Neil Leibowitz

Head, Behavioral Health, EmblemHealth; Chief Medical Officer, Vita Health; President, CMO Consulting Group

Payer Council

Neil Leibowitz MD, JD is, a physician executive and the Chief Medical Officer at Vita Health, a telehealth company that provides complex care and is adressing the suicide epidemic. There, he oversees enterprise sales, account management and psychiatry. He was previously the Chief Medical Officer for Behavioral Health at Elevance/Carelon where he led Medical Affairs, the product team and care delivery team. His focus is on the intersection of technology and care delivery. Prior roles include Chief Medical Officer at Talkspace and Senior Medical Director at Optum. Neil has been part of teams that have grown companies leading to both public and private exits. He is currently on the board of VIP, a large Federally Qualified Health Center in NY. He received his BA from Johns Hopkins University, his MD from New York Medical College and his JD from New York University.

Vita Health delivers virtual therapy proven to reduce the likelihood of death by suicide by 60-80%. Vita Health is the only clinically proven, evidence-based solution focused on suicide risk reduction and prevention.