Ali Parsa

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ali Parsa
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Date Of Birth	Jan 24, 1965(1965-01-24)
Age	59
Birthplace	Tehran
Country	Iran
Horoscope	Aquarius

Ali Parsa Biography

Ali Parsa is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on January 24, 1965 in Tehran, Iran. Ali Parsadoust (commonly known as Ali Parsa, born 24 January 1965 in Rasht, Iran) is a British-Iranian healthcare entrepreneur and former investment banker. He is the founder and CEO of digital healthcare company Babylon Health and the co-founder and former CEO of hospital operator Circle Health.

On 04 December 2012, the private healthcare provider Circle then in charge of the Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust (the only privately run NHS hospital in the UK) announced that Circle’s founder Ali Parsa had stepped down from his role as chief executive.

In 2015, Circle lost its contract to run the Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust after receiving severe criticism from the Care Quality Commission.

Parsa is an advocate of more private-sector involvement in the NHS, believing it improves efficiency, profitability and quality of healthcare. In 2017 Parsa claimed that Babylon Health was “the beginning of the end for the old- fashioned way we use healthcare” and that within a few years computers would perform better than doctors at making diagnoses.

He was named by The Times among the 100 global people to watch in 2012, and by the Health Service Journal among the 100 most influential people in UK healthcare.

Ali Parsa Net Worth

Ali Parsa is one of the richest Entrepreneur from Iran. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ali Parsa 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Parsa was born in Rasht, Gilan Province, Iran to middle-class parents. In 1981, he left Iran in the aftermath of the Iranian revolution. After teaching himself O and A-levels, he attended University College London (UCL), where he studied civil and environmental engineering and wrote for the student newspaper Pi. After completing his bachelor’s degree in 1987, he continued at UCL, earning a PhD in engineering physics in 1995. During his studies Parsa co-founded Victoria & Gilan (V&G), a media promotion company for which he won the Royal Award for the Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 1993. Parsa sold V&G in 1995 to join Credit Suisse First Boston as an investment banker where he was hired by Stephen Hester, who later served as CEO of Royal Bank of Scotland. At Credit Suisse he led corporate finance. In 1997, he moved to Merrill Lynch where he spent two years in technology and UK investment banking. Between 1999 and 2001, Parsa continued at Goldman Sachs, where he was executive director of the European technology banking team.

Parsa set up Circle Health in 2004, the first private company to run a UK National Health Service (NHS) hospital. Circle Health became Europe’s largest partnership of clinicians, with about £200 million of annualised revenue and about 3,000 employees. Circle Health was taken public successfully in 2012, when Parsa stepped down as Chief Executive Officer.

Parsa launched Babylon Health, a developer of mobile healthcare apps, in 2014. Headquartered in London, Babylon Health is a subscription health service provider that enables users to have virtual consultations with doctors and health care professionals via text and video messaging through its mobile application. The company became known for its AI-powered health technology, such as a chatbot used by the NHS. In August 2019, Babylon Health raised $550 million at a pre-money valuation of $1.5 billion.

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Alice Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Iran. Ali Parsa celebrates birthday on January 24 of every year.

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Ali Parsa
Born| 24 January 1965 Rasht, Imperial State of Iran
Nationality| British, Iranian
Alma mater| University College London
Occupation| Healthcare entrepreneur

Who is Babylon Health owned by?

Dr Ali Parsa is a British-Iranian healthcare entrepreneur and engineer. He’s the founder and CEO of Babylon, the revolutionary AI and digital health company. Babylon’s mission is to put an accessible and affordable health service in the hands of every person on earth.

Is Babylon Health profitable?

Babylon reported $16 million in unaudited revenue in 2019 and that grew to $79 million in 2020. The company is projecting revenue will jump to $321 million in 2021, reach $710 million by 2022 and top $1.4 billion by 2023.

Is Babylon health a good company to work for?

Is Babylon a good company to work for? Babylon has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5 , based on over 640 reviews left anonymously by employees. 65% of employees would recommend working at Babylon to a friend and 64% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 18% over the last 12 months.

How does Babylon make money?

It primarily offers free services to users, stores their personal information, and acts as a platform for users to interact with one another. Additional value is generated by gathering and processing consumer data in advantageous ways for internal use or transfer to interested third parties.