John Santopietro MD, DFAPA

Physician-in-Chief, Behavioral Health Network and SVP at Hartford HealthCare

“I’ve been in the business of trying to improve our mental health system for 20 years now. I have a pretty good eye for transformational leaders. For who will make a difference, who is contributing to the solution, to getting us where we want and need to be as a nation. We know in our hearts that this is possible. But it’s not easy. Andrew will help us get there – not only for the direct work and design he has contributed, but, perhaps more importantly, for the scores of leaders he has inspired and excited who will be the ones to solve this. He is a force multiplier, in the truest sense.”

Gautam Gulati, MD,MBA,MPH

Status Quo Agitator Medical Sherpa Keynote Storyteller

“The healthcare industry is drowning in outdated thinking and status quo methodologies. Dr. Chacko clearly recognizes this and delivered an outstanding talk at NODE Digital Medicine Conference on design thinking that shifted the mindsets of everyone in the room. We need more of an 'artistic' mindset in healthcare, and Dr. Chacko is helping pave the way. His talk was both informative and entertaining, and I look forward to seeing him on stage again in the near future.”

Dev Patnaik

CEO of Jump, Author of Wired to Care, Prof at Stanford. Helping companies grow in times of change.

“Imagine you wanted to create a being that was perfectly designed for healthcare innovation. You'd start with an incredibly smart person who was also an incredibly sweet fellow.. Then you'd send him to the Naval Academy to learn how to be a leader. Then you'd send him to the d.school at Stanford and to work at IDEO to become a designer. After that, you'd have him earn a medical degree and get a few years of quality clinical experience. Finally, you'd have him work with Jump Associates, the world's leading innovation strategy firm, on hard problems for the likes of Kaiser and Humana. That's not science fiction. That's Andrew Chacko, a truly unique breed in the world of innovation and healthcare.”

Elizabeth Conrady

Health-Tech Marketing Behavior Design

All Things Wellness, Prevention, Nutrition

"I enthusiastically recommend Dr. Chacko's teachings & guidance for anyone working on healthcare innovation. I've had the pleasure of working with Dr. Chacko as one of our speakers and faculty advisors for Project Zygote. Dr. Chacko shares a unique way of tapping into the root of a healthcare "problem" and then helps entrepreneurs "think differently" about how to design an innovative solution. It sets a wonderful foundation for anyone developing a healthcare startup. Dr. Chacko might be the next Steve Jobs of healthcare innovation." 

Jennifer Shannon, MD

Child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist and digital health consultant

“I attended Andrew's design workshop at the APA in New York 2018. He was an engaging, creative, inspiring, and approachable speaker. His design background added a creative twist to the presentation and made me think about healthcare innovation in a completely different way. I left the seminar feeling refreshed, inspired, and motivated to think outside the box about how to change healthcare!”

Robert Wardrop

VP, Client Partner at Medecision

“I had the pleasure of hearing Dr. Chacko present at MEDecisions's Liberation 2018 conference and was highly impressed. He brings valuable insights to the Healthcare Innovation front, with his unique range of professional experience. As a fellow academy graduate shifting from active duty service to a follow-on career dealing with healthcare innovation and technology, his discussion resonated with me, given Dr. Chacko's navy experience at Annapolis and later on active duty. I was struck by how little he discussed his Naval Academy experience, humbly focusing more on his recent healthcare innovation work. Andrew reinforced his impressive early career experience by layering on studies at Stanford d.school, clinical experience, and the creative arts. He weaved these domains into a rich tapestry that made for an engaging keynote discussion. I would recommend him to any group seeking an insightful and confident speaker with bona fide professional chops in Healthcare Innovation.”

Assem M, MD

Physician at NYHHC

“I had a pleasure to meet Dr. Chacko at NODE Digital medicine conference in NYC. He is a unique, one of a kind professional and individual who breaks all the traditional methods of communication. By creating what seems at first to be an uncomfortable situation he creates a perfect environment for people to get to know each other and connect at a more efficient and unexpectedly deeper level. One of the Dr. Chacko’s work shop’s tasks was to describe the neighbor next to you, give the first impression that comes to your mind without hesitation and then tell weather the description really matched the personality. It is amazing to see how the 1st impression corresponds to your true personality. This workshop helped me create an important connection with my current colleague that led us to start a new project on telemedicine. It is amazing how random connections can help create a network of great people and aid with a carrier and personal goals. Dr. Chacko teaches how to to apply those valued concepts of breaking the ice on the way to create a successful partnership with future colleagues or lifelong relationship with good friends. I look forward to attending one of Dr. Chacko workshops soon!”