Skip to content
Karayil.Incorporated

Experience & Impact

A cross-sector body of work spanning executive leadership, health innovation, policy, media, and AI.

The experience behind Karayil Inc. — two decades of operating and advisory roles across Fortune 500 enterprises and federal health institutions.

20+

Years of executive & advisory leadership

$100M+

Revenue line led as Chief Revenue Officer

40+

Countries across global operating roles

3

C-suite functions held: CRO, CMO, CDO

The breadth of the work

Six domains, one operator.

Karayil Inc. draws on experience across sectors that rarely sit together — which is exactly where its perspective is most useful.

Corporate & C-level leadership

CRO, CMO, and CDO roles across global enterprises including Dell and LivingSocial.

Health innovation & advisory

Advisory work on care modernization, prevention, and digital health.

Federal policy & transition planning

Federal health-innovation experience and health-policy transition planning.

Karawell AI

Founder and operator behind the firm's flagship health-AI product.

Public education & media

An independent health-media practice, including The Health Briefing.

Talks & thought leadership

Interviews, essays, and public conversations on health and institutions.

Selected roles

A career across enterprise and public-sector leadership.

Selected positions. Descriptions reflect provided materials and are stated in neutral, factual terms.

  1. 2025 – Present

    Strategic Advisor

    Dept. of Health & Human Services — Office of the Secretary

    Supports prevention, public-health modernization, chronic-disease reduction, and cross-sector reform, and helps develop public–private partnerships around practical health solutions.

  2. 2024 – 2025

    Strategic Advisor

    Health-policy transition planning

    Contributed to health-policy transition planning connected to Secretary Kennedy's 100-day health agenda, including work on a 100-day HHS reform blueprint.

  3. 2023 – 2025

    White House Presidential Innovation Fellow, Office of the Director

    ARPA-H, Dept. of Health & Human Services

    Supported strategic planning for a new federal health-innovation agency and coordination across NIH, CDC, FDA, and CMS.

  4. 2021 – 2023

    Chief Revenue Officer

    World Education Services (WES)

    Led a $100M revenue line and P&L, enterprise product strategy, and a unified go-to-market across marketing, business development, and partnerships.

  5. 2016 – 2019

    Chief Marketing Officer

    Shorelight

    Built and scaled digital and direct-to-consumer infrastructure and global demand generation across international markets.

  6. 2014 – 2015

    Chief Digital Officer

    LivingSocial

    Led global marketing, brand, and communications across 13 countries, driving multi-channel acquisition and retention.

  7. 2013 – 2014

    Chief Marketing Officer

    Fareportal

    Led global marketing strategy for a large travel-technology company across brand, digital acquisition, and growth.

  8. 2010 – 2013

    Managing Director — Direct to Consumer

    Dell

    Led B2C digital and offline marketing across the US, EMEA, LATAM, and APJ, driving significant global revenue growth.

  9. 2004 – 2010

    Head of Digital Strategy

    National Instruments

    Owned ecommerce, content, and merchandising strategy for a global test-and-measurement company operating in 40 countries.

Work with Karayil Inc.

Put this experience to work.

From advisory engagements to board and speaking conversations, Karayil Inc. brings operator-grade experience to consequential decisions.