South Asian Healthcare Leadership Forum (SAHLF), founded in 2014, is an exclusive, invitation-only organization that brings together leaders from across healthcare sectors
Including government, managed care, clinical medicine, biopharma, and academia—with South Asian heritage. The group was established by a coalition of healthcare executives to unlock the potential of South Asians in leadership roles across the American healthcare system
Our Co-Founders
Sachin Jain
CEO, SCAN Health Plan
Aman Bhandari
VP, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Vishal Vasishth
Co-founder & Managing Director, Obvious Ventures
Aneesh Chopra
Chief Strategy Officer, Arcadia
Pooja Chandrashekar
Resident, Mass General
Vishal Arora
Physician, Parkland Health and Associate, McKinsey & Company
2025 Speakers
Rushika Fernandopulle
CEO, Liza Health
Indu Subaiya
CEO, Healthcare in Action
Ankit Jain
Founder & CEO, Infinitus Systems
Muthu Alagappan
Founder & CEO, Counsel Health
Vas Narasimhan
CEO, Novartis
Simi Shah
Founder, Trailblazers Media
(South Asian Trailblazers)
Arundhati Paramar
VP & Editor in Chief, MedCity News
Tilak Mandadi
EVP, Ventures, Chief Experience and Tech Officer, CVS Health
Mathai Mammen
Chairman & CEO, Parabilis Medicines
Pooja Kumar
Sr. Partner, McKinsey & Co., Global Lead, McKinsey Health
Anisha Dasgupta
Partner, Orrick
SAHLF 2025
Boston
The South Asian Healthcare Leadership Forum (SAHLF) marked its 11th anniversary with a gathering of over 100 prominent physicians, policy makers, and executives at Brigham and Women’s Hospital on Saturday, September 20.
South Asian leadership is strengthening at a critical time in U.S. health care by fostering relationships across and within communities to address the physician shortage and pervasive disparities in patient access and quality of care.
2025 Sponsors
Thanks to our generous sponsors who make this event happen
What our members say
Padmaja Patel
Attendee
CMO, Nadj Health
"This wasn't just a group of successful professionals—it was a collective of leaders working to shift the narrative: that we can be both ambitious and supportive, competitive yet collaborative, and intentional about uplifting one another into leadership. It was energizing to be reminded that together, we are stronger and capable of creating real change."
Rushika Fernandopulle
CEO
Liza Health
"Our community is breaking through the dosa ceiling."
Indu Subaiya
Speaker
CEO, Healthcare in Action
"Thank you for curating such a great conversation on our panel - with humor, authenticity and thoughtfulness. I leave the event with so much more to reflect on thanks to all of you."
