Bio: Karl has decades of leadership experience in finance, operations and sales, with his most recent position being that of Senior Vice President, Member Experience at Teladoc Health. Before joining Vivante Health, Karl spent most of his career in healthcare services, building, leading, and scaling organizations with innovative strategies and industry insights. Over the course of his three decades in healthcare, he has played a pivotal role in taking two highly successful organizations public.

Smarts: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Why Vivante? I’m thrilled at the opportunity to work with an amazing team that is directly caring for those burdened with digestive conditions. This is an underserved population that is very personal to me and I am confident Vivante is well positioned to improve the lives of over 70 million people living with digestive health issues.

Claim to Fame: Having become empty nesters several years ago, my wife and I love to visit and hike our National Parks with favorites from Zion’s Angel’s Landing to Acadia’s Jordan Pond.