problems associated with obstructive sleep effect. Its aer+ technology develops solutions for sleeping disorders such as obstructive sleep apnea and chronic snoring. The firm's technology include sleep quality and acute care. The company was founded by Jerome Aarestad in 2007 and is headquartered in Vista, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2013-12-31 |
| Society for Medical Decision Making | Director/Board Member | - |
Wisdo Ltd.
 Wisdo Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services WISDO LTD provides application searvices. The company was founded by Boaz Gaon and Ido Engel and is headquartered in Ramat Gan, Israel. | Director/Board Member | 2021-09-30 |
Mindful Health Solutions
 Mindful Health Solutions Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Mindful Health Solutions engages in the provision of healthcare services. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2022-04-30 |
NourishedRx, Inc.
 NourishedRx, Inc. Food RetailRetail Trade NourishedRx, Inc. provides personalized food and nutrition solutions to Medicare Advantage (MA) members with nutritionally sensitive chronic diseases and at risk of food insecurity. The company was founded by Lauren Driscoll and is headquartered in Stamford, CT. | Consultant / Advisor | 2020-07-31 |
Brightline, Inc.
 Brightline, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Brightline, Inc. engages in the provision of health technology and services. Its services inlcude behavior therapy, psychiatry and medication support, speech language therapy, and occupational therapy. The company was founded by Naomi L. Allen and Giovanni M. Colella in 2019 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Consultant / Advisor | 2019-12-31 |
Carrum Health, Inc.
 Carrum Health, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Carrum Health, Inc. operates as an online marketplace for medical procedures. It offers bundled payment solution for employers. The firm directly connects self-insured employers to regional healthcare providers through the industry?s bundled payment solution. The company was founded by Sachin Jain in 2014 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Consultant / Advisor | 2016-02-29 |
Goforward, Inc.
 Goforward, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Goforward, Inc. develops online technology platform to manage patient''s health data. Its technology offers body scanner, real-time blood testing and personalized genetic risk assessment, The company was founded by Ilya Abyzov, Adrian Aoun and Robert Sebastian in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Consultant / Advisor | 2017-04-30 |
Crossover Health, Inc.
 Crossover Health, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Crossover Health, Inc. provides worksite health and wellness services. It offers primary, ancillary, and advanced services, includes urgent care, occupational health, preventive care, chronic disease management, health risk assessment, health education, health coaching, biometrics, physical therapy, chiropractic, acupuncture, specialist preferred network, care coordination, health analytics, and remote care. The company was founded by Scott Shreeve in 2010 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA. | Consultant / Advisor | 2016-02-29 |
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Training of Dena Bravata
| The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York | Doctorate Degree |
| Stanford University | Graduate Degree |
| Yale University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 1 |
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| MEDTRONIC PLC | Health Technology |
| Private companies | 16 |
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Castlight Health, Inc.
 Castlight Health, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Castlight Health, Inc. engages in the provision of healthcare information technology solutions. It offers health benefits platforms which enables benefit leaders to communicate and measure their programs. The company was founded by Todd Y. Park, Bryan E. Roberts and Giovanni M. Colella in January 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
| Society for Medical Decision Making | |
Crossover Health, Inc.
Crossover Health, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Crossover Health, Inc. provides worksite health and wellness services. It offers primary, ancillary, and advanced services, includes urgent care, occupational health, preventive care, chronic disease management, health risk assessment, health education, health coaching, biometrics, physical therapy, chiropractic, acupuncture, specialist preferred network, care coordination, health analytics, and remote care. The company was founded by Scott Shreeve in 2010 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA. | Health Services |
Sommetrics, Inc.
Sommetrics, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Sommetrics, Inc. develops medical products for assessing and managing sleep problems associated with obstructive sleep effect. Its aer+ technology develops solutions for sleeping disorders such as obstructive sleep apnea and chronic snoring. The firm's technology include sleep quality and acute care. The company was founded by Jerome Aarestad in 2007 and is headquartered in Vista, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Lyra Health, Inc.
 Lyra Health, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Lyra Health, Inc. engages in the development of a platform to identify people with behavioral health condition. It provides analytics and screening tools to identify people who can benefit from mental health care. The company was founded by Dena Bravata, Bob Kocher, Bryan Roberts, and David A. Ebersman in 2015 and is headquartered in Burlingame, CA. | Technology Services |
Carrum Health, Inc.
Carrum Health, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Carrum Health, Inc. operates as an online marketplace for medical procedures. It offers bundled payment solution for employers. The firm directly connects self-insured employers to regional healthcare providers through the industry?s bundled payment solution. The company was founded by Sachin Jain in 2014 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Technology Services |
Goforward, Inc.
Goforward, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Goforward, Inc. develops online technology platform to manage patient''s health data. Its technology offers body scanner, real-time blood testing and personalized genetic risk assessment, The company was founded by Ilya Abyzov, Adrian Aoun and Robert Sebastian in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Health Services |
HEALTH VELOCITY MGMT LLC
 HEALTH VELOCITY MGMT LLC Investment ManagersFinance Health Velocity Mgmt LLC (Health Velocity Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
Mindful Health Solutions
Mindful Health Solutions Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Mindful Health Solutions engages in the provision of healthcare services. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Health Services |
Wisdo Ltd.
Wisdo Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services WISDO LTD provides application searvices. The company was founded by Boaz Gaon and Ido Engel and is headquartered in Ramat Gan, Israel. | Technology Services |
Brightline, Inc.
Brightline, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Brightline, Inc. engages in the provision of health technology and services. Its services inlcude behavior therapy, psychiatry and medication support, speech language therapy, and occupational therapy. The company was founded by Naomi L. Allen and Giovanni M. Colella in 2019 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Technology Services |
Klue, Inc. (California)
 Klue, Inc. (California) Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Klue, Inc. develops an operating system for behavior change and real-time digital therapeutics. The company was founded by Katelijn Vleugels and is headquartered in San Carl, CA. | Technology Services |
NourishedRx, Inc.
NourishedRx, Inc. Food RetailRetail Trade NourishedRx, Inc. provides personalized food and nutrition solutions to Medicare Advantage (MA) members with nutritionally sensitive chronic diseases and at risk of food insecurity. The company was founded by Lauren Driscoll and is headquartered in Stamford, CT. | Retail Trade |
Surface Ventures
 Surface Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Surface Ventures (Surface Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Gyan Kapur and Dimitri Boguslavsky. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
GreyMatter BrainTrust LLC
 GreyMatter BrainTrust LLC Investment ManagersFinance GreyMatter BrainTrust LLC (GreyMatter) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Andrew Barr and Danish Munir. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional office in New York. | Finance |
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