MedStart CEO Roundtable: Dr. Sarah Almilli's Founder Journey
From immigrant roots to healthcare innovator — building two companies, impacting 60,000+ patients, and redefining how care reaches communities.
Join us for our next MedStart CEO Roundtable on Monday, February 23rd from 6–8 PM at Roseville Venture Lab.
This month's featured founder: Dr. Sarah Almilli, PharmD, APh
Sarah is the Founder & CEO of two healthcare companies:
EverMint Health: the world's first pharmacist-led, AI-powered health trust for executives
ELAK Health: scaled from zero to a trusted name in two years, delivering care models that reduced ER visits and saved millions across California
Before launching her own ventures, she served as Pharmacy Service Line Leader at Kaiser Permanente, where her team prevented heart attacks and strokes for 60,000+ patients and hit landmark quality goals for the first time in program history.
She's a Sacramento Business Journal 40 Under 40 honoree, author of Healing Beyond the Hospital Walls, and co-leads the Sacramento chapter of the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs.
Sarah will share the real story: the fundraising, the regulatory navigation, the scaling challenges, and the leadership lessons she's learned building in healthcare.
What to expect:
Opening framing (10 min): current market realities and pressure points
Sarah's founder journey (30 min): what actually worked, what didn't, and what she'd do differently
Facilitated roundtable (30 min): your challenges, peer counsel, shared solutions
Action takeaways (20 min): leave with 2–3 concrete next steps
Who this is for:
This forum is designed for CEOs, Founders, and C-level leaders at medical and life science startups. If you're building, hiring, raising, or navigating clinical and regulatory hurdles, you'll get the most from this room.
The details:
When: Monday, February 23rd, 6–8 PM PST
Where: Roseville Venture Lab, Roseville, CA
Cost: Free
Register: Eventbrite
Capacity: 12–16 seats
Chatham House Rule: Speak freely. What's shared stays in the room.
Food and beverages provided.
About Our Host
Dr. Sarah Almilli is a PharmD, APh, founder, and healthcare leader focused on one mission: shifting healthcare from reactive sick-care to proactive, personalized prevention. She leads EverMint Health, the world’s first pharmacist-led, AI-powered health trust for executives and high-performance leaders, combining precision genetics, advanced labs, and concierge clinical support to identify risk early and protect longevity.
She also founded ELAK Health, a clinician-led organization serving families across California, reducing ER visits and preventable hospitalizations while delivering accessible, human-centered care. Previously at Kaiser Permanente, she led chronic condition management for more than 60,000 patients, advanced health-equity initiatives, and helped achieve regional quality milestones. Dr. Almilli serves as President of the Sacramento Chapter of SOPE and is the author of Healing Beyond the Hospital Walls. Her work has been recognized with Sacramento’s 40 Under 40, the Sutter Health SPIRIT Award, and multiple business and innovation nominations.