Joe Gagnon is an adventurer, creator, and explorer. He is that rare mix of entrepreneur and enterprise exec who has been a CXO for the past 20+ years. Joe is currently CEO of 1upHealth a cloud-based data interoperability platform that unlocks healthcare data to improve outcomes. He is an avid blogger, co-host of the Chasing Tomorrow podcast, and a serious endurance athlete. Joe was previously CEO of Sparkcentral a company focused on providing digital messaging solutions for customer care. He co-founded Performance Tea where his mission has been to help people achieve their potential and uncover the leading edges of performance with plant-based supplements.

Prior Joe was President of Penn Foster one of the largest online schools in the country. He served as president of e-Dialog, a leading SaaS multi-channel digital marketing organization owned by eBay that served clients focused on driving consumer engagement. Joe was CEO of Exit41 an innovative restaurant solutions company. For five years he was the Global Leader of IBM’s Retail Industry business. He joined IBM when the company acquired strategy consulting firm Mainspring, where Joe served as COO. Before Mainspring, Joe was a consulting partner at Ernst & Young where he spent ten years implementing new and emerging technologies.

Joe also provides his expertise in growth strategies to emerging companies as an advisory board member. A speaker at numerous industry conferences, Joe has also been featured in broadcast media outlets including The History Channel’s Modern Marvels, CNBC’s On the Money, and FOX News Live. Joe has been widely quoted in publications such as the Wall Street Journal, NY Times, and Inc. Magazine

A firm believer in the parallel challenges of leading a company and pushing physical fitness limitations, Joe is also an accomplished endurance athlete. He has completed six Ironman triathlons and over 90 marathon distance races. He recently published his book "Living the High Performance Life". In 2017 he ran a marathon on Six Continents in Six Days.