Jeannine TenCzar knows what it feels like to watch the people you love fight battles the healthcare system can't see or solve. Her journey from personal heartbreak to health-tech innovation began early and never let up.

The Tragedies That Shaped Her Mission

At just 11 years old, Jeannine watched her mother fight breast cancer---her first experience with the weight of a medical emergency. It wouldn't be her last. Growing up in multicultural Montgomery County, Maryland, she learned that strength comes from diversity, but also that some of the hardest struggles remain invisible.

Over the next two decades, Jeannine became her family's unofficial health detective. She watched loved ones face conditions like post-concussion syndrome, traumatic brain injury, schizophrenia, stroke, autism, Alzheimer's, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and chronic illness. The traditional healthcare system offered pieces of the puzzle, but never the full picture.

During the post-9/11 era, Jeannine served as a military spouse and family support co-leader. She witnessed the hidden costs of war: marriages strained by PTSD, families upended by invisible wounds, and heartbreaking moments where no one knew how to help.

Her breaking point came watching those she loved carry medical records in folders and boxes, repeat expensive tests, and get misdiagnosed or dismissed simply because their complete health story was scattered, inaccessible, or lost.