Don Schaefer

Vice President Of Engineering at Rikki Health

Don Schaefer is an experienced engineering professional currently serving as the Vice President of Engineering at Rikki Health since May 2025, where the focus is on Backend Engineering and advancing digital health innovation. Previously, Don held the position of Director of Data Engineering at mPulse for a brief period in early 2025 and served as a Director at Zipari from January 2021 to June 2025, contributing to customizable solutions in the health insurance industry. Earlier career roles include Senior Director of Software Engineering and Senior Software Engineer at Information Builders, Sr. Software Consultant and Team Lead at ePlus, Developer at Xelus, Engineer at Xerox, and Engineer at CSC, where participation in various telecom projects took place. Don holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science and History from the State University of New York College at Potsdam, earned between 1984 and 1988.

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Rikki Health

Healthcare is full of bold ideas—yet too many of them never make it beyond the drawing board. The challenge isn’t a lack of vision; it’s the difficulty of turning vision into reality. Building and scaling new digital applications has long been slow, complex, and costly. It doesn’t have to be. Rikki was created with a simple belief: innovation should be accessible to anyone working to improve healthcare. You shouldn’t need vast resources or a team of engineers to bring new ideas to life or modernize the systems that so many rely on. Every organization—big or small, nonprofit or enterprise, with or without a tech team—deserves the tools to build something better. A New Way Forward Rikki is the first Digital Health Experience Platform (DHXP), designed to make building and scaling new digital applications radically simpler. With Rikki, creating enterprise-grade healthcare experiences is no longer an uphill battle—it’s 20x faster, and it doesn’t require engineers. Whether you’re launching something new, enhancing what already exists, or adapting to meet new challenges, Rikki gives you the flexibility to move forward on your terms: Build – Start from the ground up and bring new digital applications to life. Unify your point solutions to create a singular experience of your brand. Connect your data while ensuring a high degree of security. Build gives you the tools to do it all, better and faster. Boost – Strengthen what’s already in place. Add new functionality, accelerate release cycles, and introduce updates without long development timelines. Boost maximizes your existing investments while keeping you ahead of your customers’ evolving needs. Buy – Get prebuilt, ready-to-use digital experiences with unparalleled flexibility and control. Configure your branding, connect your own data, and manage it yourself—or let us handle it for you. The future of healthcare is about bringing ideas to life. With Rikki, that future is within reach.


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