Patrick O’Neill, CEO, Amp Your Good
Patrick O’Neill is the Founder and CEO of Amp Your Good (Amp Your Good is a Founding Partner of the #GiveHealthy Movement). After graduating from West Point and serving on active duty in the US Army, he began a private sector career spanning real estate, energy, technology and social enterprise. He has founded, co-founded and led several companies and has served on the board of directors of for profit, not for profit, public and private companies. His mission driven work began in his local church while growing up, continued at West Point, in the US Army, via his support of various non-profit organizations during his career and through youth sports coaching and mentoring. Amp Your Good combines Pat’s passion for disruptive technology, health and for making a difference in the lives of others. He is married and has four children – 2 boys and twin girls. He enjoys skiing, science fiction, youth sports and cooking.
Where you grew up: Green Pond, New Jersey
Where you live now: Mendham, New Jersey
Background and education: Patrick O’Neill is the Founder and CEO of Amp Your Good (Amp Your Good is a Founding Partner of the #GiveHealthy Movement). After graduating from West Point and serving on active duty in the US Army, he began a private sector career spanning real estate, energy, technology and social enterprise. He has founded, co-founded and led several companies and has served on the board of directors of for profit, not for profit, public and private companies. His mission driven work began in his local church while growing up, continued at West Point, in the US Army, via his support of various non-profit organizations during his career and through youth sports coaching and mentoring. Amp Your Good combines Pat’s passion for disruptive technology, health and for making a difference in the lives of others. He is married and has four children – 2 boys and twin girls. He enjoys skiing, science fiction, youth sports and cooking.
Food policy/food as medicine hero: Danielle Nierenberg
One word to describe our food system: broken
One word to describe our healthcare system: misaligned
Your favorite food: fresh picked strawberries
Your breakfast this morning: whole grain raisin bread toast w/butter, coffee and an apple
Your last meal on earth: a great big garden salad with blue cheese dressing and a big piece of home-made carrot cake
Must-have healing food/ingredient: broccoli
Food policy, health, food as medicine book, website(s) social media/blog must-follow/read: Big Hunger by Andy Fisher
Your elevator pitch for food as medicine? Best return on investment on the planet: health care cost savings + feel better (priceless), live longer (priceless) and better for the planet (priceless)
Which widespread nutritional misconceptions worry you the most? The focus on calorie counting without the quality of the calories
What do you see as the next step for food as medicine? Drive change in policies/regulations that favor healthy foods and disincentive unhealthy food on the basis of health care cost savings
