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ABOUT COLBY TAKEDA
Colby Takeda is the Co-Founder & CEO of Pear Suite. He earned his MBA in Business Administration from The Shidler College of Business in 2015 and is devoted to improving population health, strengthening cross-sector relationships, and helping others achieve their goals. He is always exploring new avenues to grow, both personally and professionally, and loves connecting with people of different cultures and backgrounds. Pear Suite is a platform that helps organizations improve their well-being and reduce healthcare costs by understanding the whole person, not just the patient. Unlike other assessment tools, Pear Suite enables anyone to assess and address an individual’s social drivers of health using smart scripts, logic modeling, and actionable dashboards.
COLBY TAKEDA IN THE NEWS
Hawaii Entrepreneur Awards 2023: Tech Entrepreneur of the Year
Hawaii Business Magazine
February 16, 2023
Startups to Watch
Pacific Inno
January 20, 2023
National Accelerator Picks Healthcare Tech Startup Founded by UH Alumni
University of Hawai’i
April 13, 2022
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email: pace@hawaii.edu
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