Agilix Expert Team
Management
Rakshit Sharma, MD, CEO, Founder
Former - Director,
Strategy-Biogen, Alere
Rakshit Sharma, MD, CEO, Founder
Former - Director,
Strategy-Biogen, Alere
Prior to founding Agilix, Rakshit worked on developing novel, community-based translational oncology clinics for a major academic medical center to bridge the gap between academic medicine and community clinics using technology and novel delivery models. Earlier, he was a part of the strategy team at Biogen, focusing on addressing the Alzheimer's epidemic in the US. Before Biogen, Rakshit was with the strategy team at Alere (now Abbott) and focused on improving population health outcomes by leveraging point-of-care diagnostics, technology, and connectivity. Rakshit holds an MBA from Duke University and MD from L.T.M. Medical College, Mumbai, India.
Peter Meath, Chief Financial Officer
Former - Managing Director,
Head - Life Sciences, JP Morgan
Peter Meath, Chief Financial Officer
Former - Managing Director,
Head - Life Sciences, JP Morgan
Prior to joining Rakshit to help start Agilix, Peter was the Head of Life Sciences and Co-Head of Healthcare, Commercial Banking at J.P. Morgan Chase for over six years. Prior to that, Peter was part of the founding team of Square 1 Bank, a successful bank start-up in 2005 centered around high growth, innovative technology, and healthcare companies. Square 1 went public on NASDAQ in 2014 and was acquired by PacWest Bancorp in 2015. Peter holds an MBA from Duke University and a BS in Commerce from the University of Virginia. He lives in Durham, NC with his wife and three children, and the entire family loves to spend time in NC Mountains hiking, fly fishing and exploring the High Country.
Paddy Owens, VP, Finance & Ops
Former - UHG, Patients like me
Paddy Owens, VP, Finance & Ops
Former - UHG, Patients like me
Paddy brings deep industry operating experience to Agilix having spent 8 years at PatientsLikeMe where he held senior leadership roles across finance and business development. Paddy was the finance lead during PLM’s acquisition by UnitedHealthGroup, and later oversaw finance, HR and operations as PLM was divested from UHG. He was also responsible for strategic business development as the company focused on developing its patient centric solutions for pharma and payers. Paddy lives in the Boston area with his wife. Originally from Ireland, he is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin and moved to Boston in 2013. In his free time, he likes to remain active and particularly enjoys rugby and golf.
Pratha Sheth, Lead Senior Associate, Operations
Pratha Sheth, Lead Senior Associate, Operations
Pratha joined Agilix in January of 2022 with a focus in operations, reimbursement, and patient engagement. Before joining Agilix, she gained a passion for developing methods to increase efficiency through data analysis while working at Bayer Crop Science in St. Louis, Missouri. Pratha earned her MBA in Business Analytics from University of Massachusetts and her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Nova Southeastern University.
After living in 2 countries and 8 states, Pratha now lives with her husband in Marietta, Georgia. She enjoys traveling, beaches, spending time with her nieces and nephew, and trying new breweries and restaurants.
Board of Directors
Mike Cotton, CEO,
East United Healthcare Community & State
Paula Schneider, CEO,
Susan G. Komen Foundation
Sean Slovenski, CEO
Avesis Inc., Former-President, Walmart Health
Tim O'Toole, Former CEO,
Vitas Health
Advisors
Arif Kamal, MD
Duke Cancer Center
Chief Patient Officer,
American Cancer Society
Rick Leach
Former President & CEO – World Food Program USA
Pete Desai
CAO, CFO – BioIQ, Former EVP – Alere