Michael O’Neil was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma at the age of 28. After stomach surgery to remove the tumor and four cycles of chemotherapy at Johns Hopkins Hospital, he immediately began building GetWellNetwork. GetWellNetwork works with hospitals to improve performance and outcomes through patient engagement. Today, GetWellNetwork is exclusively endorsed by the American Hospital Association as the leading provider of Interactive Patient Care solutions and continues to be rapidly adopted by hospitals, trusted to support more than 1.2 million patients every year.
Mr. O’Neil is a member of Mindshare, a forum of CEOs from leading early-stage technology and life sciences companies in Washington, D.C. He also serves on the Corporate Leadership Council at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Mr. O’Neil speaks publicly on the power of patient engagement to audiences ranging from cancer patients to health care providers and suppliers, and has delivered keynote speeches at Frost & Sullivan’s annual IT awards, the National Cancer Awareness Day events, and at hospitals across the U.S.
In 2007, Mr. O’Neil was included in the “Top 40 Under 40 Entrepreneurs” in Venture Magazine, and was selected as a Finalist in the Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” program in the Greater Washington, D.C. market.
Mr. O’Neil has served as an adjunct professor in the MBA program at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business in Washington, D.C. In addition, he is a guest speaker at University of Virginia Law School, the Robert H. Smith Business School - University of Maryland and The Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School.
