Each case carries the context, approach, and outcomes — alongside collaboration feedback and experiences, in their own words, from people I’ve actually worked with.
Running a portfolio of ventures and advisory work at high tempo — more context than one person can hold, more decisions than one person can gate by hand. Sensitive material across very different domains can’t be allowed to bleed together, and a single undisciplined assistant only makes that worse.
Clinical programs were running on homegrown software that was slow to extend — every new capability meant a long build, and the tooling lagged behind how care actually needed to be delivered.
He had a meaningful impact on how I think about AI and product development — making informed bets, embracing uncertainty, and learning through iteration.
I found him pushing the boundaries of both the firm’s use of technology and the way we established clinical programs.
A B2C obesity-care company that needed to scale, lift margin, and put AI to work in a clinical setting — without breaking the care model.
He is one of the strongest product leaders I’ve worked with. He has a great ability to make complex technical and product decisions understandable to non-technical partners, while also recognizing when clinical input is essential.
Teo pushes the envelope on innovation and isn’t afraid to challenge process in pursuit of better outcomes. He brings urgency and conviction to execution, while giving his team room to step up and own their work.
His leadership was transformational for the organization. He was genuinely focused on the mission, and a great team player.
Big, messy priorities get shaped into something coherent and actionable, and teams walk away knowing exactly what we’re doing and why.
An SMB self-funded insurer needing growth, margin, and a new in-house care offering.
He combines breadth and depth of healthcare knowledge across payer & provider functions with technical competency in building software and sound product judgment. He is also a strong people leader, capable of leading large teams, balancing accountability with autonomy to get the best results.
He’s a highly effective product executive who built infrastructure that helped Sana ship more and more valuable product — top notch processes around deciding what and how much to build, communicating progress/impact, and maintaining a strong focus on ROI.
Teo’s leadership was able to lead our product through a difficult time at Sana. He set our operations and product teams up for success by creating the effective framework still in place today.
Teo brings a unique energy for collaboration that brings out the best in his teams. He has a knack for seeing both the big picture as well as diving into detailed conversations, helping others to clarify ideas while maintaining focus on execution and scope.
A national health plan needed a coherent, personalized digital member experience and a virtual-care strategy at scale.
When he joined Rally, Virtual Visits was mostly a proof of concept and Teo completely transformed it into a standalone business. His vision and leadership have been invaluable.
Teo and I worked together in product management at UHG. I was always impressed by Teo’s ability to relate to the consumer. Great leader and all around great attitude when things get complicated.
An early-stage benefits-administration platform scaling from zero.
Teo is an incredible force to work with. He’s passionate, motivated, and so energetic when it comes to solving real problems that impact people. He has set the bar for what I expect from other product leaders that I’ll work with in the future.
Teo was an essential member of the product team at Collective Health — a real cornerstone of both the product and the team since the early days. He managed the development of many of our most critical products, collaborating across the entire company.
He helped drive engineering and design leaders to shadow our member advocates so we could prioritize member facing features. This played a vital role in our initial scale out from 300 to 30,000 members who worked for progressive companies like SpaceX and Activision Blizzard.
I had the pleasure to work with Teo on Collective Health’s early products and it became quickly apparent that he can easily juggle a long term vision of a product with limitation of healthcare space and the medium of the web.
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Alongside the operating roles above, I’ve mentored product managers and advised founders — through the Product Mentor program by First Round, Product School, and Startup Leadership, and peer groups.
I always found Teo’s advice about problems I was facing as a product manager thoughtful, smart, and pragmatic. He was very quick to draw parallels between issues I was facing and issues he’d faced in the past, offering practical, actionable steps. Any PM looking for an advisor, coach, or mentor will find Teo to be a great partner.
Teo was very helpful in my transition from consulting into product management, providing me with advice and assistance for this not necessarily easy career change. In the end I successfully landed a job as a product manager.
Teo’s support and guidance during my pursue of developing a career as a Product Manager in Tech was definitely a game changer in my quest. He has a deep understanding of what Product Management is and how can you become one.
Teo gave me some great advice on the challenges I was trying to solve at my company, specifically in prioritizing, testing ideas, and time management. He is a great person to talk to and discuss ideas & challenges!
Teo advised me with my professional career on Product Management. His insights were goal driven and according with my experience and my passions. It was easy to establish a confident conversation considering his empathy, industry experience and role conviction.
Teo has been a mentor to me for the past year and has since become an invaluable resource in helping me navigate working at an early stage startup. He is able to give guidance that makes me think and pushes me in the right direction without directly telling me what he thinks I should do. I’ve been able to rely on Teo’s understanding of the complex digital health landscape and regulatory environment to help me make thoughtful product decisions and tradeoffs.
