About us
Navigating at the Speed of Innovation
The Downeast Digital Summit convened healthcare practice leaders, investors, and innovators to tackle one of the most pressing challenges in modern healthcare: achieving sustainable health equity. The event’s core mission was to shift the paradigm from reliance on government funding and philanthropy towards developing commercially viable business models that can attract investment and drive long-term, equitable health outcomes.
Throughout the event, participants engaged in a series of thought-provoking sessions that explored the multifaceted nature of health equity initiatives. Discussions ranged from the critical role of community engagement to the transformative potential of personalized care informed by ethnographic insights. The event also shed light on the need for innovative financing strategies designed to overcome the limitations of traditional venture capital in the health equity space.
To use digital technology to navigate healthcare, transforming obstacles into opportunities at the speed of innovation. Health equity innovation is where we start.
Navigating Complexity
We are focused on complex challenges, like health equity.
Transforming Obstacles
We find obstacles that are gateways to market opportunities.
Speed of Innovation
What We Do
Our Leadership
Edmondo Robinson is the Founder and CEO of Downeast Digital and a national leader in digital health and innovation with over 25 years of experience in health care delivery, management, and leadership. A practicing academic hospitalist, Dr. Robinson cares for patients while teaching students and trainees as part of the Hospital Medicine service at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida.
Previously, Dr. Robinson served as Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer at Moffitt Cancer Center where he founded and led the Center for Digital Health as well as co-founding CancerX. Prior to that, Dr. Robinson was the Chief Transformation Officer and Senior Vice President of Consumerism at ChristianaCare, one of the largest health systems in the mid-Atlantic.
Dr. Robinson is a professor of Internal Medicine and Oncologic Science at the University of South Florida’s Morsani College of Medicine. He serves as a Director of the Boards of Ardent Health and Carriage Services, Trustee of the Board of the University of Vermont Health Network, and Chair of the National Advisory Council for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians, a senior fellow of the Society of Hospital Medicine, and a former Aspen Institute Health Innovators Fellow. He holds a medical degree from the University of California, Los Angeles; an MBA with an emphasis in health care management from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania; and a master’s degree in health policy research from the University of Pennsylvania.
Workstreams
We spark innovation through prioritized workstreams designed to accelerate the innovation of digital solutions that revolutionize healthcare.Â
