Category: External

• Rob Cohen
  Chief Executive Officer
• Russell Olson
  Chief Product Officer
• Vatsala Kapur
  Sr. Director of Government Affairs

Rob Cohen is chief executive officer at Bamboo Health (formerly Appriss Health + PatientPing), serving previously as the president and general manager from 2016-2021. Cohen brings more than 20 years of healthcare and technology experience to his role with a career, spanning leadership positions at Evolent Health, McKinsey & Company, Anthem and Healthways. Prior to Bamboo Health, Cohen served as the Market President of Tennessee for Evolent Health, a leading health IT and population health provider, where he was responsible for the operations, growth, and profitability of regional relationships. Rob Cohen holds a BBA from the University of Texas at Austin, a Master of Computer and Information Technology from the Moore School of Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA with honors from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. 

Nishi Rawat, Chief Clinical Officer of Bamboo Health, evolves Bamboo Health’s solutions to address the needs of client and partners across healthcare. She has been fundamental in scaling the company’s behavioral health solutions, which support the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline and connect individuals to care in real-time. Nishi also co-founded OpenBeds®, which provides insight into local inpatient and outpatient bed availability, improving access to treatment. Previously, Nishi partnered with the American Society of Addiction Medicine and Shatterproof to create the Addiction Treatment Needs Assessment. Nishi also served as a critical care physician and faculty member within Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. 

Tej Motiwala, MPH, is VP of Population Health at Oak Street Health, a national network of value-based primary care clinics for adults on Medicare. Tej leads Oak Street’s transitional care and utilization management programs. He has also led several initiatives related to diversity, equity, and inclusion including a new process to capture patients’ self-reported race/ethnicity to more accurately measure and mitigate health disparities. Previously, Tej worked on clinical program design at CareMore Health and payer and provider strategy consulting at Deloitte. 

Vatsala Kapur, Senior Vice President of External Affairs & Channel Partnerships at Bamboo Health, has over two decades of experience in health policy and public health. Most of her career has focused on healthcare delivery systems and payment reform initiatives at the state and federal levels, where she’s served as a policy advisor and consultant. Before Bamboo Health, Vatsala served in various roles at organizations, such as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation and in the office of Colorado’s previous Governor, John Hickenlooper. Vatsala holds two master’s degrees from The University of Texas: one in public affairs and the second in Latin American studies. She also has a bachelor’s degree in political science and history from Colorado College. In addition, Vatsala sits on several boards, including NextFifty Initiative and WorldDenver.