Who we are

Prior to founding healthspottr, Carleen was an associate editor with Forbes and, later, a senior writer and west coast bureau chief for Fast Company magazine. While with Forbes, she created the well-known Midas List, an index of leading venture capital dealmakers, now in its ninth year of publication. Carleen holds a BA in political science from Barnard College and a master’s degree from Columbia Journalism School, and was a Knight-Bagehot Fellow at Columbia Business School. She currently contributes to Health Affairs. Her work can also be found in the archives of Financial Week, Ode, Business 2.0, Inc., San Francisco, and Outside.

Jake is a senior at Northwestern University where he will earn his bachelor's degree, in Communication Studies in June, 2010. Previously, Jake has worked at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati as a summer intern in the firm's corporate life and sciences department. An avid sports fan and participant, he also enjoys playing guitar and piano. Jake plans to attend law school, and looks forward to a career in media law.

When he isn’t driving step-change through healthspottr, Larry serves as Managing Director for Payer and Employer Segments at Ingenix Consulting. Larry has enjoyed a distinguished career in the healthcare industry, including several senior consulting or executive management roles with: iMetrikus, a leader in biometric monitoring; the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan; and Accenture, where he led the firm’s healthcare practice as Global Managing Partner until 2004. Larry also held senior roles with Price Waterhouse and Towers Perrin, leading benefit initiatives for Fortune 50 companies such as Allied Signal, American Airlines, AT&T, Federated Department Stores, Procter & Gamble, and Shell Oil. Larry is significantly credited with innovating the now popular concept of Point-of-Service benefit plans. Larry received an AB in economics from Stanford University and a MBA in finance from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Chris is presently Managing Director of Nautilus Ventures, and is an advisor or investor to numerous startups, including RepairPal, Powerset, Lab Pixies and Ventana. Previously, Chris founded two companies: Military.com, the nation’s largest community for military personnel; and Affinity Labs, a portfolio of web communities serving professional groups. Monster Worldwide acquired both companies. A former Naval Flight Officer in the United States Navy, Chris earned his commission from the NROTC program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School. Chris is also a fellow of the Aspen Institute and a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Wendy is the Founder and President of Lane PR, an award-winning public relations firm that has served companies in the financial services, consumer retail, technology, healthcare, sustainability and food & beverage industries for 20 years. Previous to LANE PR, Wendy’s 30-year tenure in marketing and communications included roles as vice president at a mid-size public relations and advertising firm, divisional buyer for a major retail company and assistant advertising manager for a national clothing company. An Oregon native, Wendy earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration, with honors, from the University of Oregon. Wendy drives Lane PR’s commitment to nonprofit causes in her hometown of Portland, where she is a prominent civic and business leader.

Beatrice is the Co-founder and CEO of Mobissimo.com, her third startup, and the leading meta-search engine for global travel. Previously, Beatrice was co-founder and CEO of Axall Media, a Paris-based entertainment software developer and publisher specializing in games and educational and travel reference products. Beatrice also co-founded France Portage, a press distribution database provider, later acquired by France Telecom. She holds a BA in international affairs from the American University of Paris and an MBA from Boston University.