Akibah Health

Fathi founded Akibah Health while finishing his graduate studies at Cornell University. The team committed itself to finding a way to improve the lives of people with diabetes after losing several of their loved ones to the condition and watching many others struggle with its complications. Prior to Akibah Health, he served as a senior patent examiner at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office where he was immersed in the latest software and high-tech inventions pertaining to new ways of doing business (clients included Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, SAP, Accenture, et al.). He holds a Master of Public Administration degree with a focus on entrepreneurship and economic development, and dual Bachelor of Science degrees in industrial engineering and economics. He works full time with Akibah Health. As an entrepreneur-in-residence at TechTown, he gives other entrepreneurs advice and mentorship as needed. In his spare time, he loves to travel and learn about other peoples and cultures.

Prior to joining Akibah Health, Haroon was a strategy consultant at L.E.K. Consulting in Boston, where he managed eleven commercial due diligence and strategy cases across various sectors, including retail, consumer, and healthcare. Haroon started his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers in London providing financial due diligence support to private equity firms. He has also worked with venture capital advisory firms in London and New York, helping multiple startups prepare for venture funding, and assisting numerous corporate clients in launching new ventures. Haroon has an MBA with Distinction from Cornell University and a master's in economics from the London School of Economics. He earned his BA in economics from the University of Manchester and is also a UK-qualified Chartered Accountant.

Larry Ellingson is the former Chairman of the American Diabetes Association. He retired from Eli Lilly and Company in 2001 after having been involved as a leader of global diabetes for Lilly for more than half of his career. He has held several other positions at Lilly including Director of Pharmaceutical New Product Planning for gastrointestinal, skeletal, endocrine, and infectious diseases. He was honored by being the first and only non–scientist to receive Eli Lilly’s President’s Award and the Lilly Research Award for contributions to diabetes research. Larry continues to remain active with committee work and board positions for a multitude of organizations. Among them are NDSU, Research Park, International Diabetes Federation, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Nurse Practitioners Healthcare Foundation, and the ADA.

Paul received an M.Eng. in systems engineering and a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Cornell University. Prior to joining Akibah Health, he was the founder of Engineering World Health, a biomedical project team dedicated to developing low-cost medical devices. He is also the Co-Founder of the Cornell Rapid Prototyping Laboratory, where he provided 3D printing and rapid prototyping services for student projects. Additionally, he has developed solutions in several award-winning consumer product design projects, including Young Innovators in the Science, Play and Research Kit (SPARK) Competition. He has been involved with several organizations around the world, including MEDLIFE in Peru, Project Peanut Butter in Malawi, Okutoeru Consulting in Japan, and Giant Bicycle and TSMC in Taiwan.