Susan Bratton

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Susan started Savor Health after losing a close friend to a brain tumor and, through that experience, becoming aware of the significant unmet nutritional needs of people with cancer.  Struck by the fact that her friend was told “nutrition doesn’t matter” and “eat whatever you want,” Susan read the evidence-based literature on the subject, interviewed oncologists, oncology nurses and oncology dietitians, as well as patients and caregivers, and found that, in fact, nutrition does matter in oncology. Armed with solid scientific evidence supporting the clinical and quality of life benefits of proper nutrition, Susan left Wall Street and created Savor Health, an AI-based provider of personalized and clinically appropriate nutrition solutions for cancer patients, their caregivers and health enterprises. Susan brings to Savor Health over 25 years of industry experience in healthcare and business as well as expertise in strategy, finance and management.

Susan is an outspoken and tireless advocate for cancer patients receiving proper nutrition and nutrition support before, during and after treatment. She strongly believes that the U. S. healthcare system requires new innovation to transform it into a more holistic and integrated system of care whereby multiple disciplines coordinate care together for the benefit of the whole patient. As part of this, her goal is for nutrition to be an integral component of such an integrated cancer care delivery system.  Susan’s commitment to the field of oncology extends beyond Savor Health to volunteer work at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in pediatrics and as a runner for Fred’s Team to raise money for research at Memorial Sloan Kettering. Susan participated in the Cancer Moonshot in June of 2016 where she was a breakout session group “igniter” tasked with starting and leading discussion. Susan’s first book, the Meals to Heal Cancer Cookbook, was published in March 2016.

In addition to her role as CEO of Savor Health, Susan speaks nationally about the importance of ensuring proper nutrition in the cancer patient and on topics including leadership and startups. She has been a speaker at the Harvard Medical School’s Career Advancement and Leadership Skills for Women in Healthcare, ESMO World Congress on GI Cancer, BioPharm America, AARP Live @50+, Lake Nona Impact Forum, and IIR ePharma Summit.

Prior to starting Savor Health, Susan had a successful career on Wall Street as a healthcare services investment banker working at prestigious firms including Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Wasserstein Perella and Robertson Stephens. Susan earned a B.A. from Duke University and M.B.A. from the University of Virginia’s Darden Graduate School of Business. 

Jessica A. lannotta

MS, RD, CSO, CDN, Chief Operating Officer

Jessica is a registered dietitian and certified specialist in oncology nutrition (CSO). She studied nutrition at Cornell University and completed her dietetic internship at New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center. She obtained her Master's degree through the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Jessica has worked in inpatient and outpatient oncology settings since 2001 in the North Shore-LIJ Health System.

Jessica is in charge of all operations including clinical and culinary operations ranging from menu development to evidence-based website content, relationships with registered dietitians and social workers and developing processes and protocols for intake, management and outcomes analysis of patients.

Jon Bond

Marketing Advisor

Jon Bond is one of the advertising and marketing industry's most recognized thought leaders and entrepreneurs. He has developed several significant companies and marketing concepts over his 30-year career. Jon was Co-Founder and CEO of Kirshenbaum Bond and Partners (KBP). KBP was the first to develop the modern multi-disciplinary, integrated agency. He was CEO of Big Fuel (now part of Publicis) and co-founded and sold one of the first online media agencies (iballs) to Microsoft. Currently, Jon is founder and Chief Tomorroist at TOMORRO\\\. Established in 2012, TOMORRO\\\ is a value accelerator using marketing, innovation, and strategic business development to help visionary companies achieve their ambitions.

Jon is co-founder of Evolve, the only non-partisan gun safety and responsibility group. He is a board member of Gods Love We Deliver and a former board member of the American Association of Advertising Agencies and the Ad Council. Jon co-authored “Under the Radar,” a book about talking to today’s cynical consumer. He has also written for Mediapost and the Huffington Post and is a keynote speaker represented by The Guild Group. Jon has appeared in Morgan Spurlock’s documentary The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, CNN, 20/20, CNBC, Barbara Walters, Deborah Norville, and Piers Morgan. In 2010, Jon was voted number 4 in Adweek’s “Executive of the Decade” poll.

