Yusuf Sherwani is the CEO and Co-Founder of Pelago, the world’s first technology-enabled digital clinic for multiple substance use disorders. Together with his colleagues Maroof Ahmed and Sarim Siddiqui, Dr. Sherwani is transforming substance use support – from prevention to treatment – delivering education, management skills, and opportunities for positive change to members struggling with substance use, most commonly tobacco, alcohol or opioids.
A medical doctor by training and a technology enthusiast at heart, Yusuf is seen as an innovator operating at the intersection of healthcare, technology and design. With a medical degree from Imperial College London, Yusuf has co-authored 12 peer-reviewed studies on behavioral health and substance addictions. He was featured in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list (2018) as well as Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business.
Compared to other areas of healthcare, behavioral health has been slow to adopt VBC models — even though they will further expand access to behavioral health services, remove barriers to care, and improve the quality of mental health and substance use care.
There are some lessons in Haven’s failure, and the failure of other big-tech healthcare ventures such as Google Health and Apple Health Habit, that Amazon needs to learn to avoid getting burned a second time.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.