About Us

HOW WISERTOGETHER STARTED

WiserTogether was born out of the simple idea that technology can help people facing challenging situations to make informed decisions that give them peace of mind. Making decisions without adequate information is stressful – especially when the health of you or your baby is at stake.

WiserTogether’s founder, Shub, had such a situation when he and his wife were expecting their first child. They faced tough decisions about which tests and procedures to undergo: Were they worth the risk? What if the results were inconclusive?

Like everyone else, they turned to their friends and the Web for guidance. Their friends were helpful, but the information was anecdotal. Health Web sites had good information, but were overwhelming and didn’t offer enough direction. What they really wanted was data: What did other couples like them (in their 30s, having their first baby) do? What tests did they have? What treatments did they seek?

Shub and his wife had to make some of the toughest decisions of their lives with insufficient information. And their experience is not unique. The stress of making difficult medical decisions without adequate information is extremely common.

This doesn’t have to be the case. Determined to help others get the facts they need to face their pregnancy situations, Shub founded WiserTogether.

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HOW WISERTOGETHER WORKS

WiserTogether is a smart, easy, secure Web-based tool designed to help users explore their options and make decisions. WiserTogether’s technology uses techniques rooted in science and math to quickly present data and information that is relevant to you.

You can use most of the site’s features anonymously and for free. However, if you would like to tailor the data to your particular situation or contribute to online discussions, you do need to complete the free registration. You can also request custom medical research for a small fee.

WiserTogether’s pregnancy site has data from thousands of women about more than 600 options they may face while pregnant. Their decisions relate to a number of health-related issues, from back pain treatments to nausea remedies to getting an epidural (or not).

Data and information on these options is collected and updated continuously. We currently have more than 300,000 data points across 600-plus choices. To help you find the data that fits your situation, WiserTogether allows you to filter information based on age, education, number of pregnancies and more.

WiserTogether also asks you about the decisions you have made – so you can help others. Your answers are anonymous and any information you provide will never be used to identify you. (See Privacy Policy) Your responses will be added to the database, categorized and aggregated – becoming an invaluable source of “real person” information that others can use to make their own decisions.

WiserTogether’s advanced data system simplifies decision making, giving you the data you need to reach a conclusion you are comfortable with.

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HOW WISERTOGETHER MAKES MONEY

At its core, WiserTogether is a decision research company – we collect, analyze and present decision information. We make money in three ways:

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MANAGEMENT TEAM & INVESTORS

The company’s founding team members and researchers have launched and managed a number of high-growth new ventures in both private and public companies. The businesses have been in health care, education, technology, finance and in HR.

Shub Debgupta
Founder

Shub has over 10 years of experience launching, managing and building businesses. Prior to WiserTogether, he was with the Corporate Executive Board where he led research and managed operations at the Benefits Roundtable. Prior to that, Shub founded, grew and managed TAXEMIN, a fixed-income tax optimization software company. An economist by training, Shub has worked at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, CSFB, and the Asian Development Bank. He has been invited to speak at various international conferences and his work has been published in books, periodicals and academic journals. He has been interviewed and quoted by the news media including the Wall Street Journal, the LA Times and the Washington Post. He holds a Ph.D. and MA in economics from Cornell University and a bachelor’s degree from Clark University.

Jordan Berman

Jordan joined WiserTogether to work on business development and operations. Prior to that Jordan worked at the Corporate Executive Board where he led product innovation and alliance activities for a subsidiary business Toolbox.com, a knowledge sharing community with 1.4 million members. He also held various positions in the company’s Corporate Strategy and Development group working on various CEO-led initiatives. He has an undergraduate degree from University of Virginia.

Kiersten Feil

Kiersten, a new mother, joined WiserTogether as a research lead. She was most recently the Associate News Editor of TCTMD.com and Medical Writer and Editor in the Publications Department of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation. She has also worked for CareerMD.com, a website for physicians, where she wrote specialty-specific marketing and educational materials, and has also served as assistant editor for the journal Archive for History of Exact Sciences. Kiersten received a doctorate in philosophy, for which she wrote about concepts of pathology in the historical neurosciences. She holds a BS in biology from Bucknell University and her PhD is from the University of Chicago.

Khurram Hasan

Khurram joined WiserTogether from the Corporate Executive Board where he led new product launches and product design teams. There he held a number of positions and was most recently with their corporate strategy and development group. Prior to that, Khurram worked at Prudential Financial as a research analyst. He is currently completing his MBA at Georgetown University and has a bachelor’s degree from Claremont McKenna College.

Katherine Stackhouse

Prior to joining WiserTogether, Katherine worked as a Research Analyst at the Corporate Executive Board. She researched and wrote studies for human resources executives at multinational companies. Katherine earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Davidson College, where she also studied Spanish, biology, chemistry and accounting. Katherine has studied and lived in Australia, Uruguay, Spain and Argentina and enjoys traveling and speaking Spanish in her spare time. Her interests also include international education and wildlife conservation.

WiserTogether’s investors have all built, managed and successfully sold businesses in the fields of health care, consumer, media, management consulting and human resources.

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MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD

The company’s medical advisory board provides the WiserTogether team with content guidance and review. Our data collection related questionnaires and surveys are vetted and reviewed by our medical advisory team.

Michele R. Lauria

Dr. Lauria serves as a medical content advisor to WiserTogether. She is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology as well as attending staff at the Dartmouth University Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire. Dr. Lauria is Board Certified in maternal fetal medicine and obstetrics & gynecology. Her research and work focus on process improvement in obstetrics leading to improved outcomes through education and collaboration as well as on risk stratification and resource utilization during cesarean procedures (especially VBAC). She is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ACOG) and serves as the Vice-Chair of its New Hampshire section.

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