Alessandra Henderson is a digital health entrepreneur, investor and expert dedicated to bringing women’s healthcare into the 21st century.

Alessandra co-founded Elektra Health, a virtual care platform closing the post-reproductive care gap for the 50 million women navigating menopause in the US. Under her tenure as CEO, Elektra raised $7M+ from leading investors including University of Pittsburg Medical Center (UPMC), Flare Partners and 776 Fund to bring the business from just an idea to a category defining company that has supported thousands of women across all 50 states with evidence-based menopause care – 84% of Elektra's members report improvement in one or more symptoms within one month. Beyond building a beloved care delivery platform, Alessandra built Elektra’s go-to-market strategy, resulting in the first menopause-focused commercial partnership with a health plan, including Mass General Brigham Health Plan, Emblem Health, and more.

In addition to her operator and advisor work, Alessandra serves as New York Chapter Lead for the Women’s Health PAC, a 10th House Counsel Member of the Female Founder Collective, and an active angel investor in leading companies including Hey Jane, Poppyseed Health, Hearth, and more.

Alessandra is a frequent speaker and author on the topics of women’s health and digital health innovation. She has spoken at MIT and University of Chicago, contributed to Fast Company and the MIT Business Review, and both Alessandra and Elektra Health has been covered by The NY Times, Fast Company, Bloomberg, Techcrunch, Fortune, Forbes, and beyond.

Key areas of expertise include: building innovative care models, women’s health market trends & opportunity areas, payer reimbursement strategy, DTC & B2B go-to-market strategy, virtual care delivery, fundraising, and company building.

Prior to Elektra Health, Alessandra spent 10+ years building early-stage consumer businesses on the founding team at Artsy, the MIT NYC Startup Studio, and Human Ventures. She holds a B.A. from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from MIT Sloan, where she received the Martin Trust Award and Patrick McGovern Entrepreneurship Award.