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Chris Ellis

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Co-founder and CEO at Thatch
📍 Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area, United States

Chris Ellis is the Co-founder and CEO of Thatch, a company dedicated to building a consumer-centric healthcare system. With a Master of Science from MIT and experience at Agilent Technologies, he is leading the shift from employer-based health benefits to individual health budgets, having raised nearly $200M in venture capital.

Chriss passion for fixing healthcare is deeply personal, sparked by his own frustrations with the industrys complexity. He believes in empowering individuals to choose their own healthcare and feels that despite media portrayals, people working at insurance carriers genuinely care about the end consumer.

He co-founded Thatch with Adam Stevenson, and the company recently celebrated its 5-year anniversary.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Co-founder and CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area, United States
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Consumer-centric Healthcare
His company's mission is to build a healthcare system people love by putting individuals back at the center and empowering them to choose the care they need.
Health Insurance Market
He has spoken about the misconception that health insurers don't want to compete for consumers directly, stating his belief that the opposite is true.
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Career

Work history

11-2021
Co-founder and CEO
Thatch
1-2021 - 10-2021
Global Marketing Program Manager
Agilent Technologies
1-2019 - 12-2020
Account Manager
Agilent Technologies
8-2017 - 1-2019
Sales and Business Development Manager
SOPHiA GENETICS
5-2013 - 8-2013
Undergraduate Research Assistant
MD Anderson Cancer Center
In the press

Media appearances

Lessons from Chris Ellis, CEO and Co-Founder of Thatch, on Modernizing Health Benefits. Featured in Pear Healthcare Playbook (Substack)
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Chris Ellis - Co-Founder & CEO of Thatch. Featured in YesPress.io
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Education
Master of Science - MS
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science - BS
Duke University
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