IAM2614 – CEO Transforms Health Tech by Building a Healthcare Platform

In this episode, we have Ram Krishnan, a seasoned technology executive with a background in systems engineering from UVA, GE leadership, and several SaaS ventures, joined Valant (valant.io) in 2020 to steer the company through its next growth phase.
His team built a “system of record” that serves as the base operating platform for medical practices—handling everything from patient intake, appointment scheduling, and payment collection to clinical documentation, claim submission, and follow‑up care—essentially automating the entire patient lifecycle and positioning the software as the practice’s essential OS.
His leadership philosophy is anchored by two recurring nuggets: Peter Drucker’s maxim that “culture beats strategy for





