Neepa Patel is the Chief Executive Officer at WellRight and joined the team in 2021. With over 25 years of experience in health care strategy and business development, Neepa has previously held executive positions at the BCBS Association, AIM Specialty Management, Evolent Health and IPG during periods of high growth and rapid change. With a strong understanding of both the challenges and opportunities facing the wellness industry, Neepa is uniquely skilled to lead WellRight's next phase of growth.  

Neepa earned a Bachelor of Science degree at Duke University and a Master of Health Services Administration from University of Michigan. When not focused on client and partner success, Neepa can be found traveling, exploring Chicago with her husband and two children, and enjoying time with family and friends.

Favorite WellRight Challenge: Walk Meet

Philippe Lunardelli joined the WellRight team in 2018 as our Chief Financial Officer. Prior to WellRight, he spent more than three years leading finance at employee performance management and recognition company HighGround. Philippe has 20 years of experience in finance, from large enterprise to tech startups, with a focus on B2B SaaS. He earned his master’s in finance from ISC Paris and his MBA from the University of Georgia.

Outside of work, Philippe loves cycling, Korean martial arts and scuba diving. You can find Philippe volunteering on the boards of the Lycée Français de Chicago and of Active Transportation Alliance.

Favorite WellRight Challenge: Bike to Work

Paul Danao is the Chief Growth Officer at WellRight leading Corporate Strategy, Marketing and Sales. Paul joined WellRight in 2021 and is an accomplished senior healthcare executive with deep expertise in sales, marketing, client management and development, strategic planning, and stakeholder relations. He has held senior leadership roles at several healthcare technology and service companies including: AIM Specialty Health, lifeIMAGE, Healthcare Payment Specialists, TransUnion and InformedDNA.

Outside of the office, Paul can be found on a running trail, cheering on his Michigan Wolverines, or spending time with his wife, two daughters, and friends in Chicago.

Favorite WellRight Challenge: Nice Job

Shailesh Ganatra joined WellRight in 2019 as our Chief Technology Officer. He brings extensive experience in building innovative digital products, scaling platforms and teams, and leading through successful exits and post-acquisition integrations. Previously, at HighGround he led technology strategy and platform integration after the company's sale. At Charles Schwab, as Managing Director of Product & Technology, he led the development of the SaaS platform and integration with Schwab Trading Platform.

Shailesh has an MBA from the Illinois Institute of Technology and a Bachelor’s in Engineering from Gujarat University, India. He enjoys playing board games with family, reading, and hiking.

Favorite WellRight Challenge: Game Night

Andrew Crighton joined WellRight in 2022 as Chief Medical Officer. He brings extensive experience designing innovative programs and initiatives to connect individual and corporate wellness with a special focus on health disparities and mental health in the workplace. Previously, he served as Chief Executive Officer at CEO Roundtable on Cancer and Project Data Sphere^® and as Chief Medical Officer and head of the Global Health Organization for Prudential. In both roles, Dr. Crighton oversaw health, safety, medical, and business consultation services and spearheaded initiatives pertaining to global health emergency planning.

Away from work, Dr. Crighton enjoys golf, racquetball, and tending to his horses. He and his wife have three adult children, a “practically perfect” granddaughter, and will soon welcome a grandson.

Favorite WellRight Challenge: Be There Challenge

Joy Wilson joined the WellRight team in 2023 and serves as the Head of Product at WellRight. Prior to joining WellRight, Joy spent time leading the Product and UX team at WorkHound, an employee experience company. Joy has 20 years of experience in product management and marketing, with a special focus on B2B SaaS. She has held roles at both large enterprises and startups, and has a passion for building and growing organizations and leading teams in deploying creative product solutions to solve complex problems.

Outside of work, you can find Joy selling Girl Scout cookies with one of her two troops, watching F1, or attending a Chicago Cubs game with her husband and two daughters. 

Tracy Roth is the Vice President of Customer Success at WellRight and joined the team in 2022. She has spent more than twenty years collaborating with clients across industries to deliver health and wellbeing solutions that exceed expectations and help clients to solve challenging business problems. She has extensive experience building high performing teams that are dedicated and enthusiastic about cultivating deep relationships with clients and providing exceptional service. Prior to joining WellRight, Tracy held senior leadership roles at SkinIO and Interactive Health.

Outside of work, Tracy enjoys working on her watercolor painting skills, spending time with her family and friends and being outdoors as much as possible.

Favorite WellRight Challenge: Be Grateful

Alice joined WellRight in 2021 as the head of Human Resources. She has served as an executive leader and grown People teams for the past 19 years.  Alice's approach with business teams is to put equity and transparency first.  She has a bachelor's degree in Business Management from DePaul University and a master's degree from Northern Illinois University. 

Alice holds a SHRM-CP and PHR certification and prides herself in serving as a mentor and committee member with Chicago SHRM.  She enjoys traveling with her husband and son, who's a foodie-in-training. 

Favorite WellRight Challenge: MeasureUp - I've seen it save lives!