Fredrik Debong

Chief Science Officer
Fredrik Debong

Chief Science Officer

Chief Science Officer

Fredrik Debong

Fredrik is one of the two founders of hi.health, responsible for privacy, research and product strategy. Originally from Sweden, he now lives in Vienna with his wife and 3 children.

Before founding hi.health, Fredrik also helped build the digital health company mySugr, which became one of the largest European digital health exits when it was sold to Roche in 2017. There he led R&D, risk management and many other areas. Fredrik studied Medical Informatics in Vienna and previously gained experience as a Software Engineer in Fintech and Banking in Sweden.
Sebastian Gruber

CEO
Sebastian Gruber

CEO

CEO

Sebastian Gruber

Sebastian is one of the two founders and CEO of hi.health. In his role as CEO, he keeps the threads of the different departments together and always brings new ideas from customers and partners to implementation.

Before founding hi.health, Sebastian was employed at the management consultancy McKinsey&Company, where he supported corporations in the development & implementation of their growth strategies in the digital sector. Sebastian studied business administration in Vienna and completed his PhD in game theory and corporate management in Karlsruhe.

His personal experience has shown him how complex and costly our healthcare system can be. Much valuable potential is lost because people often do not receive the best possible care or are not reimbursed for all health services. By providing simple and unbureaucratic access, we are helping to solve these problems.
Bastian Fischer

Head of Marketing & Communications
Bastian Fischer

Head of Marketing & Communications

Head of Marketing & Communications

Bastian Fischer

Bastian leads Marketing & Communications at hi.health. His tasks include the further development of the hi.health brand concept, i.e. the definition of our brand values at hi and how we communicate them via internal and external communication and visual language. At hi, the human component is particularly important, because we see it as an elementary part of our company. We want to communicate with our users at eye level and combine digital technology with personal service.
Anton Mladenov

Backend Engineer
Anton Mladenov

Backend Engineer

Backend Engineer

Anton Mladenov

As part of the engineering team, Anton is responsible for the backend area. In doing so, he expands our existing functions and improves the infrastructure. Before joining us, he already worked closely with tech startups. Anton was born in Bulgaria, but now lives in the Netherlands. He brings great motivation into our team and is very enthusiastic about his daily work at hi.
Bernhard Vitzthum

Growth
Bernhard Vitzthum

Growth

Growth

Bernhard Vitzthum

Bernhard is the gardener in our team and takes care of growth. He makes sure that our startup develops from a small plant to a strong tree. To achieve this, he uses SEO, ASO and SEM as „fertilizer“. With his expertise in digital marketing, he supports the team with various topics.
Ciprian Tanta

QA Engineer
Ciprian Tanta

QA Engineer

QA Engineer

Ciprian Tanta

Ciprian is responsible for quality assurance on the technical side. As a software tester, he checks our product for bugs and errors before the app can be used by you. For this, he creates extensive tests, trying all the features at least once and going through all possible eventualities when using it. After work, he enjoys spending time with friends or cycling through beautiful Vienna.
Marie Czernin

Partnership Specialist
Marie Czernin

Partnership Specialist

Partnership Specialist

Marie Czernin

Marie supports the business development and is responsible for the expansion of our partner network. She is the contact person when it comes to inquiries in the area of B2B partnerships. She is always trying to create a good cooperation basis for both partners and our users. Marie has had diabetes for 27 years and knows the bureaucratic ways of reimbursement only too well. She tries, together with hi.health, to optimize these ways and to provide easy access to the health care system. Her hobbies include traveling and learning about different cultures. She completed her master’s degree in management in Barcelona, which subsequently brought her to the multicultural work environment at hi.health.
Maximilian Möhlenkamp

Product Owner Operations
Maximilian Möhlenkamp

Product Owner Operations

Product Owner Operations

Maximilian Möhlenkamp

As Product Owner for Operations, CRM & Growth, Maximilian is responsible for the smooth processing of submissions, touch points with our users and customer support. With a ready ear for users and eagle eyes on metrics, he ensures with the concierge team that invoices reach health insurers safely, quickly and in good quality. To do this, he is in close contact with the development team, whose refined code makes this endeavor possible. Customer-centric product development, robust business processes and a motivated concierge team have only one purpose at the end of the day: to make our users satisfied or even happy.
Thomas Teuschler

