About us
The Company
HealthierCompany LLC is a company that specializes in IT for HealthCare and Personalized Medicine. The Company was founded in April 2007 by Jim Mellon and Jean-Yves Sireau.Our Mission
To improve health and well-being through state-of-the-art Health Risk Assessment.Our Core Values
Medical validity
Our work is based on current medical research and guidelines on health risk factors.Accessibility
Our products offer an intuitive and engaging user experience.Freedom of data
Our products are compliant with the latest data standards and people should have the freedom to use their personal data as they choose.Security
We value the privacy of our users and the integrity of their data.Our Brand Promise
Technology-driven health and wellness solutions that wouldn't take a big bite out of your time and budget.State-of-the-art online tool for health and wellness.
Investors
Genseq Ltd., the parent company of HealthierCompany LLC has 30 other shareholders, who are high net worth individuals of various and prestigious backgrounds, mainly based in Europe.Our Executive Team
Jean-Yves Sireau is founder and CEO of Genseq Ltd., the parent company of HealthierCompany LLC. Jean-Yves is responsible for setting the vision of the Group, and for establishing the strategy for converting that vision into reality.
Since the Group's inception in April 2007, Jean-Yves has directed the Group through to the development of its unique Health Risk Appraisal technology and has established the core values and business methods which form the basis of the Group's operations.
Jean-Yves is a serial entrepreneur and the founder of several successful ventures. He founded the Fortitude hedge funds in Hong Kong in 1993, and the BetOnMarkets.com financial betting group in 1999, now a USD 130 million business.
Jean-Yves studied mathematics and physics in his home country of France, and has significant experience in the development of complex software systems.
Holly is responsible for identifying and developing Domestic and International strategic partnerships, services and business lines for the expansion of HealthierCompany's operations within the US and abroad.
Since the mid 90s, she has been involved in the innovation of new health initiatives and programming that positively impacts corporate and community health. Holly Iftner has appeared on local TV affiliates of FOX, CBS and NBC, ESPN radio and a variety of additional TV, radio, newspaper and lecture appearances. Her career includes over a decade of experience as a successful health and wellness Entrepreneur during which time she founded a nonprofit organization focused on childhood obesity and family fitness. Her 15 year background includes US and International business operations, operational positioning based on market needs, high level corporate and government partnership development, emerging market identification and the execution of new business lines within the US and International marketplaces.
Holly is a member of the Global Commerce Council acting as an Ambassador to new International Companies in Atlanta and is a Committee member of the Metro Atlanta Resource Committee (MARC) and the Regional Education Committee within the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. Holly holds professional memberships with SHRM, IHRSA and the International Association of Worksite Health Promotion. In 2010, she was a Making Connections Session Leader for the 20th Annual Art and Science of Health Promotion Conference offered through the American Journal of Health Promotion.
A graduate of the University of Kentucky, Holly holds national health certifications through the American College of Sports Medicine and the Cancer Training Institute. She is a tier 1 marathon coach for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team with her first coached team raising over $40,000USD in four months for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Waqas is responsible for overseeing the technical development of HealthierCompany's products and services and the day-to-day management of a team of scientists, software engineers and graphics designers. Waqas also ensures that HealthierCompany's Health Risk Appraisal technology has the most current and strongest possible scientific base.
Waqas has been with Genseq Ltd., the parent company of HealthierCompany LLC, since its inception in April 2007. Prior to this, he has held research positions with the UK Medical Research Council (MRC), Pfizer Central Research, Glaxo SmithKline, and the Ministry of Science and Technology in Malaysia. He is an expert in the field of Genomics and Computational Biology.
Waqas earned his PhD in Bioinformatics from the University of Cambridge, a Master of Research (MRes) in Computational Biology from the University of Leeds, and a BSc in Applied Biology from the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of London. His doctoral research was based at the Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, one of the world's leading genome research centers, where he was also a core developer for the European Molecular Biology Open Software Suite (EMBOSS).
He is an Associate of the Royal College of Science and advisor to the Ministry of Science and Technology in Malaysia. He is also a consultant for Lumophore Ltd., a company specializing in novel technologies for disease diagnostics.
Atiq is a medical advisor for HealthierCompany's products and services.
Since 2006, Atiq has served as a General Practitioner in Buckingham shire and has extensive experience in the treatment of acute and chronic illnesses and the provision of preventive care and health education. Prior to this, Atiq gained clinical experience at various hospitals in the UK.
Atiq earned his MBBS at St George's Hospital Medical School, University of London.
He is a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners.