
Making healthcare better, together
The HTN community is here to support professionals from across the industry who are working to improve the healthcare system.


Our values
Impactful
We work on things that give us energy, with a focus on building better healthcare.
Disciplined
We apply a disciplined and focused approach to everything we do.
Empathetic
We put ourselves in others' shoes to understand and respect their perspectives to shape our behavior, interactions, and work.
Balanced
We are driven to succeed in every area of our lives - work is just one element of the sum of our parts.
Accountable
We speak our minds with honest, open perspectives, and we are not afraid to ask hard questions.

Our team

Kevin O’Leary

Kevin co-founded HTN with Ryan in 2021 after writing the weekly newsletter as a side-gig for four years. Kevin has spent most of his career working on care delivery innovation, spanning early stage startups to large organizations including UnitedHealth and Allina Health. Outside HTN, Kevin is usually with his family at kids sports tournaments.

Ryan Russell

Ryan co-founded HTN with Kevin in 2021. Ryan has spent his career at the intersection of consumer and payor sides of healthcare, most recently helping lead the commercial team at Bind (Surest) after consulting across healthcare at BCG. Outside of HTN, Ryan is usually spending time with his wife and three young kids at the hockey rink or setting up tea parties.