Ramon Lizardo

With more than a decade of experience leading venture-backed health care companies as a CEO, board adviser, and investor, Ramon Lizardo operates at the intersection of artificial intelligence, medicine, business strategy, health plans, and data analytics. His work spans digital health, biotechnology, and life sciences, and he serves on boards across all three sectors.

He is especially focused on mental health, advocating for early detection strategies embedded in telehealth to intervene before crises occur.

He is best known as the architect of a nationwide emergency triage initiative that connects more than 10 million patients to a board-certified emergency physician within 40 seconds of calling 911. Originally designed to reduce unnecessary emergency room visits, the program has evolved into a major ER diversion platform, creating clearer pathways for hospital-at-home providers and improving outcomes for at-risk populations.