Our Story

About Mongoose

A legacy of CX innovation

In 2014 we launched the first CX Platform for Healthcare, earning industry-wide recognition, including Gartner’s Cool Vendor title in 2017 and dozens of Gartner mentions and press features. Over six years our team deployed 20 enterprise products across leading healthcare payers, culminating in a successful private-equity exit in 2020.

What we learned

Experiences don’t fail at the interface. They fail in the work behind it.

Portals can display information. But real outcomes—enrollment, care navigation, claims resolution—depend on fragmented systems, manual processes, and teams buried in complexity.

Integration is slow. Change is harder. And “unified experience” remains out of reach.

A second act, a higher purpose

Mongoose was built to solve that problem at its root. Not another front-end layer. An Experience Layer—where experience and execution converge.

It sits across the front door and the back office, orchestrating the systems, workflows, and agents required to complete real work.

A new way forward

Healthcare doesn’t lack ideas. It lacks the tools to bring them to life. Innovation shouldn’t demand armies of engineers, unlimited budgets, or years of delay. Progress should be faster, simpler, and closer to the people doing the work.

That’s why we built the AI Experience Layer for Healthcare: to put product and experience teams in command. Because the future of healthcare will be defined not by limits, but by those bold enough to imagine what’s next, and the tools that make it real.

The future of healthcare isn’t just about bold ideas. It’s about making them real. And we believe the key to transforming healthcare is empowering the innovators already shaping its future.

Mark Nathan

CEO | Founder

Leadership

Executive Team

We’re a mission-driven team of innovators and problem-solvers, united by a belief in technology’s power to reimagine industries and transform lives. Our leadership blends deep experience from healthcare, AI, product development, and engineering. We’ve led at industry giants, scaled high-growth startups, and built game-changing platforms. But what defines us is our drive to transform healthcare by empowering the visionaries shaping its future.

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Mark Nathan

CEO | Founder

Foosball Fanatic, Global Traveler, Music Enthusiast,

Mark has spent his career at the intersection of engineering and experience. He started coding at 13 and by 20 was at NASA, working on robotics. At NeXT and Apple, he honed both the technical and delivery sides of building complex systems. Later at Disney, he worked on early digital transformation initiatives.

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Mark Nathan

CEO | Founder

Foosball Fanatic, Global Traveler, Music Enthusiast,

Mark has spent his career at the intersection of engineering and experience. He started coding at 13 and by 20 was at NASA, working on robotics. At NeXT and Apple, he honed both the technical and delivery sides of building complex systems. Later at Disney, he worked on early digital transformation initiatives.

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Mark

Mark Nathan

CEO | Founder

Foosball Fanatic, Global Traveler, Music Enthusiast,

Mark has spent his career at the intersection of engineering and experience. He started coding at 13 and by 20 was at NASA, working on robotics. At NeXT and Apple, he honed both the technical and delivery sides of building complex systems. Later at Disney, he worked on early digital transformation initiatives.

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Scott Johnston

Chief Technology Officer

Alpine Operator, Aquaphile, Systems Builder

From collaboration to communication, Scott has helped shape the way the modern world works. He’s spent his career building products that millions use every day. He joined Google in its early days and went on to lead product for some of its most enduring platforms—including Google Drive, Docs,

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Scott Johnston

Chief Technology Officer

Alpine Operator, Aquaphile, Systems Builder

From collaboration to communication, Scott has helped shape the way the modern world works. He’s spent his career building products that millions use every day. He joined Google in its early days and went on to lead product for some of its most enduring platforms—including Google Drive, Docs,

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Scott Johnston

Chief Technology Officer

Alpine Operator, Aquaphile, Systems Builder

From collaboration to communication, Scott has helped shape the way the modern world works. He’s spent his career building products that millions use every day. He joined Google in its early days and went on to lead product for some of its most enduring platforms—including Google Drive, Docs,

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Jyoti Mokal

Chief Product Officer

Foodie, Fashionista, Global Traveler

Jyoti has a track record few can match: building dozens of market-leading products and platforms over 20 years. She’s spent her career delivering both enterprise and consumer systems built to meet the toughest demands.

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Jyoti Mokal

Chief Product Officer

Foodie, Fashionista, Global Traveler

Jyoti has a track record few can match: building dozens of market-leading products and platforms over 20 years. She’s spent her career delivering both enterprise and consumer systems built to meet the toughest demands.

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Jyoti Mokal

Chief Product Officer

Foodie, Fashionista, Global Traveler

Jyoti has a track record few can match: building dozens of market-leading products and platforms over 20 years. She’s spent her career delivering both enterprise and consumer systems built to meet the toughest demands.

