Speaker's Profile

Cassie Dawalt (she/her) is a recognized digital health executive and board member specializing in and committed to advancing behavioral health equity and inclusive care delivery.As the Founder of Positively Cass, a consulting and creative platform reshaping how mental health and equity show up in the real world, Cassie helps visionary organizations scale health missions that align care, community, and growth. Her work spans strategic partnerships, payer strategy, and operational execution, with a focus on translating vision into sustainable scale and ensuring that mission and impact move together.With more than 12 years of experience building and scaling inclusive behavioral health models prior to founding Positively Cass, Cassie has expanded access to care for over 300 million covered lives across Valera Health and Iris Telehealth. Her deep expertise in digital health networks, marginalized care, and payer strategy gives her a distinctive perspective, one that brings operational fluency and lived experience together to design growth without compromise.A frequent industry speaker and thought leader, Cassie has appeared at HLTH and other leading healthcare innovation stages. She serves on the boards of OutCare Health and Synergy Services, is an active member of the HLTH Foundation's Techquity for Health Coalition, and is a proud member of the One Mind Lived Experience Network.Her career and approach are rooted in a simple truth: when lived experience informs strategy, quality healthcare becomes more accessible, affirming, and human for all.