Brian J. Litten
Motivated by a passion for expanding access to quality care for the most vulnerable among us, Brian brings a wealth of leadership experience across healthcare technology companies, health plans, provider organizations, and regulatory agencies, with a proven track record of building, scaling, and sustaining healthcare pioneers.
Brian is currently working with GalenusRx, where he spearheads the development and implementation of a groundbreaking $30 million technology-enabled, value-based clinical pharmacy program tailored for Medicaid beneficiaries.
Prior to his work with GalenusRx, Brian served as the Chief Executive Officer of Swift Medical, a digital health company focused on chronic wound care management. Over fourteen months, he led Swift’s corporate turnaround, replacing a founding CEO, overseeing a multi-million-dollar technology overhaul, completing a corporate recapitalization, doubling annual recurring revenue, achieving profitability, and securing a significant government grant to accelerate the company’s AI capabilities.
Before joining Swift, Brian spent over nine years on the founding executive leadership team of Tabula Rasa HealthCare (TRHC), a digital health company addressing polypharmacy optimization. Brian established TRHC’s health plan go-to-market strategy and subsequent payer footprint which paved the way for the company’s NASDAQ IPO in 2016. Rock Health named TRHC as the best-performing IPO among digital health companies in 2017.
Brian presently serves on the Board of Directors of Revuud, a health IT talent management platform, and CP Unlimited, the leading provider of residential and day habilitation programs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Brian is the founding Chair of the Board of Advisors of StationMD, a telehealth company serving persons with IDD where he was previously the first independent director on the corporate board.
Brian is an Advisor to investment firms, including Andreessen Horowitz, Redesign Health, and MBX Capital. He is a member on the Board of Advisors to Pearl Health, a leader in assisting provider organizations in their movement to and management of value-based reimbursement arrangements.
Brian launched his first digital health startup in cancer care management, motivated by gaps he identified during his father’s cancer care journey. Brian has a background in managed care, spending ten years in leadership roles with two Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans. Earlier in his career, Brian spent five years inside government, serving as Chief Legislative Counsel to New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman.
Brian lives in coastal South Carolina, where he enjoys biking, kayaking, and staying active across the beautiful Lowcountry.