Richard Heinzl — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Founder of the Canadian chapter of Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF Canada), which won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999.
Chief Executive Officer at My Next Health Inc. since 2021, focusing on genomics, artificial intelligence, and healthcare.
Served as Global Medical Director for WorldCare Inc., a Harvard-affiliated virtual medicine company, from 2008 to 2021.
Graduate of McMaster University’s Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine and completed postgraduate degrees at Harvard University and the University of Oxford.
Received the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Alumni Award of Merit in September 2016.
Awarded an Honorary Doctorate (LLD) from McMaster University in 2000.
Named one of the "Hundred People Who Make a Difference" in Canada by Penguin Books.

Biography

Richard Heinzl is a physician, humanitarian, entrepreneur, and author with a current focus on genomics, artificial intelligence, and global healthcare. He serves as the Chief Executive Officer of My Next Health Inc., a next-generation functional genomics company based in New York and Toronto.

Earlier in his career, Heinzl founded the Canadian chapter of Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF Canada), an organization that received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999.