Mohit Kaushal has had an extensive career in clinical medicine, venture capital, academics and health policy. Mohit is an Associate Professor at Stanford University and a visiting scholar at the Brookings Institution. He is also a partner at Aberdare, a venture capital firm focused on transformational healthcare opportunities. Previously, he was the inaugural Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Vice President of Business Development at West Health, a for-profit venture that pioneers new and smarter technologies, policies and practices to make high-quality healthcare more accessible. Mohit also served as a member of the White House Health IT task force responsible for implementing the technological aspects of the Obama administration’s healthcare reform. Mohit holds an MBA from Stanford and an MD with distinction from Imperial College, London. Mohit has also served on TEDMED’s Hive curatorial board.