The Aegis Digital Consortium

The Aegis Digital Consortium is a collaboration of 11 leading regional health systems across the U.S. to develop cutting-edge healthtech solutions that address healthcare’s most pressing challenges

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ChatGPT marked a turning point—we’ve now entered the era of applied AI, where change is exponential. In fifty years, healthcare will be unrecognizable. Foundation models will become utilities, like the cloud and electric grid, leveling the field for everyone. Health systems possess the necessary assets to lead this revolution: trust, patient relationships, deep workflow expertise, and rich clinical knowledge. By embracing AI, they will reimagine care, making it more accessible, empathetic, and effective. We’re honored to partner with leading health systems to help shape this future.
Murray Brozinsky
Murray Brozinsky
Partner

The Aegis Digital Consortium

Background

The 11 leading health systems of the Aegis Digital Consortium represent a significant and diverse cross-section of the American healthcare landscape

$100B
In operating revenue
~7%
Of the US health system market
~450k
Employees
Health systems must play a central role in designing the next generation of healthtech innovation, and I am honored to serve at the helm of this initiative. Our focus is to address the fundamental challenges in healthcare through a unified, innovative approach, and accelerate the translation of ideas into tangible solutions that put patients at the center and address growing burnout among healthcare workers.
John Noseworthy
John Noseworthy, MD
President & CEO Emeritus of Mayo Clinic and Chairman of the Aegis Digital Consortium

