Swatee Surve
Swatee Surve is a seasoned entrepreneur, innovator, and product strategist with a background in technology and healthcare. She holds an MBA in Entrepreneurship and Finance from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Penn State University, and a Bachelor of Science in Bioengineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago. With over two decades of experience in senior leadership roles, Swatee specializes in innovation, commercialization, emerging technologies, product management, digital media, mobile, wireless, content, healthcare, new product development, and new product launch.
Some of her notable achievements include leading Litesprite, a healthcare tech firm that blends games, machine learning, and big data to improve health outcomes for chronic conditions. Furthermore, Swatee has proven success in building and launching technology-based businesses in her past leadership roles, including the former Lead Consultant at Premera Blue Cross, Senior Product Manager and Senior Innovation Strategist at T-Mobile, Senior Research Program Manager, and Business Strategy Manager at Microsoft. She has also held director positions at Nike and Public Radio International, where she focused on developing and overseeing new business and legal affairs.
Swatee's impact in technology and healthcare has garnered her several accolades such as the Puget Sound Business Journal Innovator of the Year, Surgeon General Award for creating the first video game recommended by clinics, financial awards from the U.S. Army, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, SXSW, Livestrong Foundation, and Singularity University.