CHICAGO, June 20, 2022 – Cylinder, the leading digital solution for digestive health, names Rachel Pacheco as the company’s newest board member.
Rachel Pacheco is a former chief people officer, an advisor, an author, and currently a faculty member at The Wharton School of Business, where she teaches global strategy and organizational behavior. She holds a PhD and MBA from The Wharton School of Business and a BS from Georgetown University.
Pacheco’s career spans over a decade and has involved serving on the executive teams of several healthcare and big data startups, as well as a founding faculty member of the Entrepreneurship in Education Program at the University of Pennsylvania. She has supported numerous digital healthcare startups, such as Maven Clinic, Wellthy, Cityblock Health, and Included Health. Pacheco has also advised them on organizational design, team dynamics, talent strategies, and building a healthy culture.
Pacheco’s other work includes ongoing research on management–specifically on power and culture–and her first book, Bringing Up the Boss: Practical Lessons for New Managers, focuses on providing practical tools for new managers in start-up organizations.
Pacheco will work with Cylinder’s leadership team and other board members to help scale the business amid a growing need by employees, employers, and health plans for gut health and digestive disease solutions that benefit all parties.
About Cylinder
Cylinder delivers personalized, clinician-backed care to those suffering from digestive issues through its virtual health platform and has helped has helped over 100K members to date. Cylinder’s platform offers dynamically updated content and care plans designed to improve engagement and outcomes. Members enjoy access to a dedicated care team nationwide, including health coaches, registered dietitians, and GI doctors. Cylinder’s vision is to create a world where people receive convenient, personalized, and affordable access to the quality digestive health care they need to improve their overall health. Trusted by businesses including Texas A&M University, US Foods, and more, Cylinder showcases up to 5:1 ROI and an average of 13% employee engagement.