David Raben, M.D.

Chief Medical Officer

David Raben, M.D. is currently faculty at the University of Colorado where he is a board-certified Professor of Radiation Oncology and has recently been named a U.S. News Top Doctor. He received a B.A. in Psychology from Duke University in 1985 and completed his M.D. at Wake Forest University/Bowman Grey School of Medicine in 1990. After graduation, he completed residency in Radiation Oncology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital from 1991-1994, serving as a chief resident in 1994. Dr. Raben has developed nationally recognized clinical expertise over the past 20 years in the management of head and neck cancer (HNC), lung cancer and prostate/bladder cancers. Clinically, Dr. Raben has a strong interest in nutritional precision for patients, with an interest in reducing processed foods and sugars in patients with locally advanced cancers, especially ones with high cell turnover. An anti-inflammatory strategy with a Mediterranean dietary approach coupled with reductions in high carbohydrate loading may reduce or slow cancer progression and improve a patient’s intrinsic microbiome to enhance immune response to various therapies including immune enabling drugs like checkpoint inhibitors that have shown dramatic success recently in advanced cancers. From a research perspective, his focus has been on laboratory discoveries and innovative clinical trials in areas such as high risk, heavy smoker HNC patients and has explored approaches that inhibit cancer DNA repair or growth factor signaling. Dr. Raben recently completed the first Phase I clinical trial in the US with and oral DNA repair inhibitor (PARP inhibitor) and radiation for heavy smokers when combined with intensity modulated radiation (IMRT). His efforts currently center around evaluation of TGFb inhibition in HNSCC as well as the use of radiation to stimulate activity of immune enabling drugs. Nationally, Dr. Raben serves on the NRG Oncology head and neck steering committee as well as co-chairing the Developmental Therapeutics Co-Chair at the NRG. He actively serves as an ASCO Ambassador for Multidisciplinary Cancer Management Courses (MCMC) to help educate underserved areas around the world in cancer care. Finally, he serves an ad hoc reviewer for high impact journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, Annals of Oncology, JAMA Oncology, Oral Oncology, Head and Neck, Int. Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, Clinical Cancer Research and Cancer Research. He has authored over 140 publications.

Kylie Buchan, RD, CSO

Product 

Aoi Goto, DTR

Community Manager

Aoi is a dietetic technician and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition and Food Studies from New York University. She interned at Savor Health in her senior year before joining the team as the Community Manager. Her work involves customer service, managing website/blog/social media, and assisting with various projects. She is interested in the oncology field and plans to continue her education to become a Registered Dietitian.

Tasha Feilke, MS, RD, CSO, LDN

Clinical Operations

Tasha is a registered dietitian as well as a Massachusetts licensed dietitian. She obtained her Master’s of Science in Nutrition at Bastyr University in Washington state and completed her dietetic internship at San Francisco State University. She has worked in various inpatient, outpatient,and community settings in Seattle and the Bay Area since 2005. Prior to her move to Boston in 2014 she worked exclusively at the Alta Bates Comprehensive Cancer Center in Berkeley, CA. Tasha is passionate about motivating people to reach their fitness and nutrition goals throughout all stages and conditions of life and believes food can truly serve as medicine.

Stephanie Lang, MS, RDN

Clinical Operations

Stephanie Lang, MS, RDN is a registered dietitian nutritionist with an M.S. degree in Nutrition Education from Teachers College Columbia University. Stephanie interned at Savor Health during her dietetic internship, and continued on after graduating, helping out with various special projects. Check out her monthly blog series titled Physical Activity and the Cancer Patient. Stephanie loves eating out and cooking in, and in addition to her own kitchen adventures, she previously worked as a pastry cook in both California and New York. She is also a co-editor of the Greater New York Dietetic Association’s quarterly newsletter, The Greater New Yorker. You can find more of Stephanie’s writing and recipes on her blog, Figs in My Belly.

