Yusuf Sherwani
PelagoYusuf Sherwani is the CEO and Co-Founder of Pelago, the world’s first technology-enabled digital clinic for substance use management. Together with his colleagues Maroof Ahmed and Sarim Siddiqui, Dr. Sherwani developed a vision for the technology-driven addiction treatment platform. Today the company has helped over 750,000 people quit their addictions and improve their lives.
A medical doctor by training and a technology enthusiast at heart, Yusuf is seen as an innovator
operating at the intersection of healthcare, technology and design. With a medical degree from
Imperial College London, Yusuf has co-authored 12 peer-reviewed studies on behavioral health
and substance addictions. He was featured in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list, 2018 as well as Fast
Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business. Pelago is a Y-Combinator backed company (Winter 2018 batch) that has raised more than $90 million to date from leading healthcare and technology investors.