Cyrus Massoumi
| Cyrus Massoumi | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Founder of Zocdoc |
| Awards |
|
Cyrus Massoumi is a founder of Zocdoc and was the company CEO for eight years.
Massoumi graduated high school at the Phillips Academy in the class of 1994. He then graduated with a BS Degree in Entrepreneurial Management, Finance and Operations and Information Management in 1998 from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He also received an MBA with honors from Columbia University in 2003. Massoumi was a recipient of the Heffernan Award for Outstanding Service from Columbia University.
While in college, Massoumi worked for Walt Disney and served as a staffer for a US Senator. In 1998, he joined the business development team of Trilogy Software where he shared a desk with future Zocdoc co-founder Nick Ganju. At the age of 22, he founded a software company called OneSizeTooSmall. The company closed in 2001, and Massoumi spent six months backpacking through China to figure out what he wanted to do next. After finishing Columbia Business School, he became an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company specializing in healthcare and technology.
Massoumi founded Zocdoc together with Nick Ganju and Dr. Oliver Kharraz in 2007. Zocdoc is a New York-based online booking company that provides patients with the option of booking empty slots in doctors’ schedules using their mobile devices. Massoumi got the idea for the company after waiting four days with a ruptured eardrum to try to see a doctor. Their services reach 40% of the US population in 1900 cities. As CEO, Massoumi raised $220M. Some of their investors included: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, Goldman Sachs, founder of SV Angel Ron Conway, Khosla Ventures, DST, Atomico and the Founders Fund among others. In August 2015, the company was valued at $1.8 billion. Zocdoc was recognized as a Best Place to Work both in New York and Arizona for four consecutive years. In November 2015, Massoumi stepped down as the company CEO and passed the job to fellow co-founder Oliver Kharraz.
...
Wikipedia