Eric Frieman is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Forge Health, a mission-driven company dedicated to delivering the highest quality affordable, accessible, and effective “one-stop-shop” mental health and substance use care to individuals, families, and communities in need.
As the first and only behavioral healthcare provider with a proven, national payor-validated ability to drive clinical outcomes that span all areas of health, Forge Health is leading the charge in driving innovation, improving care delivery, and shaping the future of behavioral health care.
In this role, Mr. Frieman was named to the 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the healthcare category, named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s Rising Stars: 2018 Healthcare Leaders Under 40 list, and was twice invited to testify as an Expert Witness before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. In 2021 and 2022, Inc. Magazine named Forge Health the fastest growing mental health and substance use care company on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies.
Mr. Frieman started his career on Wall Street working as an Investment Banker for Jefferies, LLC in the Global Healthcare Group. Mr. Frieman graduated with honors from Vanderbilt University with a double major in Economics and Psychology and was a member for the Vanderbilt University Football Team where he was awarded to the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
Mr. Frieman is also actively involved in charitable organizations, and currently serve as a Junior Board Member for The Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services, the largest social services agency in the State of New York.