LINUS is a strategy and innovation consultancy focused on helping the world’s leading organizations grow and be relevant in the evolving health landscape.

Meet Our Leaders

Our leaders have combined experience in working with the world’s biggest brands in every aspect of health: life science, medical devices, pharma & biotech, healthcare, health tech, wellness, and consumer.

Kristin Apple

PRESIDENT

Kristin is passionate about changing the way healthcare is delivered and experienced today. As President, Kristin fuels our strategy and innovation practices with insights-led research and experience.

Hamid Ghanadan

FOUNDER + CEO

As our founder, Hamid works to break down the barriers between knowledge and humans. He has spent his career studying the interplay between logic and emotion in how people comprehend technical information.

Natalie LaFranzo

VICE PRESIDENT, STRATEGY

Natalie is dedicated to advancing transformative tools that will realize precision health. As our VP of Strategy, she brings technical expertise and commercial strategy experience to the team with a background in oncology, genomics, and diagnostics.

Our Core Values.

  • We lead through serving.

  • We do what we say.

  • We seek the three sides of truth.

  • We create opportunity.

  • We enjoy the journey.

Our Culture.

View fullsize Last week we gathered in Sonoma to inspire each other, innovate, eat farm-fresh cheeses, enjoy local festivals — and most importantly — spend time together.
View fullsize What a great turnout for the annual Boulder Health Tech Winter Meetup! Thank you to all who joined us on the slopes or at the cafe!
View fullsize Members of the LINUS team celebrated Women in STEM today at the Boston-Area Global Women's Breakfast, one of over 400 breakfasts hosted across the world on February 27, 2024. The theme of #GWB2024 is “Catalyzing Diversity in Science”. P
View fullsize For the past few weeks, we've had our noses buried in Atomic Habits by @jamesclear. We focused less on success (or failure) of building habits and more on the behavior changes, processes and frameworks that lead to remarkable results. 🌟
View fullsize It was a great morning to be inspired by the women of @hitlikeagirlpod and @inspiringwomen_podcast discussing leadership, community, and health!
View fullsize California tapas, a team meetup, and a mango panna cotta dessert - what more could we want?!
View fullsize Happy bike to work day, Boulder!
View fullsize Last week we gathered in Palm Springs to ideate, rejuvenate, and grow as a team. From white board sessions by the pool to tram rides out of the desert, our team spent time doing what we love — being together.
View fullsize A great turnout for this year's Boulder Health Tech meetup! Grateful for the new and friendly faces who are ready to hop on the trail or show up with great stories on how they're revolutionizing our local community!
View fullsize Lights, camera, action! For the last few months, we've been working on a new report on digital health. Stay tuned!
View fullsize Starting a tradition of celebrating successful workshops with donuts!
View fullsize Last night, our team spent the evening celebrating our friends at @pacbio and their monumental moment. They're ushering in the new era of genomics with two new sequencing systems AND a party with @maroon5. Congrats, friends!