Laurence Girard

Laurence Girard is an experienced entrepreneur and healthcare professional. In 2014, they founded Fruit Street, a company that delivers the CDC's National Diabetes Prevention Program via telehealth and group video conferencing with registered dietitians. Fruit Street provides participants with a wireless scale and Fitbit, as well as a mobile application for food feedback from dietitians. Laurence's role as Founder and CEO at Fruit Street focuses on expanding access to the program and utilizing technology to improve healthcare outcomes.

In 2017, Laurence became the Managing Director of Hippocrates VC, a venture capital fund that exclusively consists of physician investors. The fund's focus is on investing in digital health companies that have the potential to enhance the healthcare industry.

More recently, in 2021, Laurence founded Healthcare Shares, a new venture that seeks to become a regulated funding portal for Regulation Crowdfunding Offerings. The goal of Healthcare Shares is to provide a platform for healthcare professionals to invest in social impact healthcare startups that align with their beliefs.

Laurence Girard's work experience highlights their passion for utilizing technology and innovative approaches to bring improvement and accessibility to healthcare.

Laurence Girard's education history begins with their enrollment at Harvard Extension School in 2010. Laurence pursued a Bachelor of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies and completed their degree in 2019.

In 2022, Laurence attended Columbia Business School and completed the Venture Capital & Private Equity Program, which lasted until 2023. During their time at Columbia, they also obtained a certification in Introduction to Digital Health and Strategy from Columbia Business School Executive Education in October 2022.

In terms of executive education, Laurence attended Harvard Business School Executive Education, where they obtained several program certificates. In December 2020, they received a certificate in Authentic Leadership Development. In March 2021, they obtained a certificate in Reimagining Strategy with Design Thinking. Finally, in April 2021, they completed the Developing Yourself as a Leader program and received a program certificate.

Laurence Girard's education journey continued in 2023 at Harvard Business School Executive Education, where they pursued the PLD 36 program. However, the specific start year for this program is not provided in the information given.