Hillary B. Sachs, MS, RD, CSO, CDN

Clinical Operations

Hillary is a Registered Dietitian and Board Certified Specialist in Oncology Nutrition (CSO). She received her BS in Nutritional Sciences at Cornell University and MS in Clinical Nutrition at New York University, and completed her dietetic internship at the James J. Peters Bronx VA Medical Center. Hillary works as an outpatient dietitian at the North Shore-LIJ’s Cancer Institute, where she counsels patients and their families before, during and after cancer treatment. Additionally, Hillary counsels clients on nutrition through her private practice, Recipe for Health, L.L.C., and has been invited to present at several nutrition-related events including the Breast Cancer Update Symposium at North Shore-LIJ (2013) and Adelphi University’s Farm to Table lecture (2014). Hillary strives to translate the science behind health, nutrition and prevention into practical and easy-to-follow recommendations.

Alyson M. Gould, RN, BSN, OCN

Clinical Operations

Alyson is a registered nurse and is certified in oncology nursing (OCN) through the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS). She also has her certification as an ONS Biotherapy and Chemotherapy Provider. Alyson studied nursing at Thomas Jefferson University where she obtained her Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN). Since starting her nursing career in 2004, Alyson has had a strong dedication and commitment to oncology patients. She has worked inpatient specializing in Bone Marrow and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation. Alyson currently works in outpatient oncology at the North Shore-LIJ Monter Cancer Center. Alyson is part of the clinical team at Savor Health where she counsels patients on oncology and oncology nutrition issues and contributes to website and other Savor Health content.

Chelsey Schneider RD, CSO

Chelsey is a Registered Dietitian and Board Certified Specialist in Oncology nutrition (CSO). She completed her Dietetic Internship at Northwell Health, received her BS in Dietetics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and her MS in Nutrition at Stony Brook University’s School of Medicine. Chelsey works as an outpatient dietitian at Mount Sinai covering all of the downtown cancer services at Mount Sinai Beth Israel and Philips Ambulatory Care Center. Chelsey works with patients and families before, during and after treatment to optimize their nutrition through dietary counseling and support. Chelsey has experience counseling clients with a variety of diagnoses including breast cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, head & neck cancer, and more. Chelsey also enjoys sharing nutrition knowledge with her peers by running a monthly Employee Wellness program that showcases healthy topics, recipes and food demos. 

Jenna Koroly

Marissa Buchan, RD, CSO

Clinical Research and Operations

Marissa Buchan is a registered dietitian, with advanced practice certifications in Oncology Nutrition (CSO) and Clinical Research (CCRP). She received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Duke University, and Master’s of Science degree in Clinical Nutrition from New York University. Marissa worked for 10 years at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in both the clinical research and nutrition departments.  In addition to counseling patients before, during, and after cancer therapy, she spearheaded nutrition-research efforts for the bone marrow transplant service. She has co-authored over 20 articles and has a particular interest in the role of nutrition on the intestinal microbiota and its impact on patient outcomes. When Marissa’s not wearing her lab coat, she’s in her apron whipping up healthy and delicious recipes that you can find on her blog, Get Off Your Tush and Cook.  

Marissa is part of the clinical and research team at Savor Health where she works closely with Savor Health's Chief Medical Officer, Scientific Advisory Board to evaluate, design and conduct clinical research.  She also counsels patients on oncology nutrition issues and contributes to the Company website's clinical content.

Darlene Regueiro

Dietetic Intern

Sammy Troob

Summer Intern

Sammy is a summer intern at Savor Health and currently a student at Cornell University. She is studying Nutritional Sciences in the school of Human Ecology and has a passion for nutrition and health. Through taking an array of health courses and volunteering at her local hospital, she also became interested in exploring global and public health. 

She enjoys creating plant-based food recipes with her sister to motivate others about how food can be delicious yet healthy and nutritious. In her free time, Sammy enjoys spending time with her family, playing tennis and traveling.

Susan Bratton

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Susan founded Savor Health in 2011 after a career on Wall Street where she represented and focused exclusively on early and growth stage healthcare services and insurance companies. During her tenure on Wall Street, Susan was a member of the healthcare groups at firms including Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Robertson Stephens and Wasserstein, Perella & Co.

