Mohan is a 3x Wiley-published author, a proven innovator with 6x startup creations within large enterprise, 3x startup CXO with 2 exits, 3x corporate executive. He has assisted 2 nations in their ecosystem builds. Mohan is, Chief Executive of Emerge Inc., called to coach CEOs, launch emerging businesses and build innovation capacity within large institutions.

For 10 years , Mohan served as Chief Innovation Officer, Senior VP of Cambia Health Solutions, an $10.8 Billion US parent company to 25 businesses all focused on a cause to transform healthcare to a person-focused system. He, with his team, launched 7 startups, in 10 years, leading a high-performance team called Innovation Force. Healthsparq, his first startup launched within Cambia, sold to Kyruus in Jan 2021.

Mohan was Chief Marketing Executive/EVP for Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield for 7 years, leading all front-end functions for the multi-billion dollar firm and was instrumental in leading the transformation of the Regence Group to be consumer-centered.

He has held board roles in 5 non-profits. Chair: Independent colleges and Universities; Big Brother Big Sisters; Evergreen Museum of Aviation and Space; United Way; Technology Association of Oregon.

He has held President roles of 2 startups, one in cost/performance management and the other in network management, with two exits to SAS and McAfee. Earlier in his career, he led executive roles in public companies namely, Mentor Graphics Corporation and Intel.

He authored Strategic Business Transformation: the 7 deadly sins to avoid (Wiley & Sons, 2010) used by two business schools. He has authored 2 other books and over 20+ refereed-journal articles on performance measurement/Balance Scorecard/servant leadership. He contributes to Forbes, RamaonHealthcare.com, and Innovation Leader.

Mohan was adjunct professor of business at JL Kellogg School of Management for 12 years, University of Oregon MBA program for 5 years, and has guest lectured at Harvard, Berkeley, University of Auckland. Advisory Board to the President at George Fox University.

Mohan is a TEDx speaker where he outlines his unique business transformation philosophy.

Mohan is awarded the prestigious Edmund Hillary Fellow in New Zealand, since 2020. He is also a Tando Fellow. He was called by the President of the USA to serve the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on the Office of the National Coordinator/AHIC (2004-2009).

As a former TV talk show host, musician, and the first healthcare executive to audition and lose at America’s Got Talent, Mohan hopes to inspire and teach all things transformational.

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When markets transform, companies caught unprepared are left behind. But those who recognize that transformation is in the air, who are prepared for market shifts, not only prevail but soar to new competitive heights. Transformation is usually equated with digital transformation for businesses who want to accelerate their capabilities especially in the world of AI. But the real change is one that is set-up years before such structural changes arrive and is a set of competencies that must be created, energized or even purchased to create the eyesight and insight to see through the fog of Future. The most prevalent structural change is upon us. We thought it was the pandemic but another has emerged. Gen AI. And there will be more that visit us.

The mindset required at board governance, CEO strategic considerations and direct action is upon us.

AirBnB, Disney, Uber were not created from disruption, namely being better, faster and cheaper. They were created from a transformative innovation mindset, employed prior to a structural change in the market, resulting in a new recipe unseen by the majority. Now they are the majority.

Emerge exists to find that transformative business model recipe to enact your vision. We offer you a way to view transformation and want to guide you through to anticipate, understand and ride the waves.

Emerge has a set of practiced, implemented and successful methods to enable your insight and implementation of your business transformation moving your business from one model to be future- prepared.