- careers
Meet the Eleanor Health team.
In order to provide the best care for our community members, we have built a passionate, diverse team that works to embody our mission of helping people affected by addiction live amazing lives. We work together to improve the access to and quality of treatment and will always go the extra mile to help our community members reach their recovery goals.
The team
Corbin Petro
Co-Founder & CEO
Corbin Petro is the CEO and Co-Founder of Eleanor Health, focused on expanding access to an integrated, evidence-based outpatient care and addiction recovery platform for opioid and other substance use disorders. Previously, Petro was the founding CEO and President of Benevera Health, a first-of-its-kind payer/provider joint venture (JV) encompassing two businesses: Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare’s New Hampshire insurance business and a newly formed population health services company. Petro has an extensive background in healthcare including as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Massachusetts Department of Medicaid (MassHealth), a $13 billion agency providing health care to 1.4 million Massachusetts residents, advising a US Senator on health reform, and roles at Bain and Company, Goldman Sachs, Deloitte Consulting, and American Management Systems.
Petro was honored as one fifteen healthcare executives under 40 named a 2018 Up and Comer by Modern Healthcare. She received a BA from Yale University and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. She is married, has two sons, and resides in the greater Boston area.
Nzinga Harrison, MD
Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Harrison is a Co-Founder and the Chief Medical Officer of Eleanor Health.
Read more +
Nzinga Harrison, MD
Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Harrison serves as the Chief Medical Officer for Eleanor Health with more than 15 years experience practicing medicine. She is a double-board certified physician with specialties in general adult psychiatry and addiction medicine. She completed undergraduate training at Howard University in Washington DC; medical school at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and residency training at Emory University in Atlanta. Dr. Harrison has spent her career as a physician treating individuals from marginalized communities with substance use and other psychiatric disorders. As a physician executive, she has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer roles committed to creating and improving systems-based delivery of psychiatric and substance abuse care. She is a vocal advocate for stigma reduction, and is passionate about the necessity for whole-person care as individuals and communities seek to recover from and prevent substance use disorders. Nzinga is married to a stock market investor and has two teenaged sons who keep her busy with academic pursuits, swim meets, basketball games, archery tournaments, and pilot academy.
Srishti Mirchandani
Co-Founder & General Manager, New Jersey
Srishti Mirchandani is a Co-Founder and General Manager for New Jersey at Eleanor Health.
Read more +
Srishti Mirchandani
Co-Founder & General Manager, New Jersey
Srishti Mirchandani is a Co-Founder and General Manager for New Jersey at Eleanor Health. She most recently was a VP at Oxeon Ventures, and within the Venture Studio worked towards creating de novo companies addressing pressing challenges of our healthcare system, including as the initial founder and team member designing and building Eleanor Health. Her prior roles include strategy and product development with Accretive Health’s Quality & Total Cost of Care business, management consulting with Deloitte Consulting’s Strategy & Operations practice, and serving in special projects roles across a variety of healthcare organizations, each with their own unique lens and approach to improving health, including athenahealth, Humana, Vital Healthcare Capital, and Healthy Schools Campaign of Chicago.
Srishti earned her undergraduate degree from Washington University in St. Louis in dual majors of Economics and Healthcare Management with Honors in Economics with Distinction, and earned her MBA from Columbia Business School with Dean’s Honors with Distinction. Outside of the office, you will find her encouraging health in other ways as a Pilates instructor and on “urban hikes” with her husband.
Michael Moeller
Chief People Officer
Michael Moeller serves as Eleanor Health’s Chief People Officer
Read more +
Michael Moeller
Chief People Officer
Michael Moeller serves as Eleanor Health’s Chief People Officer. Previously, Michael was the founder and managing principal of ORGalpha Performance Advisors, a boutique consultancy focused on delivering superior business performance through people. Michael founded ORGalpha after more than two decades as a senior HR and operations executive for global Fortune 500 corporations and high-growth healthcare startups. These include Aramark, Blue Shield of California, Campbell Soup, Ivy Rehab Physical Therapy, and Orthology Inc.
Prior to moving in-house, Michael guided strategy and organization projects as an Engagement Manager with McKinsey & Co. and advised clients on antitrust matters as an associate attorney with Shearman & Sterling. Michael is a graduate of Georgetown University and Brooklyn Law School.
Outside the office, Michael relaxes by staying busy. He lives in suburban Philadelphia where he enjoys cycling, all forms of racket sports, and any opportunity to share great food with good friends and family.
