Heart Health Month: Jeffrey Wessler on Providing Virtual Cardiovascular Healthcare

GUEST BIO

Jeffrey Wessler, MD, MPhil, CEO, Heartbeat Health 
Dr. Jeff Wessler is a cardiologist and the Founder and CEO at Heartbeat Health, a Virtual Cardiology company. Dr. Wessler graduated from Williams College, received an MPhil in public health and epidemiology from Cambridge University, and his MD from Harvard Medical School. He completed a cardiology fellowship at New York Presbyterian-Columbia University Medical Center, being named Chief Resident of the medicine program. He is currently an assistant professor of medicine at Northwell Health. Dr. Wessler is a father, an avid squash player, and was raised in Boston.

MODERATOR BIO

Payal Agrawal Divakaran, Partner, .406 Ventures
Payal is a Partner at .406 Ventures, where she co-leads the healthcare investing practice. .406 Ventures is a Boston-based venture capital firm with over $1.4B under management. Since its founding in 2005, .406 Ventures has never wavered from its strategy of investing in early-stage enterprise-focused startups in healthcare, data + AI, and cybersecurity.  Every member of the firm has deep operating or investing experience in these segments.

.406’s world-class founders and digital health companies are transforming healthcare technology and care delivery.  Payal leads .406’s investments in AristaMD, Diana Health, Equip, FamilyWell, Heartbeat Health, Humata Health, Nema Health, Nomad Health, OncoveryCare, and Wellist. She also supports Better Life Partners, Laudio, Redox, Wayspring, and WelbeHealth.

Before joining .406 in 2015, Payal co-founded a company called SpotRocket while at Harvard Business School (HBS).  Prior to that, she worked at Eventbrite, Spectrum Equity, and J.P. Morgan. Payal received her MBA, with Distinction, from HBS and her BS in Electrical Engineering and minor in Management from MIT. She is a Boston native and Boston sports fan. She and her husband and two kids live in Brookline.