Chris Benko

Chris Benko is the CEO of Koneksa Health, a position they have held since August 2015. Prior to that, they were the VP of strategic planning at Merck, a position they held from June 1995 to August 2015. Chris was responsible for incubating Koneksa Health as part of the Merck Global Health Innovation Fund.

Chris Benko holds a Bachelor of Arts from Bucknell University in Political Science and Spanish, as well as an MBA from Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business.

Some direct reports include Farrel Goldberg - VP, PMO & Special Projects, Robert Ellis - Head, Data Science, and Matt Cantor - EVP, Customer & Product Strategy.