Ross Mason
Ross Mason is the founder of HINRI and HealthTrain Ventures. Originally from Madison, Georgia, Ross became passionate about healthcare after volunteering at an AIDS hospital in Zambia and after a bicycle accident left him paralyzed from the collarbones down.
He is the Chairman of the Georgia Department of Community Health, Chairman of United Way’s Health Access Board, and Chairman of the Board of Visitors at Georgia Health Sciences University. Ross also serves as a Fellow at the Center for Health Transformation and the Georgia Public Policy Foundation.
As an entrepreneur, investor, and strategic advisor, Ross worked for Volkswagen’s Healthcare Venture Accelerator Fund in Germany, was an Associate in Private Banking at Morgan Stanley, and created a real estate investment and development company in Moscow, Russia that he owned and operated for 12 years.
Prior to his accident, Ross was actively involved in triathlons, wreck, cave, and ice diving, surfing, rock and ice climbing, and was a NASCAR certified driver. Today, Ross uses that same energy and enthusiasm to explore new therapies, treatments, and scientific breakthroughs to improve the quality of life for those suffering from spinal cord injury, brain trauma, and neurological diseases. His objective in all of his activities is to turn knowledge into practice to transform lives.
Ross holds a bachelors degree in industrial engineering from Georgia Tech and a masters of business administration in finance from The Wharton School.
