Rich Francis
Healthcare & Wellness Leader in San Francisco Bay Area
Rich Francis
Healthcare & Wellness Leader in San Francisco Bay Area
Whether through fitness, wellness, coaching, digital health, or AI, much of my career has focused on helping people stay engaged, take ownership of their health, and become the best version of themselves.
I enjoy building things—new products, partnerships, businesses, and communities—and working with people and organizations that have a genuine mission to help others. My background spans healthcare, wellness, digital health, and technology, but the common thread has always been finding better ways to inspire, engage, and empower people to live healthier, more fulfilling lives. I've long believed that good health is one of the foundations for reaching our full potential.
Early in my career, I helped grow a small wellness program into the nation's leading Medicare fitness and wellness benefit, serving millions of older adults before its acquisition. That experience showed me the power of combining community, engagement, and behavior change to improve health at scale.
Since then, I've founded healthcare ventures, helped bring new products to market, raised early-stage capital, and partnered with health plans, healthcare providers, researchers, startups, and technology companies to improve health outcomes and quality of life.
I was born in Spain and raised between Spain and California, which gave me an early appreciation for different cultures, perspectives, and ways of life. Those experiences reinforced my belief that while people may come from different backgrounds, we all share a desire to live healthy, meaningful lives and reach our full potential.
I enjoy family time, traveling, entrepreneurship, inspiring others and coaching kids, as well as fútbol, tennis, golf, cycling, skiing, running, writing, and learning to play the guitar. I try my best to live by the mantra, "One life. Live it." and believe you can truly do anything you set your mind to.