November 17th, 2022, 10:00 am PT / Category: Interviews
Joseph Schneier is a serial entrepreneur who with his co-founder, founded and exited two companies in the educational technology space. Following that, Mr. Schneier worked with behavioral research scientists productizing their research with technology-based solutions for patient behavioral change with a focus on HIV drug adherence, health literacy and addiction. In 2013, he co-founded Cognotion–a company focused on solving the talent shortage of healthcare workers in Skilled Nursing Facilities and home health care. In 2018, Mr. Schneier founded Trusty.care, an insurtech company for the retiree population, whose mission it is to make sure no retiree goes through bankruptcy because of out-of-pocket healthcare costs.
In 2020, with James Firman, the former CEO of the National Council on Aging, Mr. Schneier founded Bellage, a company empowering older adults in health choices. Mr. Schneier has spoken at TedMed, Lake Nona, JP Morgan Healthcare and is a mentor at New York University, Wharton, Cornell, Techstars, and is a Columbia University Fellow. Mr. Schneier sits on the board of The Sam and Devorah Foundation for Transgender youth, Superbia Credit Union, a LGBTQ credit union, and the board of Stonewall Community Development Corporation, a non-profit focused on LGBTQ senior housing and is a member of the LGBTQ+ Biden Council and LGBTQ+ District Attorney Queens Council.
