EMILY HANSON
Edina,MN
Summary
Operator and strategist with 10+ years taking new concepts from ideation to scaled execution across payer and employer markets. Specializes in AI-enabled product strategy, early commercialization, and complex stakeholder alignment. Repeatedly builds the path for enterprise adoption—clarifying the problem, designing the solution, proving value, and enrolling cross-functional partners around aligned incentives.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
VP, Strategy & Growth, Emerging Products
Andros
01.2025 - Current
- Own end-to-end 0→1 commercialization for Andros’ newest (AI-enabled) product—from problem framing and value proposition through MVP definition, pricing/packaging, and launch.
- Built the early market strategy and secured initial partnerships with commercial health plans; created payer-grade ROI narratives and procurement pathways aligned to compliance, security, and actuarial review.
- Led cross-functional execution (Product, Engineering, Data, Clinical, Legal, Security) to translate market signals into a tight learning loop and iterative roadmap.
- Established operating rhythm (OKRs, pilot success criteria, funnel analytics) and a stakeholder enrollment playbook mapping incentives across Product, Quality, Utilization, and IT/Security.
- Evangelize applied AI in healthcare workflows (e.g., decision support and automation) with clear governance and human-in-the-loop safeguards.
Chief of Staff (Interim, Contract)
Joshin
09.2024 - 01.2025
- Strategic partner to CEO across growth, fundraising, and innovation; deepened Board/advisor relationships and instituted performance metrics to improve execution during a critical stage.
Director of Platform
SemperVirens Venture Capital
10.2022 - 08.2024
- Built the fund’s healthcare platform vertical (strategy, metrics, relationships) to deliver scaled value to portfolio companies and LPs.
- Drove key LP relationships and supported fundraising efforts, contributing to an aggregate $125M raised; created an internal growth model to accelerate portfolio outcomes.
Head of Strategic Partnerships & Innovation
World 50 (formerly EHIR)
03.2020 - 04.2022
- Expanded cross-stakeholder offerings (innovators, advisors, investors, partners); launched new programs (e.g., EHIR Academy, investor offering) generating $1M+ in first-year new business.
- Built Innovator Relations from 1 → 12 within two years; set product strategy, team goals, and organizational success metrics tied to measurable outcomes.
Operations Manager, Healthcare Portfolio
Tribeca Companies
10.2018 - 03.2020
- Hired 40+ roles across three newly acquired health tech companies; led post-acquisition operating integration.
- Co-created initial GTM motions with SMEs and industry advisors to hit aggressive early targets across the portfolio.
Division Director, Finance & Accounting
Robert Half
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Built and led an Accounting Operations recruitment team serving growth-stage tech and financial services clients.
Training Manager, SW North America
Lululemon
01.2013 - 01.2017
- Led visual merchandising and sell-through training across 26+ new store openings/renovations in the U.S. and abroad.
Education
B.S. - Human Resource Development
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN05.2013
Skills
- Product strategy & discovery
- Problem framing
- Outcome-oriented roadmapping
- Stakeholder alignment
- Pricing & Packaging
- Pilot design & evaluation
- Enterprise GTM (payers/employers)
- AI/ML use-case design (NLP/GenAI)
- Data/analytics storytelling
- Stakeholder mapping & incentive design
- OKRs and operating models
- Contracting & procurement navigation (legal, security, compliance)
Affiliations
- Advisory Board Member, Cadre (growth-stage tech startup): Product strategy and enterprise GTM counsel.
- Advisor, World 50 — Healthcare Advisor and foundational Advisor for the launch of the AI Roundtable (Spring 2026).
- Women in Venture Capital — Member; HGAN (Healthcare Growth Advisory Network) — Advisor.
Timeline
VP, Strategy & Growth, Emerging Products
Andros
01.2025 - Current
Chief of Staff (Interim, Contract)
Joshin
09.2024 - 01.2025
Director of Platform
SemperVirens Venture Capital
10.2022 - 08.2024
Head of Strategic Partnerships & Innovation
World 50 (formerly EHIR)
03.2020 - 04.2022
Operations Manager, Healthcare Portfolio
Tribeca Companies
10.2018 - 03.2020
Division Director, Finance & Accounting
Robert Half
01.2017 - 01.2018
Training Manager, SW North America
Lululemon
01.2013 - 01.2017
B.S. - Human Resource Development
University of Minnesota
SELECTED 0→1 & AI IMPACT
- Took a net-new, AI-enabled health tech product from concept to market: crystallized payer use cases, defined MVP, and secured early commercial plan partnerships.
- Operationalized learning loops (discovery → pilots → scale), embedding AI outputs into human workflows with clear quality thresholds and governance.
- Consistently built coalitions across executive, clinical, actuarial, and technical stakeholders—aligning incentives and establishing a repeatable “path to yes.”
CORE STRENGTHS
- Product Strategy & Roadmapping (0→1, 1→N)
- Applied AI/ML in Healthcare (use-case design, NLP/GenAI enablement, workflow integration)
- Enterprise Go-to-Market & Commercialization (payers, large employers, ecosystem partners)
- Stakeholder Alignment & Change Leadership (Boards, clinical, actuarial, IT/security, legal)
- Outcomes & Operating Cadence (OKRs, metrics, pilots → scaled rollouts)
- Partnership Development, Pricing/Packaging, Pipeline & Revenue Enablement
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