Vin Ferrara, MD

Vin is an innovator with a track record of leadership and experience in a variety of roles dedicated to advancing human health, wellness, and performance.

Vin launched his career as founder and CEO at Xenith, which changed the paradigm for the football helmet market through a relentless commitment to both innovation and education. He was subsequently a management consultant within the healthcare practice at global consulting firm McKinsey & Company, where he participated on a variety of projects for senior leaders of healthcare systems, medical device manufacturers, biopharmaceutical companies, and private equity firms. Vin was then a member of the corporate strategy and medical affairs teams at Biogen, a leading neuroscience biopharmaceutical company, and was most recently chief business development officer at Thorne Research, which is changing the way in which wellness is created.

Vin received an MD from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, as well as an MBA from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business, where he focused on healthcare venture. Prior to graduate school, Vin worked for three years as a research fellow at the Transplantation Biology Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital on protocols designed to increase availability and success of organ transplants. He is a graduate of Harvard University, where he played quarterback on the football team.