Susan brings to Savor Health over 25 years of industry experience in healthcare and business as well as expertise in strategy, finance and management. She is actively involved in a number of industry associations including Women Business Leaders in Healthcare. She also serves on the Advisory Board of HCap, the national leading venue for healthcare providers and capital to meet, and is the Secretary for Amagansett Citizens Advisory Committee. In addition to her role as CEO of Savor Health, Susan speaks nationally on the role of proper nutrition in the cancer patient at industry association meetings as well as advocacy group summits and other oncology meetings. Her work in oncology extends beyond Savor Health and speaking on the role of nutrition to her volunteer work at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in pediatrics and as a runner for Fred’s Team to raise money for research at Memorial Sloan Kettering. Susan earned a B.A. from Duke University and M.B.A. from the University of Virginia’s Darden Graduate School of Business.

Jan Berger

M.D., J.D.

Jan founded Health Intelligence Partners as a health care consultancy that blends more than twenty five years of both business and clinical experience. Health Intelligence Partners focuses both nationally and internationally on healthcare business strategies and solutions. A great deal of Jan’s focus is on consumer engagement and behavior change and how it affects the decisions that the consumer makes and the actions that they take.

Prior to founding Health Intelligence Partners, Jan served as Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer for CVS Caremark. During that time she had both P & L, management and strategy responsibilities. Before going to CVS Caremark, Jan had 15 years experience in healthcare administration within the health plan and academic arenas.

Jan presently sits on the boards of Care Core National, the University of Arizona School of Pharmacy and the advisory boards of Truvaris and RxAnte.

As the recent author of the books “Leveraging Health” and Thirteen Common Pitfalls in Consumer Engagement” , the Editor in Chief of American Journal of Pharmacy Benefit and on the editorial boards of a number of healthcare journals, Jan is considered a national health care thought leader. Jan speaks and writes on a broad range of health care issues. She also serves on the boards of Care Core National (Committees: Audit (Chairperson), Compensation, Search, M&A and Strategic Directions) Midwest Business Group on Health (Committee: Strategy) and University of Arizona School of Pharmacy. She also sits on numerous business and healthcare committees.

Dr. Berger holds both a Doctor of Medicine degree and a Masters degree in Jurisprudence from Loyola University in Chicago and a Certificate in Healthcare Business Administration from University of South Florida. She is also an assistant professor at Northwestern University School of Medicine in Evanston, Illinois.

Carl Schramm

Former President and Chairman of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

Carl Schramm is recognized internationally as an authority on entrepreneurial innovation, job creation, and economic growth. He is president and CEO of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the world's premier organization dedicated to creating new firms and understanding the role they play in economic growth. The Kauffman Foundation is the leading private funder of economic research related to growth and innovation in the United States.

Before joining Kauffman, Schramm served as a professor of health finance and policy at The Johns Hopkins University, founded several companies in health care finance and information technology, served as executive vice president of Fortis, and established a merchant banking firm. He was chairman of the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission and a member of the Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority.

Schramm is also a prolific writer whose commentary often runs in publications such as Foreign Affairs, The Wall Street Journal, and The Financial Times. He frequently appears on CNBC and Fox Business News. His two books, Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism (with Robert Litan and William Baumol, now published in eight languages) and The Entrepreneurial Imperative, are considered international classics in their field for their insights into economic growth.

He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a Batten Fellow in the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia. He earned degrees in economics and law and holds several honorary doctorates. In 2005, he received the University of Rochester's George Eastman Medal.

Lynn Shapiro Snyder

Partner, Epstein, Becker & Green, P.C

Ms. Shapiro Snyder is a Senior Member of the law firm Epstein, Becker & Green, P.C. in the Health Care and Life Sciences and Litigation practices in the firm's Washington, DC, office, and she is Strategic Counsel with EBG Advisors, Inc. Ms. Snyder has over thirty years of experience at Epstein Becker Green, advising clients about federal, state, and international health law issues, including Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, compliance, and managed care issues. Her clients include health care providers, payers, pharmaceutical/device manufacturers, and those companies and financial services firms that support the health care industry.

