Redefining care.
Elevating life.

Chris Riopelle

Chris is the co-founder and CEO of Strive Health. Since 2018, Strive has grown to serve over 145,000 patients across 50 states, managing nearly $5 billion in medical spend. 
 
Strive’s innovative clinical model has reduced hospital admissions by 41%, re-admissions by 30% and total cost of care by 20%, benefiting patients, providers and payors alike. With a team of over 700 “Strivers,” Strive has been recognized as a best place to work and is backed by top investors, including NEA, CapitalG (Alphabet), CVS Health Ventures and Town Hall Ventures. 
 
Chris’ career in healthcare includes senior executive roles at GeriMed, Gambro, DaVita, LaVie Care Centers and NorthStar Anesthesia. Additionally, he’s been recognized as a Most Admired CEO by the Denver Business Journal and an E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year. Chris also serves on various boards, including Engine, a tech company that’s revolutionizing unmanaged travel, United Vein and Vascular Centers, an investor backed vascular care company, and the Crested Butte Land Trust, which protects and stewards open lands for vistas, recreation, wildlife and ranching in Gunnison County, Colorado. 
 
Chris holds a BA in Economics from Albion College and a JD/MBA from the University of Detroit Mercy. He lives in Colorado with his wife of 28 years and 16-year-old daughter. In his free time, Chris enjoys boating, biking and skiing. 

Paul Marchetti

As Strive’s President, Paul oversees operations, customer success and growth.

Before joining Strive, Paul served as President of CarelonRx at Elevance Health, where he led the pharmacy division through substantial growth, increasing its value to over $35 billion in three years as well as acquiring key assets like BioPlus, Paragon Healthcare and Kroger Specialty Pharmacy.

Earlier in his career, Paul held senior executive roles at New Century Health, Aetna and United where he drove revenue growth, managed national provider and value-based networks, scaled clinical operations and strategic M&A efforts.

Paul has a BAS in Healthcare Administration and Management from Springfield College and an MBA in Healthcare Management from the University of New Haven.

Jen Browne

As COO, Jen oversees day-to-day operations and execution of business strategies.

Prior to her promotion to COO, Jen was Strive’s President of Market Operations. Her extensive background includes expertise in quality and risk adjustment, disease management operations and medical expense management. Early in her career, Jen held positions at DaVita Medical Group, Advisory Board and Novant Health. She also served as the Senior Vice President of Population Health for Optum where she managed a portfolio of over 1.2 million patients. 

Jen lives in Denver with her husband, Tristan; daughter, Harlow; and son, Lander. In her free time, Jen enjoys hiking, camping, backpacking and hot yoga classes.

Keith Bellovich, D.O.

As Strive’s Chief Nephrologist, Dr. Bellovich partners with the clinical leadership team to drive the development of clinical programs, establish best-practice protocols and oversee a team of providers dedicated to delivering high-quality, evidence-based care for people living with kidney disease.

Prior to joining Strive, Dr. Bellovich served as Chief Medical Officer at Henry Ford St. John Hospital in his hometown of Detroit. He also served as Medical Director of acute kidney care across eight Michigan hospitals, where he provided extracorporeal therapy and led clinical investigations focused on kidney disease.

He is the immediate past president of the Renal Physicians Association and has been actively involved with the Kidney Care Quality Alliance, Kidney Care Partners and the American Board of Internal Medicine’s Liaison Committee on Certification and Recertification.

Dr. Bellovich began his career in private practice at St. Clair Nephrology in Michigan. He earned his medical degree from the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his nephrology fellowship at Henry Ford Hospital. He recently completed a Master of Business Administration at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.

Tom Hawkes

Tom is an experienced healthcare leader with nearly 20 years of expertise across the value-based care spectrum. His previous roles include Chief Information Officer and Chief Product Officer at Caravan Health and Senior Vice President of Product at Signify Health, where he supported over 200 health systems and 1 million patients in Medicare Shared Savings Programs and Accountable Care Organizations. Tom played a key role in the acquisition of Caravan Health by Signify Health and the subsequent sale of Signify to CVS Health, demonstrating his strong track record in healthcare strategy and technology.

Tom has held leadership positions at renowned healthcare organizations, including Kaiser Permanente, the Hawaii Permanente Medical Group, The Queen’s Health System and Queen’s Clinically Integrated Physician Network. At Kaiser, he implemented advanced analytics and digital population health solutions, helping the organization rank in the top 10 nationally for healthcare quality. After more than a decade of developing and driving change from within health systems Tom pivoted to support health systems externally during the last eight years in the transition from fee-for-service to value-based-care with his work at Caravan, Signify, CVS and now Strive.

With a strong background in technology and data science, Tom has consistently championed digital transformation initiatives, including building pop health and provider enablement platforms. His passion for improving patient outcomes, reducing inefficiencies and advancing value-based care drives his leadership as CTO of Strive.

Tom holds a Master of Science in Environmental Management from the University of San Francisco and a Bachelor of Arts in Physical Science from the University of California, Berkeley.