Profia is a health technology company created to broaden Hispanic and minority participation in clinical research and address uncertainties about their health and the way these groups respond to medicines and medical treatments. Profia is comprised of two arms: a clinical research network made up of community health centers and hospitals that serve disadvantaged neighborhoods and a bio analytical arm that explores health factors, treatments and outcomes.
About Us
Our founders are well-known leaders in medicine, community health, business and social activism. They come from extraordinarily diverse backgrounds yet share a common history - a demonstrated passion for improving the lives of those around them.
From their various professions, they each observed the inequities in health offerings to minority populations and recognized that Latinos and other minority populations were dramatically underrepresented in clinical studies. As they sought to address that issue, they realized that greater involvement in such trials was the first step in a deeper, data-based understanding of minority populations.
Fabian Sandoval, MD
Fabian is the founder of Emerson Clinical Research Institute, a clinical research and general medical practice that serves Washington, D.C.’s disadvantaged communities. He has 20 years experience in bench to bedside research, including studies at the National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and NIH’s Clinical Center. Fabian served as Supervisory Research Integrity & Compliance Officer in the U.S. Army Human Research Protections Office in the Office of the Army Surgeon General. Fabian is the host of the “Tu Salud, Tu Familia,” television series on Telemundo.
Harvey Rubin, MD, PhD, Senior Medical Advisor - Analytics
Harvey is a Professor of Medicine with an appointment as Professor of Computer Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of more than 100 papers funded by NIH, NSF, DARPA, the Global Alliance for TB Drug Discovery and the Gates Foundation. Harvey is the founder of Energize the Chain and GAVI INFUSE which work to deliver vaccines to the most remote regions of the world. He focuses his clinical practice to patients suffering from complex infectious diseases.
Ken Trujillo, Chairman and CEO
A nationally renown lawyer, Ken Trujillo previously served as the City Solicitor of Philadelphia and as a federal prosecutor. For 11 years, Ken has been an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. A serial entrepreneur, Ken has invested in radio and television stations, real estate and venture capital. Ken is past Chair of the Board of Directors of the Congreso de Latinos Unidos, Inc. and past Vice-Chair of the National Council of La Raza. He chairs the UnidosUS Strategic Investment Fund and sits on the Raza Development Fund Board of Directors. In 2008, he was appointed to President-Elect Barack Obama’s Presidential Transition Team. Ken was a candidate for Mayor of Philadelphia.
Jose Sosa, Vice President, Business Development
Jose is a 24-year veteran of the pharmaceutical industry which led him to a position as Director of State and Local Affairs for Johnson & Johnson. A significant amount of his work was developing relationships among Latino communities around the U.S. Jose served as a New Jersey State Assemblyman and was two-term mayor of Mount Holly, New Jersey He served as a nationwide speaker at the Republican National Convention. Jose has been recognized by Latino Leaders Magazine as one of the Top Ten Latino Leaders in Health Care.
Steve Shoff, COO
A one-time journalist, Steve became a consultant with Booz Allen & Hamilton and then was a Principal with startup consultancy Foster Chamberlain. He has launched a series of ventures, including a successful newspaper section and a media placement service for clinical research sites. Steve served as the head of strategy and marketing for Metro, which became the most widely distributed newspaper in the United States. He holds a master’s in journalism from The University of Maryland and an MBA from Wharton.