Amazon Pharmacy medical chief Gupta is latest health exec to leave company
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Gupta has joined Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a professional services firm, as a managing director to lead a portfolio dedicated to health innovation, according to a release. Gupta said in an emailed statement that Manatt, like Amazon, "is deeply focused on scaled impact to address problems which matter to patients nationwide," including care access and the use of artificial intelligence "at the point of need." Earlier this month, One Medical CEO Trent Green announced he would step down from leading the primary care chain in April, after less than two years in the role. In addition to his role within the pharmacy business, Gupta held several other positions over the course of his five years at the company, including Covid response lead and chief medical officer of new products in Amazons devices and services unit. Gupta was also involved with a moonshot incubator at Amazon called Grand Challenge, which launched under founder Jeff Bezos as a way to develop experimental businesses, including health-care initiatives.