About Us

Technology Designed to
Make Life Better

At VitalFriend, we believe everyone deserves thoughtful, proactive, and personalized care, and that the people providing that care deserve tools that make their work easier, not harder.

Our platform revolutionizes the process of delivering care for people of all ages and situations, and especially seniors. Vital Buddy is a sophisticated medical device disguised as an attractive smart watch, and unlocks a care team's ability to deliver real-time, proactive care that generates better outcomes for everyone. Our VitalFriend monitoring platform delivers structured health data to clinical experts, supported by vital trend review tools to help review trends and deviations. We're revolutionizing senior health and we're just getting started.

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Our Vision

We envision a world where technology, thoughtfully applied, transforms the health experience across every stage of life. Continuous insight helps people live longer, healthier, and more independently, giving care teams the clarity to act when it matters most and families the confidence that their loved ones are supported every step of the way.

Our Mission

To bridge the gap between clinical precision and daily life by providing clinicians, facilities and families with continuous, medical-grade insights. We empower proactive care through reliable technology that supports patient independence and simplifies health management.

Senior Care is at a Breaking Point

The need to provide more effective and efficient care solutions is more urgent than ever.

80MUS seniors by 2040up from 58M today
12KAmericans turning 65every single day
$400BAnnual elderly care$50B + in RPM alone
3.5xSeniors grow fasterthan skilled-care workers

WHO WE ARE

The Team

From our founders, to our executives, to our technical and domain specialists, meet the seasoned team that guides our growth and advances our solutions.

Gaurav Kohli

Gaurav Kohli

Founder & CEO

Gaurav is a serial entrepreneur and technologist with $350M in exits across three companies, sold to Cox Automotive, HW Media, and Fox Rent-A-Car. He previously served as Chief Product & Technology Officer at Fox Rent-A-Car and Europcar, where he delivered over 20x returns in four years.

Gaurav Kohli

Founder & CEO

Raj Kondapalli

Raj Kondapalli

Founder & CTO

Raj brings over 20 years in health tech, building and scaling major platforms. He launched a CDC COVID-19 tracker used by more than 60 million patients, exited Quirk.ai to SAP, and drove $10M+ in revenue at Roche.

Raj Kondapalli

Founder & CTO

Sean Busking

Sean Busking

Chief Operating Officer

Sean is an experienced operating executive who served as COO of Fox Rent-A-Car, leading sales and operations and growing the company from $100M to $450M. He was also CEO of Airport Van Rentals.

Sean Busking

Chief Operating Officer

David Sturtz

David Sturtz

Chief Marketing Officer

David is a repeat entrepreneur, marketer, and leader. He founded RepairPal, which exited to Yelp for $80M, and has served as CMO and Head of Business Development for software companies representing over $500M in exits. He is a Berkeley and Stanford Engineering alum, and a former Wall Street analyst.

David Sturtz

Chief Marketing Officer

Wilma Rodriguez-Griffith

Wilma Rodriguez-Griffith

Field Operations

Wilma's decades of healthcare experience and focus on people make her a strong implementation and support leader at VitalFriend. She wears many hats, including executive support, healthcare operations, patient coordination, and residential care.

Wilma Rodriguez-Griffith

Field Operations

Chan

Chan

Director of Sales, East Region

Chan brings over 20 years in the medical field as an owner-operator of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and sober living homes. He holds a degree in advertising, marketing, and business.

Chan

Director of Sales, East Region

Abdullah

Abdullah

Software Engineer

Abdullah is a software engineer at VitalFriend., working remotely in Dart and the Postman API. A dedicated educator, he taught for five years at Apian Tutorials and served as a TA for Discrete Structures at Hunter College. He was named a Google G-SWEP Fellow, one of 80 from 350+ applicants.

Abdullah

Software Engineer

Ekta Gulati

Ekta Gulati

Director of Product - Software

Ekta is a product executive in SaaS and AI, as Head of Product – Software at VitalFriend. With an MBA from Kellogg, she led product for AI at AuditBoard and held principal and senior roles at LivePerson and Medallia, specializing in turning technology into revenue-generating growth.

