About Bearing On Health
About Bearing On Health
Based in Los Angeles and founded in 2022, Bearing On Health is the consulting firm and thought-leadership platform of Adam Kaufman, PhD, a healthcare executive and entrepreneur focused on digital health, MedTech, pharma, and health system innovation. The firm works at the intersection of digital and clinical innovation, helping organizations translate promising ideas into market-ready products, platforms, and sustainable growth strategies.
Bearing On Health specializes in complex, ambiguous, and commercially consequential engagements. By combining structured assessments with deep operator experience, the work helps leadership teams navigate critical inflection points - from early commercialization and market expansion to repositioning existing offerings for renewed growth.
Leadership & Expertise
Adam Kaufman, PhD brings decades of experience as an operator, advisor, industry speaker, and interim executive. Every engagement is led personally by Adam, ensuring senior-level judgment, direct accountability, and hands-on involvement for a client base that includes venture-backed startups, major health systems, and global MedTech and pharmaceutical companies. For organizations requiring more than advisory support, Adam also serves in interim or fractional leadership roles during periods of transition, growth, or strategic realignment.
The Intersection of Insight and Action
Bearing On Health also serves as the home for Adam’s ongoing perspectives on healthcare strategy and system-level innovation. Consulting work is informed by continuous research and direct engagement with industry leaders, allowing the practice to:
Connect hands-on consulting with curated senior-level industry perspectives
Stay aligned with emerging developments in AI-enabled workflows, digital therapeutics, and longevity
Equip clients with practical, experience-driven intelligence they can act on
A Networked, Senior-Led Model
As a focused boutique practice, BearingOn.Health offers the flexibility of a broad advisory platform without the overhead of a large firm. Adam regularly collaborates with a trusted network of experienced industry veterans to assemble the right expertise for each engagement, including:
Product & Technology - ensuring feasibility, scalability, and technical integration
Clinical Strategy - aligning innovation with real-world workflows & patient needs