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title: Leaders | Talamel Health Technologies
description: Meet the experienced healthcare and technology leaders behind Talamel Health, building AI-driven solutions to streamline discharges and improve outcomes.
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# Leaders

Our founders bring deep experience across hospitals, payors, health tech,   
and clinical operations. From the bedside to the backend, they’ve seen the   
challenges firsthand and excel at execution - turning insight into action and building   
tools that solve real-world problems for care teams, patients, and payors alike.

![Vivek Bhatia](https://www.talamelhealthtech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/website-2025/headshots/VB_Smaller.png?width=200&height=200&name=VB_Smaller.png)

#### Vivek Bhatia

**Chief Executive Officer <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrvivekbhatia/> [![substack](https://www.talamelhealthtech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/substack.png?width=19&height=19&name=substack.png)](https://substack.com/@thevivekbhatia)**

With 18 years inside insurance plans and provider groups, and a foundation in Big 4 consulting, Vivek bridges strategy and action across healthcare. Known for top-notch execution skills, he turns complex, high-stakes problems into practical, scalable solutions — building technology and teams that make care transitions work better for hospitals, clinicians, and patients alike.

![Jukka Valkonen](https://www.talamelhealthtech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/website-2025/headshots/Jukka_Smaller.png?width=200&height=200&name=Jukka_Smaller.png)

#### Jukka Valkonen

**Head of Clinical AI Strategy <https://www.linkedin.com/in/jukkavalkonen/>**

Jukka is a registered nurse and public health nurse with 35 years of experience across healthcare, from bedside to boardroom. As Head of Clinical AI Strategy, he ensures AI is grounded in real clinical work — translating how care is actually delivered into technology that supports clinicians, reduces burden, and improves patient outcomes without losing the human core of care.

![Jim Collette](https://www.talamelhealthtech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/website-2025/headshots/Jim_Smaller.png?width=200&height=200&name=Jim_Smaller.png)

#### Jim Collette

**Chief Technology Officer <https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimc2048/>  
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Jim brings deep experience designing and operating cloud-scale systems across healthcare technology, with extensive hands-on expertise using Amazon Web Services at multiple companies. Formerly Chief Architect at Jiseki Health, he now leads Talamel's technology strategy, building secure platforms that enable innovation and make connected care work in the real world.

## Board of Advisors

Strategic thinkers with deep healthcare, tech, and business experience helping shape our long-term vision and market approach.

![Jeff Moray](https://www.talamelhealthtech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/website-2025/headshots/headshot-moray.jpg?width=1024&height=1024&name=headshot-moray.jpg)

#### Jeff Moray

**SVP at Sage Health**

![Alissar Kellow](https://www.talamelhealthtech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/website-2025/headshots/headshot-kellow.jpg?width=1024&height=1024&name=headshot-kellow.jpg)

#### Alissar Kellow

**MPH. Founder at Malachite Consulting**

![Dave Esser](https://www.talamelhealthtech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/website-2025/headshots/headshot-esser.jpg?width=1024&height=1024&name=headshot-esser.jpg)

#### Dave Esser

**CEO & Chief Product Officer at Foresight Wellness**

![default-user](https://www.talamelhealthtech.com/hubfs/default-user.svg)

#### Andrea Gallagher

**Decision Researcher, Staple and Spindle**