Simone Grapini-Goodman is a healthcare executive with a deep, versatile background – from Fortune 10 to startups and nonprofit organizations. She currently serves as Chief Executive Officer at Beyond Type 1, the world’s most impactful diabetes digital community, reaching more than 200 million globally through education, advocacy, peer support and life-saving programs.

Prior to that, she was Chief Marketing & Digital Officer at the American Diabetes Association and Chief Marketing Officer at DiRx Health. She also held leadership roles at UnitedHealth Group, including UnitedHealthcare and Optum. Simone has devoted her career to improving the health of Americans through access to quality health care.

Simone has also consulted for nonprofit causes, including the University of North Carolina’s Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Discovery Initiative (READDI), and University and Industry Demonstration Partnership (UIDP) professional association. 

Simone has her MBA from University of Maryland and an undergraduate business degree from Texas A&M – Corpus Christi. She has also completed professional development courses at Yale, Duke and Wharton. Simone lives with her husband, two daughters and two dogs in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.