Dr. Kelly Nguyen’s story is a compelling testament to resilience, innovation, and excellence. As the co-founder and CEO of DrKumo, she is at the forefront of revolutionizing healthcare through technology. Under her leadership, DrKumo has earned recognition as one of four distinguished companies awarded the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) $1.032 billion national contract for an eight-year period, providing Remote Patient Monitoring-Home Telehealth (RPM-HT) technology solutions. 

Dr. Nguyen’s relentless commitment has been the key to unlocking the potential of advanced technologies in Remote Patient Monitoring, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning, dramatically transforming healthcare delivery and elevating patient outcomes to new heights. Dr. Nguyen’s journey to success is marked by profound challenges and remarkable achievements. 

As a co-founder of Mission Road Pharmacy, she pioneered and consistently pushed the boundaries of what’s possible in Specialty Pharmacy, focusing on serving patients in critical areas such as oncology, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, rheumatoid arthritis, and mental health therapies. Her strategic vision fueled the company’s exponential growth, with a 200% increase in revenue, reaching $160M within six years. This growth led to the acquisition and subsequent integration of the company into United Health/OptumRx, showcasing Dr. Nguyen’s exceptional business acumen and her dedication to enhancing patient care. Her inventive spirit is further evidenced by her patents in Cryptographic Identity Authentication, blockchain, and a secure, anti-counterfeiting track and trace system, with 2 patents granted and 4 pending in the field of cryptographic security and advance AI/ML for autonomous, close-loop healthcare monitoring and proactive intervention system.

For her impact-driven and unwavering commitment of enhancing healthcare quality and accessibility through state-of-the art technology, Dr. Nguyen was awarded with the prestigious North America 2020 Cartier Women’s Initiative (CWI) Fellowship and was recognized by the Alumni Association of University of California San Francisco (AAUCSF) with the distinguished 2024 UCSF Alumni Entrepreneur Award. This award honors an alum who demonstrates the highest caliber of innovation in science and/or health care through risk-taking actions and value-creating transformations.