She is a frequent speaker and publishes extensively. Ms. Snyder is Founder and President of the Women Business Leaders of the U.S. Health Care Industry Foundation.™ She has authored "Advancing Women in Business: 10 Best Practices" and co-authored "Answering the Call: Understanding the Duties, Risks and Rewards of Corporate Governance." Ms. Snyder joined the firm in 1979 and is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia, the State of Florida, and before the United States Supreme Court. She was board re-certified as a Specialist in Health Law in the State of Florida beginning August 1, 2003. She earned a B.A. in Economics from Franklin & Marshall College in 1976 and her J.D. from the George Washington University National Law Center in 1979.

L. Peter Smith

Mr. Smith started his healthcare career at Baxter International, a diversified medical products and services company, from 1978-1990. While at Baxter, Mr. Smith served as Chief Operating Officer of Baxter’s Japanese Subsidiary located in Tokyo. Subsequently, he was the President of Baxter’s Caremark Division.

In 1991, Mr. Smith founded and led CorSolutions, Inc. which became a leading national disease management company. CorSolutions was sold in 2005 to Matria Healthcare for an IRR of 25%. Mr. Smith also founded and led Medmark, Inc., a leading specialty pharmaceutical distribution company which was also sold in 2006 to Walgreens for an IRR of 45%.

In the case of both CorSolutions and Medmark, Mr. Smith was responsible for developing the business plans and management teams and securing funding. During his career, Mr. Smith has served as a director of a number of both public and private healthcare companies. He currently serves as a director for Matrix Medical Corporation Smartpill Corporation, and E-O2 Concepts, Inc. Mr. Smith received his BA from Princeton University and his MBA from the University of Chicago.

James Patrick

CEO, Cutis Care

Valerio Nannini

Senior Advisor

Former Senior Vice-President, head of Strategies and Performance at Nestlé global HQ, Valerio is a leading innovation enabler who offers his expertise to a broad spectrum of start-ups, agencies and consulting companies as they expand their businesses and offerings. 

Valerio has an exhaustive understanding of disruptive technologies, digital environments, and their commercial applications. A respected driver of innovation, he has a track record of engaging with academia, accelerators, VCs and start-ups, as well as with major strategic partnerships and alliances, to accelerate growth. His vast network, his drive to maximise corporate efficiency, his passion for innovation and for nurturing cross-functional corporate culture have allowed Valerio to deliver a number of business-relevant and innovative concepts, whilst leading change management.

Valerio’s international business expertise extends across Europe, Asia, Africa, US and Latin America.

Jon Bond

Marketing Advisor

Jon Bond is one of the advertising and marketing industry's most recognized thought leaders and entrepreneurs. He has developed several significant companies and marketing concepts over his 30-year career. Jon was Co-Founder and CEO of Kirshenbaum Bond and Partners (KBP). KBP was the first to develop the modern multi-disciplinary, integrated agency. He was CEO of Big Fuel (now part of Publicis) and co-founded and sold one of the first online media agencies (iballs) to Microsoft. Currently, Jon is founder and Chief Tomorroist at TOMORRO\\\. Established in 2012, TOMORRO\\\ is a value accelerator using marketing, innovation, and strategic business development to help visionary companies achieve their ambitions.

Jon is co-founder of Evolve, the only non-partisan gun safety and responsibility group. He is a board member of Gods Love We Deliver and a former board member of the American Association of Advertising Agencies and the Ad Council. Jon co-authored “Under the Radar,” a book about talking to today’s cynical consumer. He has also written for Mediapost and the Huffington Post and is a keynote speaker represented by The Guild Group. Jon has appeared in Morgan Spurlock’s documentary The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, CNN, 20/20, CNBC, Barbara Walters, Deborah Norville, and Piers Morgan. In 2010, Jon was voted number 4 in Adweek’s “Executive of the Decade” poll.