A few words from our partners

Ash Zenooz, MD
"Working with Aegis means having a partner who thinks at the system level while moving at startup speed. They provide exceptional end-to-end support, from securing early customers and top-tier talent to raising capital."
Ash Zenooz, MD
Venture Partner, Aegis; Board Chair, Caregentic
"Working with Aegis means having a partner who thinks at the system level while moving at startup speed. They provide exceptional end-to-end support, from securing early customers and top-tier talent to raising capital."
Ash Zenooz, MD
Venture Partner, Aegis; Board Chair, Caregentic
Nicole Paulk
"Participating in the Aegis Digital Consortium has allowed IU Health to partner with like-minded health systems in building and investing in new solutions at scale. Together we are addressing common problems and creating new businesses that will transform health care."
Nicole Paulk
Chief Strategy Officer, Indiana University Health
"Participating in the Aegis Digital Consortium has allowed IU Health to partner with like-minded health systems in building and investing in new solutions at scale. Together we are addressing common problems and creating new businesses that will transform health care."
Nicole Paulk
Chief Strategy Officer, Indiana University Health
Feby Abraham
"At Memorial Hermann, we view innovation as a disciplined pathway to solve real operational and clinical problems. The Aegis Digital Consortium has been a valuable forum for pragmatic insight-sharing and peer learning among health systems, helping shape scalable solutions to shared challenges"
Feby Abraham
EVP, Chief Strategy and Innovations Officer, Memorial Hermann Health System
"At Memorial Hermann, we view innovation as a disciplined pathway to solve real operational and clinical problems. The Aegis Digital Consortium has been a valuable forum for pragmatic insight-sharing and peer learning among health systems, helping shape scalable solutions to shared challenges"
Feby Abraham
EVP, Chief Strategy and Innovations Officer, Memorial Hermann Health System
Michael Dowling
"Our collaboration with Aegis Ventures has exemplified what's possible when you combine leading clinical, technology, and business resources to advance healthcare innovation. Together we've fast-tracked the creation of cost-effective, validated solutions that solve important challenges across our enterprise and can now be replicated with health systems across the country."
Michael Dowling
CEO and President, Northwell Health
"Our collaboration with Aegis Ventures has exemplified what's possible when you combine leading clinical, technology, and business resources to advance healthcare innovation. Together we've fast-tracked the creation of cost-effective, validated solutions that solve important challenges across our enterprise and can now be replicated with health systems across the country."
Michael Dowling
CEO and President, Northwell Health
Ryan Tarzy
"Aegis has been instrumental in expanding our data network by forging partnerships with leading health systems, providing strategic guidance on our business model, and helping us scale initiatives with biopharma and medical researchers to improve and enhance life-saving treatments."
Ryan Tarzy
CEO and Founder, Avandra
"Aegis has been instrumental in expanding our data network by forging partnerships with leading health systems, providing strategic guidance on our business model, and helping us scale initiatives with biopharma and medical researchers to improve and enhance life-saving treatments."
Ryan Tarzy
CEO and Founder, Avandra
Brent Burns
"UPMC Enterprises’ partnership with the Digital Consortium has been a valuable opportunity to continue building deep relationships with peer health system leaders. Together, we navigate health care challenges and collaborate to develop meaningful solutions and scale innovative companies that advance health care."
Brent Burns
Executive Vice President, UPMC Enterprises
"UPMC Enterprises’ partnership with the Digital Consortium has been a valuable opportunity to continue building deep relationships with peer health system leaders. Together, we navigate health care challenges and collaborate to develop meaningful solutions and scale innovative companies that advance health care."
Brent Burns
Executive Vice President, UPMC Enterprises
David Feinberg, MD
"As they work towards a more sustainable future, health systems can and must play a central role in architecting the next generation of healthtech innovation. I am thrilled to support Aegis as we partner closely with health systems to reimagine the experience of healthcare for patients and caregivers."
David Feinberg, MD
Executive Chairman, Aegis Ventures
"As they work towards a more sustainable future, health systems can and must play a central role in architecting the next generation of healthtech innovation. I am thrilled to support Aegis as we partner closely with health systems to reimagine the experience of healthcare for patients and caregivers."
David Feinberg, MD
Executive Chairman, Aegis Ventures
Russ Johannesson
"What sets Aegis apart is how they think like operators, not just investors. They've been in the trenches with us - from refining our go-to-market strategy to making the introductions that led to our first million in ARR. It's the kind of partnership that actually moves the needle."
Russ Johannesson
CEO, Caregentic
"What sets Aegis apart is how they think like operators, not just investors. They've been in the trenches with us - from refining our go-to-market strategy to making the introductions that led to our first million in ARR. It's the kind of partnership that actually moves the needle."
Russ Johannesson
CEO, Caregentic
John Noseworthy, MD
"We have created an enduring partnership of trusted people working together, for the reason they all went into healthcare in the first place — which is to provide better care to patients, families and communities."
John Noseworthy, MD
Chairman, Aegis Digital Consortium
"We have created an enduring partnership of trusted people working together, for the reason they all went into healthcare in the first place — which is to provide better care to patients, families and communities."
John Noseworthy, MD
Chairman, Aegis Digital Consortium
Alan Cowen, PhD
"Aegis had the conviction to back Hume’s vision from our earliest days and was an incredible partner as we defined our early product and go-to-market strategy. After four years, Aegis remains an integral strategic partner, helping us apply our latest breakthroughs in affective computing and multimodal AI to bring to market AI tools that advance human well-being."
Alan Cowen, PhD
CEO and Chief Scientist, Hume
"Aegis had the conviction to back Hume’s vision from our earliest days and was an incredible partner as we defined our early product and go-to-market strategy. After four years, Aegis remains an integral strategic partner, helping us apply our latest breakthroughs in affective computing and multimodal AI to bring to market AI tools that advance human well-being."
Alan Cowen, PhD
CEO and Chief Scientist, Hume
Jeff Dunkel
"Our partnership with Aegis has been a key success factor in our mission to deliver faster, easier, and more equitable disease screening by accelerating our footprint with leading US health systems and global partners."
Jeff Dunkel
CEO, Optain Health
"Our partnership with Aegis has been a key success factor in our mission to deliver faster, easier, and more equitable disease screening by accelerating our footprint with leading US health systems and global partners."
Jeff Dunkel
CEO, Optain Health
Mark Michalski, MD
"Collaborating with Aegis has given Ascertain access to diverse distribution channels, workflows, and data—resources we believe will unlock new levels of efficiency for healthcare workers to help usher in the healthcare workforce of the future."
Mark Michalski, MD
CEO, Ascertain
"Collaborating with Aegis has given Ascertain access to diverse distribution channels, workflows, and data—resources we believe will unlock new levels of efficiency for healthcare workers to help usher in the healthcare workforce of the future."
Mark Michalski, MD
CEO, Ascertain
Clinton Browning
"Aegis has created an exceptional talent environment — one that attracts operators, clinicians, and technologists who could thrive anywhere, but choose to build together here. It’s a rare blend of intellectual rigor, humility, and shared purpose that defines how great companies get built."
Clinton Browning
Partner, ECB Star Group
"Aegis has created an exceptional talent environment — one that attracts operators, clinicians, and technologists who could thrive anywhere, but choose to build together here. It’s a rare blend of intellectual rigor, humility, and shared purpose that defines how great companies get built."
Clinton Browning
Partner, ECB Star Group
Jennifer Dauer
"Our mission to drive innovative health care transformation forward aligns well with participating in the Aegis Digital Consortium. Through the consortium, we are collaborating with other health systems to develop new solutions to help solve the challenges we're facing as a health care industry.  By working together, we can provide better care to patients and families across Ohio and beyond."
Jennifer Dauer
Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
"Our mission to drive innovative health care transformation forward aligns well with participating in the Aegis Digital Consortium. Through the consortium, we are collaborating with other health systems to develop new solutions to help solve the challenges we're facing as a health care industry.  By working together, we can provide better care to patients and families across Ohio and beyond."
Jennifer Dauer
Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

How We Work with Our Partners

Through the Aegis Consortium, we are building an enduring community that fosters connection, shared learning, and alignment.

Launch new companies together

Partners provide market signal and real-world insights to help identify and shape the next generation of healthcare ventures

Drive early adoption and scale

Consortium members serve as early adopters and collaborators, helping refine and validate emerging technologies

Convene the ecosystem

Aegis fosters collaboration through leadership retreats, networking events and on-site gatherings at health systems

A Community of Practice

Through the convening power of the Aegis Digital Consortium, healthcare leaders align on common priorities, share best practices, and collaborate to build high-impact solutions 

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