Sean is an entrepreneurial executive dedicated to leading exceptional teams to distribute inventions that enhance our quality of life, the survival of our species, and the health of our planet. He is focused on forming and operating early to growth stage, high tech ventures to achieve significant scale, commercial success and fulfillment of a meaningful mission.
Sean is currently the Chief Strategy Officer at HealthTap, a digital health company dedicated to creating universal access to quality healthcare for millions worldwide. In the first 7 years of his tenure, he was Chief Product Officer and one of the founding members, helping to lead the organization from a seed-stage startup in private beta to a growth stage company with $85M in financing, eight-figures in annual consumer and enterprise revenue, and over 350 million consumers served.
Prior to that, Sean was Founder & CEO of PayoutHub, a social game-monetization platform that was acquired, and the Founder & COO of GXStudios, a venture-backed, team-based casual games platform. Sean advises startups regularly through VC firms, Stanford’s Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, and the Yale Entrepreneurial Institute (now “TSAI City”), Yale University’s official incubator and fellowship program for entrepreneurs — which he co-founded. Sean holds numerous honors and inventions in the fields of health informatics, drug delivery, genetic testing, medical devices, and new industrial polymers.
Sean earned an M.B.A. from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a B.S. (with Distinction) in Biomedical Engineering and Pre-Medicine from Yale University. He’s an inventor at heart, a scientist by training, an engineer by trade, and a designer by hobby.
Beyond his day job, Sean is currently engrossed with: the intersection of neural networks / neuroscience / cognitive science, quantum computing / physics, space travel, and efficient energy generation.
Internet of Things: Turning Hype Into Business
Internet of Things was supposed to revolutionize the world years ago, but has largely failed to live up to its hype. How will it succeed in the future? The following transcript has been lightly edited and condensed for ease of reading. David Kirkpatrick: We’re going to talk about the Internet of Things in this […]
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Techonomy 19
The theme for Techonomy 2019 in Half Moon Bay, California was “Reset and Restore: Governing Tech, Retrieving Ethics, and Acting on Climate.” We are in a unique period when corporate responsibility and big-picture thinking is absolutely essential.
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NYC 19
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Techonomy 18
Techonomy 2018 was a probing, wide-ranging conversation about the tech-inflected issues that affect business and our world. This year’s theme was Harnessing Tech for Responsible Growth, and as always we addressed many of the issues facing leaders today.
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Techonomy 19 – Speakers & Participants
The theme for Techonomy 2019 in Half Moon Bay, California was “Reset and Restore: Governing Tech, Retrieving Ethics, and Acting on Climate.” We are in a unique period when corporate responsibility and big-picture thinking is absolutely essential.
