DarioHealth Corp. (Nasdaq: DRIO) today announced the appointment of Lawrence (Larry) B. Leisure to its Board of Directors, bringing four decades of healthcare leadership, managed care expertise, and digital health innovation to the company's governance. Mr. Leisure's extensive experience working with health plans, health systems, consultants, and employer coalitions, combined with his deep understanding of health policy, reimbursement, and value-based care models, will be instrumental in guiding Dario's continued expansion within the payer and employer markets.
Mr. Leisure began his professional career in benefits consulting ultimately serving as National Practice Leader at Towers Perrin (aka Willis Towers Watson) then transitioning to management consulting first as a Senior Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers and later as a Managing Partner at Accenture. He went on to serve in senior leadership roles at Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and UnitedHealth Group's OptumInsight unit. His pivot to health care investing started with his joining the venture capital firm of Kleiner Perkins as an Operating Partner. In 2014, he co-founded Chicago Pacific Founders, a health care focused private equity firm.
As an ardent advocate for innovation in healthcare, Mr. Leisure co-founded the Employer Health Innovation Roundtable, a coalition representing over six million lives. Mr. Leisure is Chairman of the UCSF Rosenman Institute, member of the UCLA Anderson School of Management Board of Advisors, and a Senior Advisor at the Mussalem Center for BIODESIGN at Stanford University.
He received his BA in Economics from Stanford University and his MBA in Finance from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. He resides in Atherton, California with his wife, Bren.
"We are honored to welcome Larry to Dario's Board of Directors," said Erez Raphael, CEO of Dario. "His deep expertise across the healthcare ecosystem—from payers and employer groups and healthcare innovators—will provide invaluable insight as we continue to scale our solutions and strengthen our value-based partnerships. Larry's leadership in advancing healthcare technology and his track record of driving meaningful industry change align perfectly with Dario's mission to deliver better health outcomes through AI-driven, personalized care."
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