Our Team

Josh Anderson serves as Chief AI Officer at Empower Hope, where he leads the organization’s AI strategy and development with a focus on building clinically grounded, trustworthy solutions that improve care delivery. With more than a decade of experience across Epic, health systems, consulting, and digital health, he specializes in translating complex EHR data into production-ready analytics and machine learning systems. His expertise spans clinical data architecture, Epic and non-Epic environments, FHIR interoperability, model development, and deployment into real-world healthcare workflows.

Before joining Empower Hope, Josh helped shape data models and interoperability standards for Epic’s Cosmos research platform, led cross-functional work around clinical workflows and data structures, and developed COVID-19 data tooling and predictive modeling solutions deployed through Epic’s Nebula framework. He later built scalable machine learning infrastructure and feature engineering frameworks at Corewell Health and helped prepare b.well’s FHIR platform to scale from 5 million to more than 100 million patients. Across these roles, he has mentored teams, advised senior leaders on AI strategy and healthcare technology, and built systems that make clinical data more usable, reliable, and actionable.

At Empower Hope, Josh brings a rare combination of healthcare domain expertise, technical depth, and executive-level perspective—bridging clinicians, engineers, and leadership to ensure AI solutions are practical, scalable, and aligned with better patient care.

With more than 23 years of experience in healthcare administration, Jason has built a distinguished career leading strategic initiatives that strengthen provider networks and elevate patient care. At Health Net, he spearheaded major contracting efforts, negotiating agreements with leading providers across all ancillary specialties to enhance network quality, efficiency, and access to care.

As the Chief Executive Officer of Angel Care Hospice & Palliative, Jason leads a dedicated team of 33 physicians, nurses, and administrative professionals committed to delivering compassionate, high-quality end-of-life care throughout Southern California. His leadership blends operational expertise with a deep sense of purpose, ensuring patients and families receive the dignity and support they deserve during life’s most sensitive moments.

Jason holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing Management and proudly served as a U.S. Army veteran, bringing discipline, integrity, and service-oriented leadership to every role he undertakes.

In 2025, Jason became the CEO of Empower Hope, an AI-driven company that predicts end-of-life timelines for patients with the goal of improving care and support. He felt deeply compelled to take on this role because of his background in the post-acute and hospice space. Jason’s connection to helping people is deeply personal and traces back to his formative years, where he learned the profound impact of compassion and service.

When Jason discovered how Empower Hope can help patients and families prepare, find comfort, and make meaningful decisions during such critical moments, it resonated with him on both a spiritual and purposeful level. ‘This work embodies everything I believe in—using technology to serve humanity and bringing dignity, clarity, and hope to life’s most vulnerable moments.”

Dr. Alexander Everest serves as Chief Strategy Officer at Empower Hope, bringing more than 20 years of healthcare leadership experience spanning healthcare administration, physician development, and strategic consulting. His career began at the VA Medical Center, where he was introduced early to the operational and human dimensions of healthcare leadership, and later expanded through his work with West Coast Healthcare Consultants. He went on to earn a doctorate in Healthcare and Business Administration, further strengthening a career defined by a commitment to building practical pathways that help clinicians succeed in a complex healthcare environment.

Following the passing of his father, Dr. Edwin Everest, Dr. Everest assumed leadership of the family business and transformed it into a broader platform of support for physicians navigating the U.S. medical residency and licensure process. Through this work, he has focused on identifying barriers facing talented healthcare professionals and creating educational, advisory, and placement-oriented solutions that help them demonstrate readiness and contribute meaningfully to patient care. His strategic perspective is grounded in the belief that healthcare systems can be strengthened by widening access to opportunity while maintaining high standards of clinical excellence.

At Empower Hope, Dr. Everest helps shape long-term strategy, partnerships, and growth initiatives that expand the organization’s reach and impact. His leadership reflects a deep dedication to service, innovation, and advocacy for a more equitable healthcare system. In addition to his professional work, he remains active in charitable efforts supporting vulnerable youth, and he continues his pursuit of lifelong learning through advanced study in theology and biblical studies.

Dr. Zachariah is recognized as a compassionate and highly skilled supportive medicine physician providing symptom management, pain control, and palliative care for adult and pediatric patients.  

He is board-certified in Family Medicine, Hospice & Palliative Medicine, and Clinical Informatics. After earning his medical degree from Chicago Medical School, he completed a Family Medicine/Tropical Medicine residency in Whittier at Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, followed by a fellowship in Hospice & Palliative Medicine at Kaiser in Los Angeles. Combining his training in tropical medicine with his humanitarian values, Dr. Zachariah has volunteered a significant amount of time in underserved parts of the world, teaching palliative care and assisting patients and clinical teams in Cameroon, Zambia, India, and Ethiopia.

He also serves as an Associate Chief Medical Information Officer, supporting his colleagues in adopting clinical technologies and refining the Electronic Health Record System to improve care delivery. His programmatic and academic focus includes tailoring patient care to individual values and goals, advance care planning, and leveraging technology to enhance the coordination and delivery of patient-centered medical care in serious illnesses.

He co-founded Empower Hope in 2022 to accelerate the delivery of goal-concordant care for all patients and families impacted by serious illness.