Product Owner
Thomas Teuschler

Product Owner

Product Owner

Thomas Teuschler

As Product Owner, Thomas is responsible for the constant development & improvement of our payment service hi.direkteinreichung, which enables users with private health insurance to automatically submit their invoices to their health insurance during the payment process. He works closely with the development team, but also with our partner merchants. His goal is to take into account the needs of both end users and partner merchants, and, most importantly, provide a good user experience (UX). Prior to his role as Product Owner, Thomas supported the hi.health founder & management team as Management & Founder Trainee on strategic and operational issues of all kinds. At hi.health, Thomas especially appreciates the great team spirit and the international atmosphere. In his free time, Thomas enjoys all kinds of culinary delights and is a passionate cook himself. In addition, he likes to climb the nearest bouldering wall and regularly practices yoga.
Ole Spranger

Operations and Customer Care Associate
Ole Spranger

Operations and Customer Care Associate

Operations and Customer Care Associate

Ole Spranger

Ole helps our team to better understand the individual needs of our users and draw conclusions about what might be good for your health. This helps us to make them aware of what products exist to support your health and to what extent they are reimbursable by your health insurance. He also handles submissions as a customer concierge. Ole comes from Bremen and is an avid tennis player. Currently residing in Vienna, he is also devoting himself to his studies of psychology.
Wilma Bruckner-Herradi

Operations and Customer Care Associate
Wilma Bruckner-Herradi

Operations and Customer Care Associate

Operations and Customer Care Associate

Wilma Bruckner-Herradi

As part of the Concierge Team, Wilma tracks the needs and expectations of our users and is responsible for continuously optimizing our communication on this basis, re-sharpening user profiles and adapting our services to customer needs in the best possible way. She ensures smooth submission processes, provides individual support and assists our concierge team leader in organizational matters. Wilma has a degree in translation studies and lived in Paris for several years. She enjoys discovering new restaurants, loves literature, design and the island of Corsica, and has three little daughters.
Daniel Gutiérrez

Backend Engineer
Daniel Gutiérrez

Backend Engineer

Backend Engineer

Daniel Gutiérrez

Daniel works at hi.health as a backend developer. He does a great job planning, implementing and designing new backend features. Backend services are the backbone of any application and can be accessed and used by our iOS, Android and web apps. In addition, Daniel takes care of the maintenance of existing services. His role is also to keep revising and improving our system. Daniel is from Monterrey, Mexico, so he is our Spanish expert on the team.
Diana Mocanu

Full-Stack Engineer
Diana Mocanu

Full-Stack Engineer

Full-Stack Engineer

Diana Mocanu

Diana is our web developer at hi.health. She keeps our website up to date and is constantly adding new features. Moreover, she optimizes already existing services. As a full stack developer, Diana is equally familiar with the frontend (what you see as a website visitor) and the backend (the system we build and use in the background of the website to design it with content & images) and therefore involved in all development processes. In her master studies she is currently working on the topic of Artificial Intelligence. Originally Diana comes from Romania. In her free time she likes to knit toys and experiment with different types of desserts.
Keighley McFarland

Web Engineer
Keighley McFarland

Web Engineer

Web Engineer

Keighley McFarland

Keighley is part of our web engineering team at hi. She is a full stack developer with a focus on the front end. Before she started programming, Keighley worked in sustainability research and was responsible for science communication, project management and research. In addition to programming, Keighley loves blues and swing dancing in Vienna. She also likes to go hiking, has mastered the art of making crooked cups on the pottery wheel and is always kept busy by her dog Daphne!
Julia Kuchelmair

Operations and Customer Care Assistant
Julia Kuchelmair

Operations and Customer Care Assistant

Operations and Customer Care Assistant

Julia Kuchelmair

As Operations and Customer Care Assistant, Julia takes care of the submissions and ensures that everything arrives at the insurance company completely and correctly. She is also the first contact person for our users and takes care of their concerns. Julia originally comes from Vorarlberg and has lived in Vienna for three years. She is currently pursuing her Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Communication at the St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences. When she is not studying or working, she loves to to do handicrafts of all kinds.