Meet Blake Zenger
Things Blake Believes
Integrity - Always: Successful advising is built on integrity and trust
Personal Actions Matter: I am accountable for all my actions: work/culture/mentoring
Listen Before Solving: Listening first, learning before advising, and ensuring I have a clear grasp of the problem before offering a solution
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Will Transform Healthcare: Needs to Be implemented responsibly
Experience:
Knowledge of healthcare industry
Hands-on experience with health data
Management of employee benefits
Running businesses
More Detail
With three decades in healthcare, I’ve learned that success is built on integrity, teamwork, and a commitment to fully understanding a challenge before jumping to solutions. I pride myself on listening first, learning before advising, and ensuring I fully grasp the problem before offering a solution. This approach has been central to my work—whether with clients, leading teams, advising start-ups, or crafting data-driven strategies.
The best solutions are often the simplest, grounded in real-world practicality. My experience spans the healthcare industry, health data, employee benefits, and running a business. It has taught me that lasting change comes from focusing on the fundamentals and delivering solutions that drive sustainable growth. As a board member or advisor, I bring value through deep industry knowledge, careful information gathering, and practical, actionable guidance.
I’m optimistic about AI’s ability to transform healthcare—changing how care is delivered and systems are managed, while allowing providers to focus on patients, not paperwork. However, AI needs to be grounded in reality, applied thoughtfully, and used with guardrails to ensure its impact is both innovative and practical. With AI expanding what’s possible, the opportunity to revolutionize healthcare through data has never been greater, and I’m excited to work with companies at the forefront of that transformation.
Professional Background
Founder and President of Pointe Consulting, LLC: Advise fast-growing, earlier-stage digital health companies on establishing scalable data strategies and analytics that support product design, go-to-market, and value quantification.
Principal at Blackstone and CIO of Equity Healthcare: Managed $1.8 billion in annual healthcare spending for 275,000 lives, delivering $1.2 billion in savings over 10 years. Led Equity Healthcare's data strategy, operational performance improvements, and the overhaul of its data warehouse, providing actionable insights for 70 companies on benefit design and healthcare management.
Founder and CEO of Zenger Analytics, Inc. Led a healthcare analytics firm, delivering innovative reporting products and managing six-figure consulting projects for national clients like BCBSMA, Highmark, Cigna, and Mayo Clinic.
Principal at Mercer: Senior consultant and national expert in data-driven benefit plan performance evaluation. Managed client relationships with major Northeast corporations and advising on group benefit plans and data strategy.
Manager at Merative: Led analytics teams on data-intensive healthcare projects, pioneering innovations in cloud and AI, while managing relationships with major corporate clients.