Hi, I'm Bret Savage - Co-founder & CTO at AI for Healthcare | Stealth
I am driven by the intersection of high-scale systems and meaningful healthcare impact. I thrive in the early, ambiguous stages of building, where technical rigor meets visionary product development.
At a glance
Curated signals on strengths, focus areas, and how they can help.
Managed engineering teams at YouTube during high-growth scale periods.
Currently leading as a Co-founder and CTO in the stealth healthcare AI sector.
Offers expertise in scaling architecture and technical team leadership for early-stage founders.
🚀 Career trajectory
Foundational Growth
Early career immersion in network engineering and startup development at OnLive and Lipstream.
✦ Founder
✦ Early-Stage Engineer
Scale and Influence
Led significant engineering operations at YouTube during a period of massive global growth.
✦ Engineering Manager
✦ Scale Expert
Mission-Driven Leadership
Current phase focused on entrepreneurship within the intersection of healthcare and artificial intelligence.
✦ CTO
✦ HealthTech
💪🏻 Superpowers
Systems Architecture Architect
Engineering robust foundations that scale effectively under extreme technical load.
✦ Architects high-performance systems for massive concurrent user bases.
✦ Optimizes backend infrastructure to prioritize reliability and low latency.
✦ Designs maintainable codebases for rapid, sustainable technical evolution.
Engineering Team Catalyst
Driving engineering excellence through mentorship and clear technical strategy.
✦ Fosters high-growth engineering cultures through structured mentorship programs.
✦ Aligns technical roadmaps with ambitious, long-term business goals.
✦ Navigates complex organizational challenges to improve developer productivity.
Stealth Innovation Pioneer
Applying cutting-edge AI technologies to legacy-heavy healthcare domains.
✦ Translates complex machine learning research into functional healthcare products.
✦ Operates effectively within the ambiguity of stealth-mode startup environments.
✦ Integrates privacy-first design into scalable AI-driven medical workflows.
I'm excited about
✦ Exploring strategic partnerships with fellow founders in the health-tech ecosystem.
✦ Connecting with technical leaders to discuss the evolving landscape of AI infrastructure.
✦ Identifying opportunities to engage with the latest research in medical machine learning.
I can help with
✦ Advising early-stage engineering founders on scaling their foundational architecture.
✦ Mentoring senior individual contributors transitioning into leadership roles.
✦ Evaluating technical feasibility for new AI-based product concepts.
I would love your help on
✦ Gaining insights on regulatory hurdles for new healthcare AI platforms.
✦ Refining go-to-market strategies for stealth-stage enterprise software.
✦ Connecting with peers navigating the challenges of technical co-founding.