Everlywell: Regina Benjamin, Jordan Laser, Dana Underwood, Marisa Cruz

Everlywell announced this week a new addition to its board as well as the appointment of a chief laboratory officer, chief product officer, and executive vice president of regulatory and clinical affairs. Regina Benjamin, the former US Surgeon General under Barack Obama, joins Everlywell's board.

Additionally, Jordan Laser was appointed the Austin, Texas-based firm's first chief laboratory officer. He was formerly at Northwell Health, where he led the clinical lab for a three-hospital tertiary medical center. Laser is also a member of the Association for Molecular Pathology's board. Dana Underwood has also been promoted to Everlywell's first chief product officer. He joined the company in 2020 from Johnson & Johnson, where he was its VP and global head of health tech products. Marisa Cruz was named EVP of regulatory and clinical affairs. She was formerly at Limbix. Before that, she was a medical advisor at the US Food and Drug Administration, including senior medical advisor for digital health at FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health.