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Shashin Chokshi
Building in Informatics & Behavior Change
Shashin Chokshi is a seasoned professional with over 15 years of experience in building products and teams focused on behavior change and informatics.
Starting his career teaching financial health seminars in the South Side of Chicago, Shashin has transitioned to working in digital health across diverse locations like rural farms in India, informal settlements in Nairobi, and backcountry trails in Patagonia.
He champions a philosophy of building the best products and teams through first principles thinking, a user-centric approach, and data-driven decision-making, utilizing tools ranging from Figma prototypes to Python code and data visualization.
Within strategy and team leadership roles, Shashin emphasizes attention to detail to foster clarity, vision, and alignment.
Aside from professional pursuits, he enjoys reading, exploring nature - particularly mountains and rivers in the Pacific Northwest, and indulging in outdoor activities like fly fishing.
In his leisure time, Shashin also engages in hobbies like playing music and brewing beer with his wife, who works at a hospital.
Shashin Chokshi holds a Master of Science degree in Biomedical Informatics and has a background in Economics and Political Science from the University of Chicago.
He has also undergone extensive outdoor training through the Patagonia Semester program that involved mountaineering and sea kayaking over 80 days with NOLS.
Shashin has held key positions in various organizations, including being a Co-founder at Socium Health, VP of Solution Architecture, Strategy & Corporate Development, and Product at Upfront Healthcare, Director of Data Science at Upfront Healthcare, and roles in informatics and digital solutions at UChicago Medicine.
His professional journey also includes roles such as Lead in Data Engineering and Data Science at PatientPoint®, Product Lead at Nomis Solutions, and Co-founder and Board Member at Moneythink.