Ben Hall
Sr. Vice President/Head, Product Strategy
Ben Hall serves as SVP, Head of Product Strategy for Eleanor Health
Read more +
Ben Hall
Sr. Vice President/Head, Product Strategy
Ben Hall serves as SVP, Head of Product Strategy for Eleanor Health and is responsible for leading and executing Eleanor’s product vision across service platforms and enabling technologies. Ben has extensive experience launching and scaling technology-enabled businesses focused on improving the U.S. healthcare system and driving better outcomes and experiences for patients, providers, and payors.
Previously, Ben led the product strategy and corporate development efforts for Formativ Health, a joint-venture between Northwell Health and Pamplona Capital that helps provider organizations build and maintain lifelong relationships with patients and consumers. Prior to Formativ, Ben was a Director of Corporate Development at athenahealth. He has also held positions at Updata Partners and Accenture.
Ben graduated from Harvard College and completed his MBA in entrepreneurship and finance at Babson College’s F.W. Olin School. He lives outside of Boston with his wife and three young daughters where they can often be found at a hockey rink or lacrosse field.
Danica Patterson
General Manager, North Carolina
Danica Patterson
General Manager, North Carolina
Sara Greenbaum
Vice President, Growth Operations & Market Implementation
Sara Greenbaum
Vice President, Growth Operations & Market Implementation
Alex Piersiak
Director, Marketing, Member Growth & Engagement
Alex Piersiak
Director, Marketing, Member Growth & Engagement
Matt Gagalis
Head of Business Development
Matt Gagalis
Head of Business Development
The board
Corbin Petro
Co-Founder & CEO, Eleanor Health
Corbin Petro
Kurt Sheline
Principle, Echo Health Ventures
Kurt Sheline
David Whelan
General Partner, Town Hall Ventures Managing General Partner, Oxeon Ventures Fmr. General Partner & CFO, Accretive LLC
David Whelan
Kyle Raffaniello
Kyle Raffaniello is a proven leader in the healthcare industry with over 25 years of experience in accelerating corporate growth. She has a passion for excellence in bringing innovative solutions to market that add value to clients’ operations.
Previously, Kyle was Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Vice President of ValueOptions, a behavioral health company, where she was responsible for profits across all lines of business. She was Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Consortium Health Plans, an organization focused on account growth and retention for the nation’s 20 largest Blue Cross Blue Shield plans. Kyle has also held senior sales and marketing positions at a number of regional health plans, as well as led provider relations for several large medical delivery systems.
Kyle earned a Master of Science in Healthcare Administration from George Washington University. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Business and Theology from Mount St. Mary’s College.
Christina Mainelli
Board Member, Warburg Pincus
Christina Mainelli
Ed Weklar
VP, Mergers & Acquisitions Center of Excellence / Head of Corporate Development Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
Read more +
Ed Weklar
As head of corporate development for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC), Ed Weklar is responsible for helping Blue Cross NC to achieve its strategic growth goals for revenue, operating income, and membership through acquisitions, partnerships, and investments. Ed has a dual focus on helping to “enhance the core” by supporting all business units in their inorganic growth efforts and helping to “expand beyond” by identifying new areas of growth that align with Blue Cross NC’s mission.
Among other responsibilities, Ed is accountable for leading the business development and the corporate development teams to identify organizations that provide technology, services, or products that can help to make health care better, simpler, and more affordable, and engage with those organizations to develop strategic collaborations that can make North Carolina healthier and drive sustainable growth for Blue Cross NC. Additionally, Ed’s team leads the sourcing, evaluation, and execution of investments in private equity and venture capital funds that have been identified as strategic partners to Blue Cross NC and can contribute to the growth of Blue Cross NC’s portfolio.
Before joining Blue Cross NC, Ed gained experience in private equity, corporate development, and operations. Most recently, he was a Principal at Assistive Partners, a private investment firm. Prior to that, Ed was a Managing Director in Corporate Development at The Advisory Board Company, where he helped to accelerate growth, increase profitability, and drive positive impact through a strategic acquisition effort. Prior to that, Ed gained a diverse mix of acquisition and operating experience in both growth and turnaround situations at private equity firms Arlington Capital Partners and Questor Management Company. Ed’s portfolio companies have included a “Strategic Deal of the Year” winner and a “Turnaround of the Year” winner. Ed started his career in North Carolina at First Union Securities in the Leveraged Finance Group.
Ed received an undergraduate degree from The University of Virginia, where he double majored in Economics and in History, and earned his MBA from The University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business.
Our investors
meet our care teams
Over 50 skilled mental health and addiction professionals
We have assembled a team of passionate, diverse professionals that want to learn more about you and support you on your recovery journey. Our team’s commitment to you is unwavering and without judgement.
Louisiana Team
Massachusetts Team
New Jersey Team
North Carolina Team
Ohio Team
Washington Team
