Meet the leaders and tastemakers participating in DOC 2026.
Every year, DOC hosts a rare kind of room: scientists and forward thinking leaders at the forefront of medical advances that are impactful right now, joining us from dozens of incredible institutions, companies, and organizations shaping what comes next.
A sampling of the organizations represented at DOC 2026:
Nicole Gaudelli
Entrepreneur-In-Residence
GV
Faculty
Ruth Gimeno
Group Vice President, Cardiometabolic Research
Eli Lilly and Company
Faculty
Alec Ginsberg PharmD, RPh
Owner & Chief Operating Officer
C.O. Bigelow
Faculty
David Goldenberg J.D.
Founding Partner
VLP Law Group
Kara Goldman M.D.
Assoc. Professor Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility; Director, Fertility Preservation
Northwestern University Feinberg School Of Medicine
Brian Halligan
Founder/Partner
HubSpot/Sequoia/Propeller
Lynn Hanessian
Founder & CEO
The Engager Company
Ajay Haryani M.D.
CEO
Seen Medical
Alumni
Sarah Hesse
Head of Translational Science
Valius Sciences
Waheeda Hiller M.D.
MD
Banner Peak Health
Alumni
Heather Hirsch M.D., MS, MSCP
Physician, founder CEO
The Collaborative by Heather Hirsch MD
Alumni
Max Hodak
Co-founder and CEO
Science Corporation
Jeff Holden
Founder & CEO
Atomic Machines
Tylee Holden
Head of Strategic Growth
Atomic Machines
Brian Hollett M.D.
Chief Medical Officer, Physician
SHIFT Medical
Alumni
Anand Janefalkar
Founder & CEO
JanoLife
Alumni
Richard Joseph M.D.
Founder & Physician
VIM Medicine
Zachary Karabell
Founder
The Progress Network
Ara Katz
Co- Founder
Seed Health
David Klug
Chief Science Officer and CEO
Panacea Diagnostics