Gesund Partners is a hands-on Strategy Consultancy focusing on value-based health and social care transformation. We take a holistic view into one’s wellbeing and foster innovative partnerships to radically challenge the status quo.

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Paavo Perttula, CEO
e. paavo.perttula[at]gesund.partners
m. +358-400-347-698

Our team

Paavo Perttula

CEO / Founder

Paavo is a versatile business executive and management consultant with over 20 years of experience. Before founding Gesund Partners, Paavo has worked for a global consulting firm, an international NGO and as an entrepreneur. He is an economist by education. 

Ville Koiste

Chief Value Officer / Founder

Ville is a known innovator and experienced business developer. Besides health care, Ville has experience in financial  services.

Laura Löytty

Management consulting analyst, Value based care

Laura is passionate about combining finance and health sciences together, especially in a form of preventive healthcare, impact funding and business development of healthcare companies. Laura is a double master student from Turku School of Economics, majoring in finance and accounting and the University of Eastern Finland, majoring in health economics.

Anni Karjala

Researcher & public health specialist

Anni Karjala is a doctor, phD student and a public-health enthusiast. Her experience ranges from clinical work to academic research and health startups, and she’s especially intrigued by the interface of these three.

Mika Perttu

Senior adviser

Mika Perttu is a medical doctor and a known health care visionary.

Sukhmeet Panesar

Non-Executive Senior Adviser (Health Care Strategy)

Yoko Akachi

Yoko Akachi PhD is a health economist with extensive experience in outcomes research and global health questions.

Heta Siranko

Consultant, health promotion & prevention

Heta is an experienced registered nurse. She has wide experience in clinical roles and development work, both in private and public sectors.

Anssi Rantala

Executive Director, Impact investing

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Touko Aalto joins Gesund Partners

28.05.2019  

Gesund Partners grows as Touko Aalto, joins the team in June. As a former member of parliament and a current member of Jyväskylä city board, Touko Aalto has extensive background in national and municipal decision making, particularly in social and health sector. At Gesund Partners, Aalto works as a Senior Advisor and focuses on initiatives that aim […]

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Laura Löytty joins team GP!

01.11.2019  

We at Gesund Partners are thrilled to have Laura joining the team! She will be focusing on value-based healthcare transformation as a Management Consulting analyst. Laura is a double master student from Turku School of Economics, majoring in finance and accounting and the University of Eastern Finland, majoring in health economics. She is passionate about […]

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Gesund Partners welcomes Anni Karjala to the team!

23.08.2019  

Anni Karjala is a doctor, phD student and a public-health enthusiast. Her experience ranges from clinical work to academic research and health startups, and she’s especially intrigued by the interface of these three. Having worked in both public and private sector healthcare facilities Anni has a strong clinical mindset – but is not afraid to […]

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Gesund Partners — Key Principles Guiding Our Journey

24.05.2019  

Let us introduce ourselves. We at Gesund Partners are a group of hands-on strategists, scientists and policy experts focused on solving health and social challenges. Why did we decide to start this new company? In our view, there is a widespread tendency to oversimplify complex health and social issues. With these issues we mean the […]

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