George Hornig

Senior Advisor

George Hornig is an accomplished operating executive, Director, advisor and experienced venture investor whose career has focused on financial services (asset management including ETF and mutual funds, investment banking, insurance and fin-tech) but also spanned industries as diverse as health care, manufacturing, consumer products, outsourcing of business services, social media, cybersecurity, augmented reality, and e-waste management. In addition to his role in leading established businesses, George is an experienced public and private company Director and Audit Committee Chairman, and a significant investor and adviser to entrepreneur founders of many early stage firms.

Since 2017, George has been managing a portfolio of M&A transactions, including the successful sale of S2 Security (a large private company) concluded in October 2018, and the potential acquisitions of Skybridge Capital and Synthesis Blockchain Financial.

From 2010 - 2016, George was a Senior Managing Director and Global COO of PineBridge Investments, an asset manager with AUM over $85 billion. George led the restructuring of the operations of this former division of AIG Insurance, including reducing annualized company expenses by more than $60 million. He also implemented entirely new systems for technology, operations and risk, as well as financial reporting, fund accounting and salesforce management.

Prior to joining PineBridge, George spent 11 years at Credit Suisse Asset Management as Global Chief Operating Officer. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Deutsche Bank Americas. In 1988, he was a co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Wasserstein Perella & Co., following his tenure at First Boston.

George is currently Chairman of KBL Merger Corp. IV (publicly held SPAC), and a Director of Edelman (communications marketing firm), Xometry (advanced manufacturing platform business), Syntax (ETF with proprietary technology) and Merchants Preferred (lease purchase finance company). He is also an investor and advisor to Stojo (sustainable beverage and food containers) VNTANA (interactive hologram technologies), Trinity Cyber (advanced cyber security firm), Babiators (children’s sunglasses) and Copper (E-publisher and book club).

From 1997-2018, George served as Audit Committee Chairman of the Board of Forrester Research (publicly held tech research company). He was a Director of KBL Healthcare (SPAC which purchased Concord Health in 1994 and sold it to MultiCare for $114m in 1996), Director of Unity Mutual Life (mutual insurer merged with Columbian Mutual in 2012), Director of Veridian Group (publicly held aerospace contractor sold to General Dynamics in 2003 for $1.5 billion), a founding investor and Director of OfficeTiger (outsourced business services sold to RR Donnelly in 2006 for $250m), a founding investor and Chairman of Daily Candy (social media platform sold to Comcast in 2008 for $125m) and a founding investor of CloudBlue (e-waste management company sold to Ingram Micro in 2013 for $45m).

George received his AB in Economics from Harvard College, his MBA from Harvard Business School and his JD from Harvard Law School.

Gregg Alwine

Technology Advisor

Gregg is an accomplished entrepreneur and executive, with a unique background and rich history of transformative growth in highly regulated industry environments, resulting in both private and public exits worth in excess of $1 billion.

Gregg is a founding partner and CEO of Corsis, the data-powered technology advisory firm disrupting traditional consulting by leveraging the power of tens of thousands of benchmarked data points to inform the technology decisions of the world’s leading investors and organizations.

Demonstrating his commitment to transforming healthcare through technology, Gregg serves as Chairman of Datafy, the first marketplace designed to reduce the complexities preventing collaboration between healthcare providers and IT companies, is an early investor in Startup Health, the revolutionary group organizing, supporting and investing in a global army of health transformers, and was the CIO and COO of Sentry Data Systems, where he led the growth of the company to support more than 7,000 hospital and pharmacy locations in 45 states prior to its sale in 2015.

Gregg is also a long-time marketing technologies specialist, and is responsible for driving more than four billion consumer transactions while executing some of the first ever online promotions for Ford Motor Company and Sprint while a Director at perennial agency, Marden-Kane, launching new companies such as Netflix as an owner of agency B-12 Marketing (acquired by Aspen Marketing in 2000), and operating the largest, most complex technology-based promotions in the world for leading brands including Kraft Foods and McDonald’s, while owner and CEO of Promotions.com prior to its sale in 2013.

In addition to his work, Gregg oversees his family equestrian business, is a proud father, an active athlete, and participates in philanthropic endeavors focused on supporting disadvantaged youth.