Professional
Jay Hung is a product-focused technology executive with more than 20 years of experience building data-intensive business applications and some of the world's most widely used consumer web products. He specializes in scaling startups, leading product and software strategy, building high-performance engineering organizations, and delivering AI-driven solutions to real-world problems.
At Aware Health Labs—a rapidly growing virtual healthcare provider specializing in musculoskeletal (MSK) care and mental health coaching across the United States—Jay oversees product, engineering, AI, security, and compliance. He leads teams building AI-powered technology that streamlines healthcare delivery, enhances clinical outcomes, and improves patient experiences. Aware's evidence-based, AI-powered approach to compassionate care helps patients recover faster, reduces unnecessary imaging and surgeries, and lowers healthcare costs for both patients and employers.
Jay remains hands-on and often serves a dual role as chief architect—actively participating in product development, technical design, software architecture, and code reviews—and yes, he still writes production code.
Additionally, Jay serves on the board of a global health nonprofit, advises a few early-stage companies, and is occasionally an angel investor.
Personal
Married, with children. Love cocktails and whisky/whiskey. Huge music fan. Avid road cyclist, but that was before I became a dad. Builder. I like tinkering and creating things. I tend to take my work seriously, so I strive to take myself less seriously as often as I can.
I am a poker player—though there isn't much time for that these days—and I've always appreciated the parallels between poker and real life: reading the table, assessing probabilities, recognizing when you have an edge, and pressing opportunities when they present themselves. In other words, I'm a betting man.
Two truths and a lie about me:
- Climbed Machu Picchu
- Bartended Shaquille O'Neal's Album Release Party
- Once shared the same PR publicist as Steve-O (of Jackass fame)
I support Black Lives Matter, equity and inclusion, gender pronouns, higher education (does not always mean institutionalized education), youth mentoring, reducing climate change, cleaning up the ocean, decentralized currencies, and Wikipedia—yes, I donate to Wikipedia and encourage you to do so too.
Sometimes I also do a tiny bit of investing, and you may occasionally find me on social media.
How To Reach Me
Best way to reach me is via an intro.
I also read and respond to emails. However, with over 200+ emails received daily across multiple accounts, I'm unable to respond to everyone and will often times miss things.
Many marketing and salesy messages will be filtered out, and emails with incredibly cheeky openers will be visibly ignored (visibly ignored? did that make any sense at all?).
With that said, feel free to give it a go: jay at jay hung dot com.