Tom Cassels joins HEP with over two decades of experience in strategic growth and innovation within the healthcare industry. Most recently, he served as President and CEO of Rock Health Advisory and as a Venture Partner at Rock Health Capital. In addition to his leadership roles, Tom advises several digital health companies, including Arine, Kintsugi, Predict Health, Maro, and basys.ai and serves on the boards of Ayin Health Solutions and the Georgetown University School of Health.

Tom’s career began at the Advisory Board Company, where he spent 15 years providing strategic consulting, governance services, and market intelligence to C-suite executives across hospitals, health systems, health plans, and life sciences companies. He played a pivotal role in the company’s flagship membership product, the Health Care Advisory Board, and was a founding partner of the company’s strategy consulting practice.

Tom holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and English literature from Georgetown University and a master’s degree in public policy from the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University.