Vijay Goel, M.D.

Current

Sr. Director, Healthcare Prize Development at X PRIZE Foundation
Sales at Outsourced Powerpoint
Founder at Health Shoppr, Inc.

Co-owner and Chief Marketer at Bite Catering Couture

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Past

Independent strategy consultant at Health Shoppr
Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Co
Associate at Mckinsey & Co

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Education

University of Southern California
UCLA

Recommended

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Health, Wellness and Fitness

Websites

Vijay Goel, M.D.’s Summary

Leading the development of a proposed $10M+ Healthcare X PRIZE focused on creating an engaging, health optimizing system. The time for personalized, consumer driven, affordable care is now...we're designing the competition to make this a reality.

I'm an entrepreneur developing new models to engage and empower consumers by helping them to shop for healthcare services (and have better assurance that they will receive services optimized for their needs/wants). My startup's Elevator pitch is "Eharmony meets Expedia" for retail health appointments (cash-based care options). We're starting in wellness, but also helping health systems make better connections between doctors and patients.

And somehow, I've found myself selling Overnight Powerpoint production to other former McKinsey / BCG / Bain types and helping my wife build Bite Catering Couture into one of LA's best gourmet/ specialty caterers.

Vijay Goel, M.D.’s Experience

Sr. Director, Healthcare Prize Development

X PRIZE Foundation

(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

January 2009 — Present (11 months)

Developing a $10M+ Competition to Revolutionize the Improvement in Health that comes from our health care system.

I've spent a whirlwind period exploring the structure of the current systems, incentives of existing players, market failures around value-driven care, and innovation across multiple health segments.

My job is to engage with leading stakeholders, thought leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs as we design a $10M+ Healthcare X PRIZE where players can demonstrate a significant improvement in the health status of a community.

Shouldn't our Health Care system be measured against (and rewarded for) its ability to deliver better health?
Sales

Outsourced Powerpoint

(Outsourcing/Offshoring industry)

September 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)

I help a group in India to sell outsourced powerpoint services similar to services available internally at McKinsey and other consulting firms. Its a great resource for independent consultants, strategy groups, project managers, and other execs who use powerpoint, but don't want to waste time on formatting, templating, keying in edits, etc.
Founder

Health Shoppr, Inc.

(Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

June 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)

Founder of healthcare company that empowers consumers to shop for healthcare.

We're creating a platform that provides a unique approach to differentiating providers along approach to care, customer service, training, reviews, and price.

We combine transparency with a marketplace that allows for price points ranging from value to premium, encouraging innovation in provider business models. We're starting in the wellness/allied health space and would love to meet folks in the field.
Co-owner and Chief Marketer

Bite Catering Couture

(Food & Beverages industry)

2007 — Present (2 years )

Bite Catering Couture is my wife's Santa Monica-based catering business, which specializes in replacing sit-down catered meals with a tasting menu of elegant "bites".

We've been featured on the Food Network and clients include Neda Mashouf (formerly of Bebe), Kenneth Cole, Judith Leiber, Jim Berkus (UTA), Christine Devine (Fox 11 News), Tim Allen, Teen Vogue, Sephora, C Magazine amongst many others. Bring us in to your special event and we'll take your guests on a culinary adventure!
Independent strategy consultant

Health Shoppr

(Management Consulting industry)

July 2007 — January 2009 (1 year 7 months)

Ex-McKinsey Engagement Manager (M.D. background) offering independent strategic consulting/ interim executive services. Entrepreneurial, results-oriented executive able to deliver projects ranging from high-level strategy to tactical implementation. Specialization in product development/ growth opportunities, marketing spend effectiveness, sales force optimization, customer retention, and organization. Broad background and understanding of health industry, but with experience in media, internet, HR outsourcing, insurance, and financial services.

Previous clients include: Farmers Insurance, Health Strategies Group, Lee Hecht Harrison, Brahma Holdings
Engagement Manager

McKinsey & Co

(Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Management Consulting industry)

September 2003 — March 2007 (3 years 7 months)

Lead multi-million dollar consulting teams in shaping sr. management priorities and delivering solutions--Defining scope and objectives; developing analytic approach; synthesizing recommendations; creating implementation plan. Broad exposure across Sales/Marketing, Product/Business Development, IT, Finance, Strategy, Service Operations.

Focus on new products and services in emerging healthcare consumerism space including HSA, HRA, Benefits design, pricing transparency, individual policies, high deductible healthcare insurance.
Associate

Mckinsey & Co

(Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Management Consulting industry)

2003 — 2007 (4 years )

Vijay Goel, M.D.’s Education

University of Southern California

M.D. , Medicine , 1999 — 2003

Initiated elective in health care policy by recruiting sr. faculty and creating syllabus--now a 12 person elective for 4th year med students with modules given to the entire 2nd year class

Activities and Societies:

Curriculum committee, scholarship committee
UCLA

B.S. , Physiological Science , 1995 — 1999

Summa Cum Laude
Highest Departmental Honors for Sr. Research Thesis around effects of diet on blood pressure in hypertensive and diabetic animals

Activities and Societies:

Phi Beta Kappa, Honors Collegium

Additional Information

Vijay Goel, M.D.’s Websites:

Vijay Goel, M.D.’s Interests:

Entrepreneurship, Healthcare reform, basketball, philosophy, skiing.

Vijay Goel, M.D.’s Groups:

Health 2.0, Phi Beta Kappa

McKinsey & Company Alumni (Unofficial McKinsey Group)
Physician's Alternative Career Network (PACNet)
Top Consulting Firms - Employees and Alumni
Healthcare Bloggers
Health 2.0
Executives for Healthcare Transformation: http://blogs.biproinc.com/healthcare
Fitness and Health Professionals
Physician Entrepreneur
Social Entrepreneur
Personalized Medicine
Wellness 2.0
The McKinsey & Company Alumni (Unofficial McKinsey Group)
Luxury Wedding Professionals
Total Health Management/Solutions, Population Health Management, and Wellness Management
Milken Institute Global Conference Connect 2009
Smarter Healthcare
Strategy, Marketing & Innovation Forum