• World’s Greatest Talk Show Host, Health Tech Talk Show

    President & Founding Partner, Innsena

    CEO & Founder, Zorya Foundation

    Kat is president and founding partner of Innsena, a women-led growth consultancy supporting organizations operating in the healthcare technology sector. She is the head of the consultancy's market access and public affairs practice and a recognized award-winning leader in data acquisition strategy and the negotiation of data use agreements, including the exchange and use of sensitive information covered in the United States under 42 CFR Part 2. She has gained this reputation and knowledgebase through her efforts to reduce maternal morbidity through connected health technology, with a special focus on mothers and babies affected by opioid use disorder. With her personal goal of connecting the whole country for health data exchange, she has brokered numerous data sharing agreements between unlikely partners across the United States. For these efforts, she was most recently awarded the prestigious Leadership Excellence Award from the Civitas Networks for Health community.

    Previously, Kat served as chief of external affairs and chief marketing officer for Collective Medical, the largest network for care coordination in the United States. She led the company’s government and public affairs, market access, marketing, advocacy and public relations functions. Collective Medical was acquired by PointClickCare in late 2020, the nation’s largest senior care technology platform.

    Kat is also the founder and CEO of the Zorya Foundation and its award-winning Mothers in Medicine fund. Zorya Foundation provides cash grants—primarily for childcare—for women working in the healthcare industry. As an advocate for women in the workplace, Kat started the Zorya Foundation to bridge the gap for women as they work toward their own definition of professional success.

    Kat continues to give back to the community with a focus on women in health technology by serving as an advisor to Springboard Enterprises, a women-led 501c3 not for profit organization with the mission to accelerate the growth of entrepreneurial companies led by women. She is also an advisor to numerous women-led companies, including CurieDx, and is an investor in EmpiricaLab, a woman- and Latina-led start-up working to address the healthcare workforce shortage. She is a member of both Chief and Women Business Leaders of the US Health Care Industry Foundation.

    Prior, Kat spent more than seven years with Dodge Communications, now known as MERGE Atlanta, where she served as vice president leading the consultancy’s strategic services division. As vice president of strategic services, Kat handled corporate strategy and positioning, regulatory and government affairs, and high-profile media and analyst relations initiatives for more than 75 digital health companies. oes here

  • World’s Greatest Talk Show Co-Host, Health Tech Talk Show

    CEO, Civitas Networks for Health

    Founder, Emphasis Health

    Lisa Bari is the founding CEO of Civitas Networks for Health, the national nonprofit organization with a mission to support community and data-led health improvement and information exchange to address health outcomes and provide the infrastructure for health equity. Civitas Networks for Health counts more than 170 regional health improvement collaboratives, regional and statewide health information exchanges, and affiliated organizations as members.

    Her notable prior roles included Interim CEO of the Strategic Health Information Exchange Collaborative, which became Civitas Networks for Health; Health IT and Interoperability Lead at the CMS Innovation Center working on primary care payment models; and earlier in her career, part of the executive leadership team of a venture-backed health technology firm. She holds an MBA from Purdue University and an MPH in Health Policy from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Lisa serves on the Boards of Directors of HealthCare Access Maryland, Zorya Foundation, and eHealth Exchange.

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    Lisa is from rural Northern California and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, with her husband Jörg, and their dog Sadie. She has lived and worked in the US, Germany, and Mexico, and is a dual US and Republic of Ireland citizen.

  • Community Manager

    Sr. Director, Innsena


    Melissa is the Health Tech Talk Show’s community manager and moderator. Basically, Melissa makes sure shit gets done. From smacking down pretenders to ensuring Kat and Lisa actually do stuff, Melissa is the reals brains of the operation.

    Melissa’s day job is with Innsena, where she serves as senior director in the market access practice. Melissa works with organizations in the Medicaid and public health space, including start-ups, public private partnerships and state governments. Her passion project is supporting justice-involved individuals and their families and leveraging Medicaid to reduce recidivism. Her background is in provider administration and health information networks.