What Happened?
New York, NY-based Oscar Appointed Mario Schlosser as Chief Executive Officer
About the Company
Health care is broken; we`re trying to fix it. The Oscar team is focused on utilizing technology, design and data to humanize health care. We`re a group of technology and health care professionals who looked at the current state of the US health care system, got frustrated by the horrible consumer experience, and decided to do something big about it. Backed by a renowned set of investors and advisors, we`ve set out to revolutionize health care.
About the Person
Mario Schlosser is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Oscar, a health-insurance start-up that is using technology, design, and data to help humanize and simplify healthcare. Previously, he co-founded the largest social gaming company in Latin America, where he led the company`s analytics and game design practices. At Bridgewater Associates, Mario developed analytical trading models as a Senior Investment Associate. Prior to Bridgewater, he worked as a consultant for McKinsey & Company in Europe, the U.S. and Brazil. Mario is the author of 10 computer science publications, including one of the most-cited computer science papers published in the past decade, in which he developed an algorithm to securely compute trust in randomized networks. He holds a degree in computer science with highest distinction from the University of Hannover in Germany and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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