Mr. Verstandig is an active entrepreneur, venture capital investor, and philanthropist. At age 21, Mr. Verstandig founded Rally Health, a consumer-centric digital health company whose online and mobile tools empower millions of people to take control of their health and well-being and manage their health care needs. In 2017, UnitedHealth acquired Rally. Since March 2017, Mr. Verstandig has served as the Chief Digital Officer of UnitedHealth Group, one of the world’s largest diversified healthcare companies. He leads digital innovation across the enterprise, which provides healthcare coverage to nearly 50 million people through its UnitedHealthcare division as well as technology-enabled health services to improve system performance and deliver care to nearly 100 million consumers through its Optum division.
Mr. Verstandig is also the Co-founder of Spycraft Entertainment, a content and entertainment production company focused on the most important intelligence and military operations that have shaped the world. Mr. Verstandig serves on the board of NexImmune, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a novel approach to immunotherapy designed to employ the body’s own T cells to generate a specific, potent, and durable immune response that mimics natural biology. An active investor as well as operator, Mr. Verstandig has supported multiple biopharmaceutical and healthcare technology companies from their earliest stages including Cortexyme (NASDAQ: CRTX), Applied Molecular Transport (NASDAQ: AMTI), Lucira Health (NASDAQ: LHDX), NexImmune (NASDAQ: NEXI) and Tavros Therapeutics.
Mr. Verstandig advises multiple government organizations, including serving as a senior advisor to the National Security Agency on advanced analytics, technology, and Artificial Intelligence. Mr. Verstandig is also a member of the National Council for the American Enterprise Institute and is a founding member and Director of the Greater Washington Partnership. Through his family foundation, Mr. Verstandig supports American veterans suffering from post-traumatic brain injuries. He resides in the greater Washington, D.C. area.