Aaron Gani
Founder & CEO
Aaron Gani has been creating applications and experiences with technology throughout his career in healthcare and financial services, up to and including serving as Chief Technology Officer of Humana, a Fortune 50 managed care organization.
After more than a decade in healthcare leading technology development and innovation in population health, disease management programs, pharmacy, primary care, urgent care, Health IT, and clinical analytics, and constantly working on ways to improve and empower consumer health with technology, data and analytics, Gani resolved to create scalable solutions to the massive unmet needs in mental and behavioral health and believes Virtual Reality therapeutic experiences can close that gap.
Gani is a founding member of the Strategic Advisory Board of the Digital Medicine (DiMe) Society, and a founding advisory board member of the International Virtual Reality Healthcare Association (IVRHA). Gani holds a Master’s in Predictive Analytics from Northwestern University, an MBA, General Management and Health Sector Management from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, and a BS in Management/CIS from the University of Louisville.
Why is a better future for mental healthcare important to you?
Undiagnosed and/or unmanaged mental and behavioral health challenges overshadow all other aspects of our lives and health, and we have so much opportunity to increase access to care and solutions that can help, so we must do all we can to eliminate the pain & suffering associated with these challenges.
What’s your favorite thing we’re working on at BehaVR?
Working on something that is SO meaningful to our patients, and having the opportunity to bring transformative help and change to millions in need.
What’s the best advice you’ve ever been given?
Have the courage to follow your heart, do your best work, and make the most meaningful positive impact you can, every day.
What’s your superpower?
Thinking strategically and optimistically, while acting tactically and critically.