Kevin McDonnell joins Cogniss Board as Non-Executive Director

Cogniss is delighted to welcome Kevin McDonnell to its Board as a Non-Executive Director. Kevin is a highly experienced chairman, executive coach, and strategic advisor with over 25 years’ experience leading and scaling healthcare and technology businesses. 

“Kevin's mix of experience as an entrepreneur, non-executive director and advisor, combined with his deep knowledge of the digital health world, and the challenges and opportunities it presents makes him an ideal addition to the board,” Leon Young, Founding CEO of Cogniss said. "I am looking forward to tapping into his wisdom as we navigate the next stage of Cogniss's growth.”

Recently named one of the UK’s Top 20 LinkedIn Creators in Management and Leadership by Favikon, Kevin currently serves as Chairman of Psyomics, ZoomDoc Health, ART Health Solutions, and Xploro. His previous Chair roles include Jiva.ai and Intelligent Health. As founder of The Future Health, he has built a global HealthTech community of over 85,000 leaders.

Kevin was formerly CEO of Digital Healthcare, where he led the business to a successful exit to EMIS Group. He then served as Managing Director of EMIS Health Specialist and EMIS Care. His later leadership roles include senior positions at Capita, where he focused on global healthcare strategy and growth.

Kevin has also served as Entrepreneur in Residence at Cambridge Enterprise and is currently an Advisory Council Member for Harvard Business Review. In addition, he is an expert advisor on digital health, technology, and AI to the United Nations (UN/CEFACT), contributing to international standards development.

"I’m particularly drawn to Cogniss for its unique fusion of behavioural science and no-code accessibility, enabling the rapid creation of evidence-based digital health tools,” Kevin said. “Cogniss represents the kind of scalable, democratised innovation I believe will define the next generation of impact in health, empowering people not just to receive care but to build it."

Kevin’s appointment will strengthen Cogniss’s mission to remove barriers in healthcare innovation. With his deep expertise in taking a strategic, long-term view of health tech growth, Kevin will be instrumental in advancing Cogniss’s efforts to deliver sustainable digital health solutions across the UK, Australia, and beyond.