Ron Gutman is a prominent name in the world of innovation, entrepreneurship, and health advocacy. As an inventor, serial entrepreneur, and investor, Ron Gutman has founded and supported multiple successful, mission-driven companies and non-profit organizations that have helped millions of people around the world live happier and healthier lives. As a scholar and advocate of positivity and smiling, he wrote and presented a popular TED book and talk on the Impact of Smiling, which has been translated into 53 languages and viewed by millions worldwide. In addition, Ron Gutman co-authored a leadership framework, Sapient Leadership.

This platform aims to help leaders navigate the new reality of change that’s exponential, perpetual, and pervasive (3-D Change). Ron Gutman’s experience in the field of health innovation is unparalleled. He is the founder and first CEO of the Interactive Health company HealthApp. Here, he invented and led the development of HOPES (the first Health Operating System), Dr. A.I. (an artificial intelligence tool for symptom triage to information and care), and DocNow (the first virtual health app on the Apple Watch), amongst other inventions. Ron Gutman is an angel investor and advisor to health and technology companies, including:

Rock Health (an Interactive Health incubator), Stanford Medicine X, and Harvard Medical School’s SMArt Initiative (“Substitutable Medical Apps, reusable technologies”). He frequently speaks at academic institutions and technology and health conferences worldwide, including the World Economic Forum, TED, and Fortune Brainstorm Tech.

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, Ron Gutman has brought together leading experts from academia, medicine, foundations, and industry to predict, warn, manage, and use telemedicine and virtual health solutions to help people prevent, cope, and manage the virus. 

He also co-produced a Virtual Global Summit on Virtual Health and Mental Wellbeing in a World of Social Distancing with Boma Global, where he orchestrated a global standing ovation for healthcare workers. Ron Gutman launched Intrivo in South Florida. This is a digital health company with a technology and platform that is helping the world to tackle the next health challenges and helping people live happier, healthier, and safer lives. As the Co-CEO of Intrivo, Ron Gutman is committed to driving innovation in digital health and leveraging technology to improve healthcare outcomes.

Ron Gutman’s contributions to the field of health and technology have been widely recognized. He was chosen in 2014 as one of the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs at the Goldman Sachs Builders and Innovators Summit. His writing on health, technology, and smiling has been published in national publications, including the Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Fortune Magazine, and the Huffington Post. Ron Gutman is a true visionary who has dedicated his career to improving people’s lives through innovation and technology. His passion for health and happiness is contagious, and his work has inspired millions worldwide.