Katelyn Gleason

Katelyn Gleason, CEO & Founder of Eligible

Katelyn Gleason is the CEO and founder of Eligible, a healthcare technology company that helps streamline insurance claims for healthcare providers.12 Before starting Eligible, Gleason worked at drchrono, an early-stage startup, where she led the redesign of the iPad application and saw recurring revenue growth increase by 56% in one month and 1,400% overall.1

Gleason was born and raised in Long Island and graduated from Stony Brook University with a degree in theater.2 Despite her creative background, she has stood at the helm of Eligible since its 2011 inception.2 Gleason's experience at drchrono gave her the skills and knowledge she needed to start Eligible, which has been successful in helping healthcare providers save time and money on insurance claims.1

Eligible works to benefit both healthcare providers and their patients with its intelligent billing software.2 Using Eligible's unique APIs, insurance and healthcare providers are able to offer patients an accurate estimate of their financial obligation far in advance.2 Since its founding, Eligible has raised more than $25 million and works with some of the largest health networks in the country.2

Looking ahead, Gleason and Eligible hope to continue advocating for patients across the country.2 "Most people don't think of patients as consumers," she said. "So our real focus for the next year is advocacy around the fact that patients — if they know what they'll owe and it's accurate — will be more likely to get the treatments they need."2