Gerrie van Zyl

Gerrie van Zyl is an accomplished entrepreneur and executive with extensive experience in the healthtech and fintech sectors. As the Chief Entrepreneur, Chairman, and CEO of Healthbridge since its founding in 1999, Gerrie has been instrumental in establishing a leading healthtech platform in South Africa, focusing on facilitating information flow and collaboration among healthcare providers, patients, and funders. Additionally, Gerrie served as CEO of Healthbridge USA, Inc. from June 2010 to November 2023, and held key leadership roles at tradebridge and DCM (Pty) Ltd. / Intuitive (Pty) Ltd., where strategic business development and addressing consumer debt issues were prioritized. Gerrie's earlier career included providing strategic advice to executives at Monitor Group and contributing to innovative automation projects in the medical device sector. Gerrie holds a Master's degree from MIT Sloan School of Management and a Master's in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, alongside a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stellenbosch University.