Palak Madan

Co-Founder

San Francisco, California, United States11 yrs 6 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

  • Led impactful health initiatives reaching millions.
  • Expert in product management and healthcare innovation.
  • Strong background in research and public health.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Healthcare and SaaS expert with a strong focus on product management and public health initiatives.

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Skills

Core Skills

ResearchPublic HealthProduct ManagementBusiness StrategyNon-profit ManagementGrowth StrategyHealthcare InnovationEntrepreneurshipProduct DevelopmentAi ResearchData Analysis

Other Skills

Deep LearningBiomarker PatternsPopulation HealthBiostatisticsEpidemiologyUser Experience EngineeringBehavioral PsychometricsMarket Expansion StrategyAI-Client PersonasSocratic QuestioningVaccination InitiativeImpact MeasurementPolicy ResearchStakeholder EngagementFortified Wheat Flour

About

Global health researcher, software engineer, ex-founder, and graduate of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Experienced in implementing evidence-based health programs that impact millions. See more here: https://palakmadan.com

Experience

11 yrs 6 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 5 mos
Average Tenure
8 yrs 11 mos
Current Experience

Rollins school of public health at emory university

Independent Researcher

Jan 2026Present · 4 mos · San Francisco Bay Area · Hybrid

  • Applying deep learning to identify complex biomarker patterns across nutritional and inflammatory conditions to better classify anemia by etiology. Collaborating with Emory faculty and the BRINDA team to investigate how intersecting biological and environmental factors drive population health outcomes.
Deep LearningBiomarker PatternsPopulation HealthResearchPublic Health

Nuzzle technologies, inc.

Senior Product Manager

Jul 2025Present · 10 mos · Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

  • Engineering user experiences and instructional design for a veterinary simulation SaaS platform, using behavioral psychometrics & socratic questioning to refine AI-client personas ​​for enhanced learning outcomes. Leading business growth initiatives like VMX Startup Circle application and self-service purchasing flows for veterinary students, driving market expansion strategy.
User Experience EngineeringBehavioral PsychometricsMarket Expansion StrategyProduct ManagementBusiness Strategy

Biodesign innovation labs

Senior Product Manager, Growth Strategy and Partnerships

Jul 2024Jun 2025 · 11 mos

  • Established KPIs and shaped integration roadmap for precision health AI platform with clinical stakeholders, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements.
KPI EstablishmentRegulatory AlignmentClinical Stakeholder EngagementProduct ManagementGrowth Strategy

Mit sandbox innovation fund program

Product Manager

Jun 2023Sep 2023 · 3 mos · Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site

  • Worked with Takeda Pharmaceuticals to develop a medical device charging station that reduced patient dropout rates by 40% in Phase 3 clinical trials.
Medical Device DevelopmentPatient EngagementProduct ManagementHealthcare Innovation

Harvard t.h. chan school of public health

Research Assistant

Mar 2023May 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Research Assistant to Prof. Cindy Leung (Food Insecurity among Harvard Grad and Post Doc Students)
ResearchFood InsecurityPublic Health

Charity entrepreneurship

Healthcare Innovation Fellow

Jun 2020Sep 2020 · 3 mos

  • Selected as one of 19 fellows from 3,000 applicants to research and design new health charities that would help the most people per dollar spent.
Healthcare InnovationCharity ResearchNon-profit Management

Wator

Co-Founder and CEO

Jan 2019Sep 2022 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Mumbai Area, India · On-site

  • First affordable water fortification and filtration device to deliver proprietary micronutrient premix (containing B vitamins, iron and other minerals) through drinking water, raised ~$20k in grants. Role: hired and managed a cross-functional team of 7, budget planning and strategic negotiations to secure key MoUs with Indian Department of Health and Family Welfare, NGOs to scale deployment to 6,000 rural communities.
Water FortificationTeam ManagementStrategic NegotiationsEntrepreneurshipProduct Development

Fortify health

Member Board of Directors

Jun 2017Present · 8 yrs 11 mos

  • Reaches 4.5M beneficiaries monthly with fortified wheat flour to help reduce iron deficiency anemia at scale. Role: Advice founders on strategy, hardware development, analytical frameworks, cost-effectiveness modeling, and high-priority policy conversations. 80-person team, ~$9.5M cumulative funding, 120+ mill partnerships.
Fortified Wheat FlourCost-Effectiveness ModelingPolicy ConversationsNon-profit ManagementPublic Health

Charity science health

Member Board of Directors

Feb 2017Present · 9 yrs 3 mos

  • Evidence-based vaccination initiative. 600k families enrolled for SMS vaccination reminders, 95k pregnant women reached, 14k additional children vaccinated. Team of 58, ~$4.4M raised. Role: quarterly board governance on tech development, scaling strategies, investor intros, policy research, and impact measurement.
Vaccination InitiativeImpact MeasurementPolicy ResearchNon-profit ManagementPublic Health

Blackbox ai

AI Research Analyst

Jan 2017Mar 2018 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Built AI-engine to efficiently detect manufacturing defects during drug production
  • Created many analytics dashboards for stakeholders to help them in decision making
AI DevelopmentAnalytics Dashboard CreationAI ResearchData Analysis

Justdoc

Product Manager

Dec 2015Jan 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru Area, India

  • First telemedicine platform in India (acquired by Reliance Jio)
  • Oversaw the development of JustDoc's analytics engine for B2B customers
  • Launched Type-2 Diabetes Reversal platform across 20 clinics and hospitals
Telemedicine DevelopmentAnalytics Engine OversightProduct ManagementHealthcare Innovation

Indian institute of technology, delhi

Research Assistant

Jun 2015Sep 2015 · 3 mos

  • Development of cognitive battery test to understand the neural mechanism of prediction
Cognitive TestingNeural Mechanism ResearchResearchPublic Health

Google

Head of Google Student Club

Jul 2014Aug 2015 · 1 yr 1 mo · New Delhi Area, India

  • Led several events, hackathons, and activities in New Delhi, India

Education

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Master of Public Health - MPH — Nutrition and Global Health

Aug 2022May 2024

Bharati Vidyapeeth's College of Engineering

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech)

Jan 2012Jan 2016

Hansraj Model School

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE): Science — Mathematics and Computer Science

Jan 1998Jan 2012

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