Ekta Gulati

Director of Product - Software

Andrea Hellebuyck

Andrea Hellebuyck

Marketing

Andrea is a marketing leader with 15+ years building brands people actually remember. Her work spans fashion, beauty, CPG, hospitality, and health tech, from Director-level roles at RVCA and Vitamin A Swimwear to co-founding a digital marketing agency.

Andrea Hellebuyck

Marketing

Bijal Shah

Bijal Shah

Director of Product - Hardware

Bijal is a product strategy leader focused on wearable health technology and remote patient monitoring. As Head of Product – Hardware at VitalFriend, he owns the roadmap for Vital Buddy, a wrist-worn platform for blood pressure tracking and senior-care workflows. He brings 20+ years turning complex technology into practical, scalable products.

Bijal Shah

Director of Product - Hardware

Kevin Golchin

Kevin Golchin

Chief Information Security Officer

Kevin is a cybersecurity leader with 25+ years in enterprise security, cloud transformation, and compliance across SOC 2, NIST, ISO 27001, PCI, GDPR, and CPRA. He embeds DevSecOps and AI-driven automation into the development lifecycle. Previously: Napster, AEG, Europcar.

Kevin Golchin

Chief Information Security Officer

John Majeski

John Majeski

Chief of Staff

John is a product and technology executive who achieved #1 worldwide market share at his last three companies. Taking a voice-of-customer, data-driven approach, he builds top-rated teams and drives profitability, margin improvement, and differentiated product lines.

John Majeski

Chief of Staff

Anthony K. Voorhies

Anthony K. Voorhies

Chief Commercial Officer

Anthony is a healthcare and biotech executive with 25+ years of experience, leading all commercial ventures for VitalFriend. He's led precision diagnostics deployments and built CLIA CAP labs from the ground up, driving revenue and expanding global testing access.

Anthony K. Voorhies

Chief Commercial Officer

Emad Hawatmeh

Emad Hawatmeh

Chief of Uniformed Services

Emad serves as Chief of Uniformed Services at VitalFriend, bringing over a decade of progressive leadership and operational experience in uniformed services. Recognized for his strategic leadership and integrity, he drives initiatives that strengthen service delivery, accountability, and community trust across complex operations.

Emad Hawatmeh

Chief of Uniformed Services

Shiv Chadha

Shiv Chadha

Data & Marketing

Shiv is a recent graduate from the University of San Francisco, currently an intern at VitalFriend, focused on turning data into strategic decisions. His experience spans marketing analytics, CRM analysis, and dashboard development across sales and growth funnels.

Shiv Chadha

Data & Marketing

Our Strategic Advisors

We're guided by an elite group of experts in business, engineering, product management, healthcare delivery, and more.

Adam Galper

Adam Galper

AI expert, technical entrepreneur/founder of software companies.

Dr. Sheryl Neelankavil Jose

Dr. Sheryl Neelankavil Jose

Physician, Seasoned health care executive and entrepreneur.

William "Will" Patterson, RN

William "Will" Patterson, RN

Founder of Carerev (YCombinator Company).

Ole Eichhorn

Ole Eichhorn

EVP Paypal, CTO InTouch Health, CTO Teledoc, Founder Eyesfinder.

Dr. Rohan Nagar

Dr. Rohan Nagar

World renowned Ayurvedic Consultant, Educator, and Health Coach.

David Choi

David Choi

Faculty Director Entrepreneurship Business Center - Loyola Marymount University.

Donna Lee

Donna Lee

StartUp, Corporate and Entrepreneur Lawyer.

Bob Karr

Bob Karr

CEO/Founder LinkSV, angel investor, venture partner.

Gary Goldman

Gary Goldman

Founding Partner and CEO @ Global Health Impact Network & Funds.

Take the Next Step

We're shaping the future of health care for seniors and everyone who needs a Buddy.

We're moving at the speed of light to revolutionize health monitoring, care and outcomes. Let us know if you'd like to discuss any ideas, services or products.

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