What is a human life worth? Country School alumnus Aristotle Mannan '03 knows that each life is invaluable, and so he has created a way to do good while doing well.
Just as the book Moneyball changed baseball, professional sports, and many businesses by understanding human intuition, Ari is looking to change the medical profession and provide critical care earlier to those who need it. His weapon? Data.
Recently, Ari returned to The Country School — the first time he's been on campus since his graduation in 2003 — to speak as part of the Elmore Leadership Program. He shared stories about bosWell, the health startup he founded, and mesmerized his audience of 4th to 8th Graders.
Recently, Ari returned to The Country School — the first time he's been on campus since his graduation in 2003 — to speak as part of the Elmore Leadership Program. He shared stories about bosWell, the health startup he founded, and mesmerized his audience of 4th to 8th Graders.
To watch a video of his talk, click below.
The Country School Mission Statement calls on students to "serve their communities and the larger world," while urging them to "reach their highest, not only in school, but also in life." At the same time, our Elmore Leadership Program seeks to inspire the next generation of leaders, equipping them with the necessary skills, while our STEAM Program teaches our students to look for problems in the world and, using all of the powers to be found by bringing Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math together, find a solution.
Ari does all of those things and more through his work with bosWell. A graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy, where he was an Intel Science Talent Search semifinalist as well as a finalist in the John F. Kennedy Profiles in Courage speech-writing contest, Ari went on to the University of Michigan, majoring in molecular and cellular biology. He began his professional career at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, working in cancer research.
While volunteering for a mobile health clinic in Boston, he met a homeless man named Huey and ended up embarking on an entirely different path. He realized that a lack of data was preventing Huey from receiving quality and comprehensive health care, and so he first brainstormed and then developed a solution, the digital health record platform he calls bosWell. Now being used by service organizations in various locations across the country to help coordinate care for individuals like Huey, bosWell is also providing data to help health care providers forecast needs and costs. By intervening early and being able to use the data to predict needs, the insurance agencies/hospitals who use the data not only help save lives, they drive their own costs down as well.
The Country School Mission Statement calls on students to "serve their communities and the larger world," while urging them to "reach their highest, not only in school, but also in life." At the same time, our Elmore Leadership Program seeks to inspire the next generation of leaders, equipping them with the necessary skills, while our STEAM Program teaches our students to look for problems in the world and, using all of the powers to be found by bringing Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math together, find a solution.
Ari does all of those things and more through his work with bosWell. A graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy, where he was an Intel Science Talent Search semifinalist as well as a finalist in the John F. Kennedy Profiles in Courage speech-writing contest, Ari went on to the University of Michigan, majoring in molecular and cellular biology. He began his professional career at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, working in cancer research.
While volunteering for a mobile health clinic in Boston, he met a homeless man named Huey and ended up embarking on an entirely different path. He realized that a lack of data was preventing Huey from receiving quality and comprehensive health care, and so he first brainstormed and then developed a solution, the digital health record platform he calls bosWell. Now being used by service organizations in various locations across the country to help coordinate care for individuals like Huey, bosWell is also providing data to help health care providers forecast needs and costs. By intervening early and being able to use the data to predict needs, the insurance agencies/hospitals who use the data not only help save lives, they drive their own costs down as well.
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After Ari's talk, students lined up to shake his hand and thank him. |
We look forward to sharing more alumni stories in our forthcoming Country Connections magazine. Until then, like our students, I thank Ari for inspiring us with his work and for all he is doing to make life better for the Hueys of the world.
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| Ari, it was an honor to meet you and a wonderful affirmation as an educator to hear about your work and your passion for making change. |
