E331 Meghan Gaffney, Founder and CEO at VEDA Data Solutions

Today's guest is Meghan Gaffney, Founder and CEO at VEDA Data Solutions. Founded in 2015, Veda are on a mission to accelerate patients’ ability to access the care they need, reduce financial loss in the healthcare system and create efficiencies that drive healthcare innovation. They are motivated by a belief that the tools to make a better world are being developed right now by talented scientists around the globe and they can harness those tools to solve the problems impacting people every day. Today, over 15 million people rely on Veda's tools to power the healthcare industry.

Meghan provides resources and strategic leadership to our employees and serves as a liaison to their customers and partners. With over 15 years of experience working with federal and state elected officials and consulting on technology opportunities, she has experience helping people– from elected leaders to impact organizations– achieve their goals. She is a passionate advocate for AI and Machine Learning, and believes it will create unprecedented economic opportunity for the United States and the world.

In the episode, Meghan will discuss:

The motivation for founding Veda,

Getting her idea off the ground from a technical perspective,

The current make-up of the team,

Use cases of the impact that Veda brings to customers,

Interesting projects the Tech and Data team are working on,

The importance of diversity and inclusion, and 

What excites her for the future at Veda