We aim to transform care with modern solutions that empower caregivers to focus on what matters most, ensuring no one faces care coordination challenges alone.
I started this company after caring for my late father. The hardest part wasn't his cancer, but coordinating food, housing, and transport. His devoted care workers were held back by outdated tools, admin burdens, and low pay — pulling focus from what mattered most.
Shawn Ramirez, PhD
Co-Founder & CEO
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OUR MISSION
Co-creating a more equitable, sustainable care system
Health works best when partners work together — but the systems built to help are too often disconnected. Care managers, CHWs, and clinic leaders do the hard work of addressing health-related social needs, yet brittle tools and fragmented workflows trap their data, fueling burnout and missed opportunities.
Elora was founded to fix this — not as a software vendor, but as your technology and data co-strategist.
OUR APPROACH
Responsible AI with a Health Equity Perspective
Our team is a mix of technologists, public health experts, and data scientists. We build our tools with our partners, not for them.
We use Responsible AI to create an "ambient data layer" that works quietly in the background. This allows your care teams to do what they do best: focus on the patient, not the paperwork. We structure the data from every encounter to automate reporting, prove your impact, and build a more financially sustainable model of care.
We believe technology's highest purpose is to enhance, not replace, the human element of care.
THE TEAM
Meet the team behind Elora
Shawn Ramirez, PhD
Co-Founder & CEO
20+ years in data science and machine learning. Emory, Harvard.
Melanie Chen
Co-Founder & CTO
Scaled global fulfillment at Walmart with secure, high-volume operational systems.
Geoffrey Hall, MSW, MBA
Hospital CEO, Advisor
Veteran CEO: Cleveland Clinic Rehabilitation, NYU Mangione.
Dr. Brian Ferris
Chief Medical Officer, Advisor
30 years, vascular surgeon, Chief Medical Officer, chronic disease expert.
Richard Fu
Commercial & Payer, Advisor
Former Chief Strategy Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield. Chief Commercial for Berry Street.
Keegan Bailey
Value-Based Care, Advisor
CEO and Chief Architect of health systems and remote monitoring.
Jerry Kolosky
Regulatory Policy & Scale, Advisor
Former VP at 3M Health Information Systems. Advisor to CMS and US Senate.
Nan Krafft, MS, PHN, RN
Product, Advisor
3x digital health leader. Former Crisis Text Line, Accolade.
Jacob Eisenstein, PhD
AI Infrastructure, Advisor
Google DeepMind Staff Research Scientist. Former professor. MIT PhD.
Dr. Ellie Graeden
AI and Data Privacy, Advisor
Built the frameworks used by CDC, UN, and G20 for data governance and AI. Chief Data & Product Officer, Metron.
Let's Build the Future of Care Together
We are actively seeking our next partners to co-design the solutions that will define the future of community health.
If you believe in scaling care, empowering your workforce, and closing equity gaps, let's talk.
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