Meet Dr. Ray Fabius

Physician Executive | Health Industry Innovator | Entrepreneur | Thought Leader

With nearly four decades of experience across every corner of healthcare, Dr. Ray Fabius has built a career that’s as diverse as it is impactful. From pediatrician to corporate medical leader, health plan executive to global employer health strategist, and from CMO of a top informatics company to serial entrepreneur — Ray brings a rare, 360-degree perspective to the health ecosystem.

Today, he leads HealthNEXT™, a groundbreaking startup focused on helping employers build high-performing cultures of health and wellbeing. His mission is simple but bold: to empower organizations to thrive by putting health at the center of business strategy.

A Proven Track Record of Entrepreneurial Success

Dr. Ray Fabius is a serial entrepreneur with a history of turning bold ideas into thriving businesses—and delivering major marketplace wins. With each venture, Dr. Fabius brings visionary thinking, deep healthcare expertise, and a relentless focus on outcomes that matter.

  • Co-foundered HealthNEXT™

    Helping Fortune 500 companies like Merck, Comcast, and DTE Energy build high-performing cultures of health and wellbeing.

  • Built and Sold Thomson Reuters Healthcare

    Played a key leadership role in growing the organization and steering its $1.25 billion acquisition by Veritas Capital in 2012.

  • Turned Around i-Trax

    Transformed the company and led its sale to Walgreens for 54x EBITDA—setting a record valuation for a medical services business in 2008.

  • Early Contributor to HMO PA

    Helped shape what became US Healthcare, ultimately acquired by Aetna in a $9 billion deal.

Shaping the Future of Healthcare Leadership

Ray’s contributions have helped set national standards for quality and ethics in healthcare. He played a key role in developing NCQA accreditation standards for health plans, PPOs, behavioral health organizations, and more. As co-founder of Health Internet Ethics (Hi-Ethics), his work paved the way for the URAC accreditation of health websites. He also taught the highly regarded “Three Faces of Quality” course for the American Association for Physician Leadership®.

A Six Sigma Green Belt trained at GE, Ray brings rigor, strategy, and creativity to every challenge — and is widely respected for his entrepreneurial vision, engaging presentations, and commitment to improving both health and organizational performance.