Meet The Team

Sam is a recognized expert in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and AI systems. Over the past decade, he’s applied his skills to healthcare, including co-creating a tele-optometry platform that brought eye care to underserved rural communities. While training an AI model capable of generating lens prescriptions with 99% accuracy, Sam discovered a key insight: AI thrives in complex, rule-based environments—making it a natural fit for healthcare risk modeling.

Yaopeng is a medical device innovator with a deep understanding of user-centered design in healthcare. He co-founded one of the first scalable eye-care telehealth solutions in the U.S., bringing precision diagnostics to remote populations. His passion lies in creating elegant, efficient systems that make health services more accessible—especially when paired with the power of AI.

JJ is a published author and one of the industry’s top minds in health insurance underwriting and pricing. With 25+ years at major players like UnitedHealthcare, Anthem, Blue Shield, and CIGNA, she has shaped the way risk is measured and managed. JJ specializes in predictive analytics, self-funded stop-loss strategies, and the development of AI underwriting tools that cut costs without compromising care. Her work bridges deep actuarial science with modern machine intelligence.