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Peter Licursi

Chief Growth Officer

Guitar Player, Kitchen Craftsman, Ocean Angler

Peter has spent his career driving growth for some of the world’s most iconic and fast-moving tech companies. Early in his career, he worked at Apple and NeXT during a defining era of innovation, before going on to lead growth for high-growth SaaS companies and health tech firms.

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Peter Licursi

Chief Growth Officer

Guitar Player, Kitchen Craftsman, Ocean Angler

Peter has spent his career driving growth for some of the world’s most iconic and fast-moving tech companies. Early in his career, he worked at Apple and NeXT during a defining era of innovation, before going on to lead growth for high-growth SaaS companies and health tech firms.

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Peter Licursi

Chief Growth Officer

Guitar Player, Kitchen Craftsman, Ocean Angler

Peter has spent his career driving growth for some of the world’s most iconic and fast-moving tech companies. Early in his career, he worked at Apple and NeXT during a defining era of innovation, before going on to lead growth for high-growth SaaS companies and health tech firms.

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Reno Pieroni

Chief Revenue Officer

Youth Coach, Home Chef, Social Host

Reno has spent his career building and scaling revenue engines in complex, high-stakes markets—where growth depends on precision, timing, and trust.

He’s led sales organizations from early traction to enterprise scale, including leadership

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Reno Pieroni

Chief Revenue Officer

Youth Coach, Home Chef, Social Host

Reno has spent his career building and scaling revenue engines in complex, high-stakes markets—where growth depends on precision, timing, and trust.

He’s led sales organizations from early traction to enterprise scale, including leadership

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Reno Pieroni

Chief Revenue Officer

Youth Coach, Home Chef, Social Host

Reno has spent his career building and scaling revenue engines in complex, high-stakes markets—where growth depends on precision, timing, and trust.

He’s led sales organizations from early traction to enterprise scale, including leadership

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Randy Foliente

Chief Marketing Officer

Long-Range Angler, Vinyl Junkie, Street Photographer

When he’s not working, Randy is usually offshore on long-range runs—reading the water, spotting patterns, and testing new approaches. It’s the same mindset he brings to his work: patience in the long game, and the conviction to break the playbook when progress demands it.

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Randy Foliente

Chief Marketing Officer

Long-Range Angler, Vinyl Junkie, Street Photographer

When he’s not working, Randy is usually offshore on long-range runs—reading the water, spotting patterns, and testing new approaches. It’s the same mindset he brings to his work: patience in the long game, and the conviction to break the playbook when progress demands it.

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Randy Foliente

Chief Marketing Officer

Long-Range Angler, Vinyl Junkie, Street Photographer

When he’s not working, Randy is usually offshore on long-range runs—reading the water, spotting patterns, and testing new approaches. It’s the same mindset he brings to his work: patience in the long game, and the conviction to break the playbook when progress demands it.

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Barry Belfer

Chief Finance Officer

Baseball Buff, Tennis Court Hustler, Card Table Strategist

Barry is a finance leader with more than 30 years of experience guiding public companies and building enterprise value at high-growth SaaS startups.

He spent over a decade leading corporate finance and treasury at Guardian Life,

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Barry Belfer

Chief Finance Officer

Baseball Buff, Tennis Court Hustler, Card Table Strategist

Barry is a finance leader with more than 30 years of experience guiding public companies and building enterprise value at high-growth SaaS startups.

He spent over a decade leading corporate finance and treasury at Guardian Life,

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Barry Belfer

Chief Finance Officer

Baseball Buff, Tennis Court Hustler, Card Table Strategist

Barry is a finance leader with more than 30 years of experience guiding public companies and building enterprise value at high-growth SaaS startups.

He spent over a decade leading corporate finance and treasury at Guardian Life,

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Operational Leadership

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Andy Harlen

SVP, Growth

Live Music Fan, Home Chef, Avid Angler

Andy has spent his career at the intersection of partnerships, growth, and digital health—where momentum is built through relationships as much as strategy.

He’s led growth and partnership functions across some of the most recognized

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Andy Harlen

SVP, Growth

Live Music Fan, Home Chef, Avid Angler

Andy has spent his career at the intersection of partnerships, growth, and digital health—where momentum is built through relationships as much as strategy.

He’s led growth and partnership functions across some of the most recognized

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Andy Harlen

SVP, Growth

Live Music Fan, Home Chef, Avid Angler

Andy has spent his career at the intersection of partnerships, growth, and digital health—where momentum is built through relationships as much as strategy.

He’s led growth and partnership functions across some of the most recognized

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Janelle Taylor

VP, Marketing

Culinary Explorer, Global Traveler, Reiki Practitioner

Janelle has built her career shaping how healthcare technology companies show up—defining brands, clarifying positioning, and turning complex ideas into stories that move markets.

