Clayton Lewis
Clayton Lewis is Board Member and Chief Advisor of Commercial Strategy & Partnerships at Phenome Health and Chair of Vimocity Advisory Board at Vimocity. He co-founded Arivale, a scientific wellness company, and is recognized for his expertise in healthcare innovation, data-driven personalized care, and strategic leadership in predictive and preventive healthcare.
Clayton Lewis
Clayton Lewis was one of the youngest Chiefs of Staff on Capitol Hill before he pivoted to the private sector at age 30. Since then, he’s helped take two companies public and was General Partner at Maveron for over a decade. His most recent company, Arivale, had several successful years and raised over $50 million before it closed down earlier this year. Clayton discusses his path into politics, his passion for health and wellness and how closing Arivale’s doors was “tragic” for him. He also chats with us about being a publicly gay leader in Seattle, what his upbringing was…
Why Arivale failed
Founded in 2015, Seattle startup Arivale aspired to pioneer a new sector called scientific wellness, combining genetic testing with personal coaching to improve the health of its members. Its founder, genomics legend Lee Hood, said the company "really stands a chance of being the Google or Microsoft of this whole arena." But four years later, Arivale abruptly closed its doors this week. We explain what happened with special guest, GeekWire chief business officer Daniel Rossi, an Arivale member whose experience in the program was chronicled in our 2017 series. Plus, Microsoft breaks the trillion-dollar mark, Bill Gates serves as a…
Organizations
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Phenome Health Board Member and Chief Advisor of Commercial Strategy & Partnerships 2025–present · current
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Vimocity Chair of Vimocity Advisory Board 2021–present · current
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Arivale CEO and Co-founder 2014–2019 · past
Education
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University of Washington B.A., Business Administration · 1979–1983
