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Optimity, Inc. welcomes Dr. Christy Lane, a pioneer for digital health and wearable data in risk scoring and underwriting, as Scientific Advisor

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TORONTO (PRWEB)

Optimity is pleased to announce that Dr. Christy Lane, Ph.D., has joined the company as a Scientific Advisor.

As part of her role, Dr. Lane will lead and guide the company’s key initiatives related to Optimity Health Grade(™) & various health scores, health journey content and data strategy. In addition, she will be able to expand Optimity’s reach further globally with clients, partners, and researchers in North America, Asia and Europe (i.e the insurance, digital health, and medical communities).

Dr. Lane is a Professor and Chair of Health and Physical Education at Mount Royal University and a founding member of the Stanford Wearable Health Lab. In addition to her academic achievements, Dr. Lane is also a seasoned tech entrepreneur — she is the co-founder and former CEO of Vivametrica, an insurtech company that utilized data from wearable devices to predict mortality and disease risks for underwriting, and engage individuals in wellness. In addition to her new role with Optimity, Dr. Lane is also an Advisory Partner with IA Capital Group, and a Visiting Professor at the Stanford Medical School.

“As a promoter of strong female leadership in technology and the builder of a science-based and data-driven platform, I am extremely excited to welcome Dr. Christy Lane as our Scientific Advisor,” said Jane J. Wang, Optimity CEO and cofounder.

“Her extensive knowledge in using wearables data to predict mortality and disease as well as her understanding of behavior science and user engagement is well aligned with our five pillars of wellness and our company’s mission of making the lives of 100M+ people better and healthier,” added Jane.

“I am excited to work with Jane and the Optimity team to realize the vision of bringing health, longevity and wellness to the insurance market. Optimity has a category-leading solution that brings the latest health and behavioral science to market, aligning incentives for both consumers and insurers,” said Dr. Lane.

In her new role, Dr. Lane will be able to collaborate with Optimity’s current advisory board members, including: Kevin Dougherty, Steve Mannik, Bryan Pearson, Ray Muzyka, Stacy Varney, and Doug Paul.

About Optimity:

Optimity is a mission-driven technology company that improves the health, wealth and longevity of its users with evidence-based behavioral science, gamification and rewards. The company’s wellness app and related B2B solutions are developed by leading technologists, health and medical researchers, wealth experts and advisory firms, and backed by more than 30 years of behavioral science research. Optimity Enterprise B2B technologies provide a suite of solutions, white-labeled apps, APIs and segmentation/data & AI-powered tools to engage large populations and is used by customers in the U.S., Canada, and Japan to drive better health outcomes and longevity for policyholders. With a reach of over 2.6 million North Americans, Optimity is one of the most popular and trusted health rewards programs in the world. For more information, visit http://www.myoptimity.com.

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