MEET THE TEAM

CORE TEAM

Ana Manzur-Allan

Ana oversees XX in Health’s programs. Prior to joining the Rock Health team to lead XX in Health, she was the Director of Business Development at Embrace, a social enterprise that aims to help the millions of vulnerable babies born every year in developing countries through a low-cost infant incubator. She holds a BA in Women Studies from the University of Queensland, Australia, and a MA in International Development Policy from Duke University.

ADVISORS

Halle Tecco 

Halle is responsible for building partnerships and overseeing Rock Health’s strategic direction. She previously worked for Intel and Apple, and founded YogaBear.org. She earned a BS at Case Western Reserve University and an MBA at Harvard Business School. Halle was named one of CNN’s “12 Entrepreneurs Reinventing Healthcare” and Forbes “30 under 30."

Clare Wylie

Clare was Rock Health’s second employee, starting as an intern and eventually leading our Health Innovation Summit and other strategic programming. She currently works at Better, and continues to stay involved by planning social events for our portfolio companies. She graduated with honors from Santa Clara University double majoring in Public Health and Psychology. Her past work includes studying health systems while living in Copenhagen and working at The Center for Applied Ethics and Advocacy in Health Care.

Michelle Snyder

Michelle is an Executive in Residence at InterWest Ventures and a mobile health care industry executive with broad experience, including marketing communications, brand management, new product development, business development, social media/viral marketing, strategic planning and public relations. She has demonstrated expertise developing, leading and motivating cross functional and multi-disciplinary teams to meet and exceed business objectives. Michelle holds an M.B.A from the J.L. Kellogg School of Management and a B.A from Carleton College. 

Vai Rammonhan

Vai is a Product Manager at Genentech, where she works with the US payer community on innovative partnerships and collaborations focused on bringing value to patients. Her past work includes consulting for pharmaceutical and biotech companies on oncology market access, and conducting research for the DOE’s Joint Genome Institute. Vai is passionate about forming connections across the health care community and has been actively involved in helping to further the advancement and impact of women in health care. Vai graduated from the University of California, Davis where she majored in Biotechnology.

ASSOCIATES

Serene Lau

Serene is very interested in social entrepreneurship and the extensive impact technological innovations will have on healthcare, both in the US and in developing countries.  She previously worked at Triage Consulting Group, a firm specializing in comprehensive payment review for hospitals.  Serene holds a B.S. in Business Administration and a B.A. in Public Health from UC Berkeley.

Kelley Hennessee

Kelley is a recent graduate from the University of Oregon where she studied Economics and Business Administration. She is a health economics enthusiast who is interested in health innovations that address the economic link between health and behavior. Kelley is especially excited to contribute to XX in Health’s involvement in promoting women’s roles in the rapidly changing world of healthcare.