She’s managed marketing and communications

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Janelle Taylor

VP, Marketing

Culinary Explorer, Global Traveler, Reiki Practitioner

Janelle has built her career shaping how healthcare technology companies show up—defining brands, clarifying positioning, and turning complex ideas into stories that move markets.

She’s managed marketing and communications

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Janelle Taylor

VP, Marketing

Culinary Explorer, Global Traveler, Reiki Practitioner

Janelle has built her career shaping how healthcare technology companies show up—defining brands, clarifying positioning, and turning complex ideas into stories that move markets.

She’s managed marketing and communications

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Abhi Patil

VP, Product

Trail Explorer, Distance Runner, Global Traveler

Abhi is an accomplished product leader with 12+ years of experience driving strategy, innovation, and execution for leading SaaS platforms and tech-enabled businesses.



With a Master’s in Innovation Management, he launched a VC-backed startup right out of

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Abhi Patil

VP, Product

Trail Explorer, Distance Runner, Global Traveler

Abhi is an accomplished product leader with 12+ years of experience driving strategy, innovation, and execution for leading SaaS platforms and tech-enabled businesses.



With a Master’s in Innovation Management, he launched a VC-backed startup right out of

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Abhi Patil

VP, Product

Trail Explorer, Distance Runner, Global Traveler

Abhi is an accomplished product leader with 12+ years of experience driving strategy, innovation, and execution for leading SaaS platforms and tech-enabled businesses.



With a Master’s in Innovation Management, he launched a VC-backed startup right out of

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Tim Ryan

VP, Product

CrossFit Athlete, Tabletop Strategist, Guitar Player

Tim has spent his career building products that scale—bringing together strategy, design, and execution to turn ideas into market-leading platforms.

With over two decades of experience, Tim has led product organizations across SaaS, AI, and

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Tim Ryan

VP, Product

CrossFit Athlete, Tabletop Strategist, Guitar Player

Tim has spent his career building products that scale—bringing together strategy, design, and execution to turn ideas into market-leading platforms.

With over two decades of experience, Tim has led product organizations across SaaS, AI, and

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Tim Ryan

VP, Product

CrossFit Athlete, Tabletop Strategist, Guitar Player

Tim has spent his career building products that scale—bringing together strategy, design, and execution to turn ideas into market-leading platforms.

With over two decades of experience, Tim has led product organizations across SaaS, AI, and

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Dominic Bombace

VP, Engineering

Distance Runner, Urban Explorer, Corgi Dad

Dom has spent his career building things that work—at scale, under pressure, and without shortcuts. Starting as a mobile engineer and rising through technical leadership, he’s led teams across the full stack with a focus on native mobile architecture.

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Dominic Bombace

VP, Engineering

Distance Runner, Urban Explorer, Corgi Dad

Dom has spent his career building things that work—at scale, under pressure, and without shortcuts. Starting as a mobile engineer and rising through technical leadership, he’s led teams across the full stack with a focus on native mobile architecture.

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Dominic Bombace

VP, Engineering

Distance Runner, Urban Explorer, Corgi Dad

Dom has spent his career building things that work—at scale, under pressure, and without shortcuts. Starting as a mobile engineer and rising through technical leadership, he’s led teams across the full stack with a focus on native mobile architecture.

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Don Schaefer

VP, Engineering

Proud Grandfather, Outdoor Explorer, Photography Enthusiast

Don has spent his career building the systems behind the systems—designing data platforms, infrastructure, and services that power complex, high-scale applications.

With deep experience across data engineering,

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Don Schaefer

VP, Engineering

Proud Grandfather, Outdoor Explorer, Photography Enthusiast

Don has spent his career building the systems behind the systems—designing data platforms, infrastructure, and services that power complex, high-scale applications.

With deep experience across data engineering,

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Don Schaefer

VP, Engineering

Proud Grandfather, Outdoor Explorer, Photography Enthusiast

Don has spent his career building the systems behind the systems—designing data platforms, infrastructure, and services that power complex, high-scale applications.

With deep experience across data engineering,

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Howie Fung

VP, Client Delivery

Global Traveler, Music Lover, Fitness Enthusiast

Howie is a problem-solver and team builder who leads with a people-first mindset.

With 17+ years of experience across blue-chip companies and high-growth SaaS platforms, he knows what it takes to keep operations

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Howie Fung

VP, Client Delivery

Global Traveler, Music Lover, Fitness Enthusiast

Howie is a problem-solver and team builder who leads with a people-first mindset.

With 17+ years of experience across blue-chip companies and high-growth SaaS platforms, he knows what it takes to keep operations

Read More

Howie Fung

VP, Client Delivery

Global Traveler, Music Lover, Fitness Enthusiast

Howie is a problem-solver and team builder who leads with a people-first mindset.

With 17+ years of experience across blue-chip companies and high-growth SaaS platforms, he knows what it takes to keep operations

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