Shahir Kassam-Adams

Shahir Kassam-Adams was a Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Universal Patient Key, which is now a part of Datavant. Mr. Kassam-Adams has been an operator or early investor in multiple healthcare technology-enabled startups and companies, including Aileron Solutions, Social Safeguard, TGaS, Decision Resources Group, and Thomson Reuters Scientific & Healthcare. Since 2018, Mr. Kassam-Adams served as Chief Strategy Officer and then led corporate development. He serves on the Board of Directors of Pleio Inc., a leading provider of patient engagement and medication adherence programs, and on the Advisory Board of VUCA Health. VUCA Health is a gateway to patient engagement, serving as an on-demand extension of pharmacists and other healthcare providers. Previously, Mr. Kassam-Adams helped lead various healthcare and healthcare analytics companies. From 2007 to 2013, Mr. Kassam-Adams had several roles of Decision Resources Group, including Board of Director, President and Chief Strategy Officer. From 2002 to 2017, Mr. Kassam-Adams served as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of Thomson Healthcare, a Thomson Reuters company. Shahir has an MS in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins and an MBA from Wharton.