Keynote Speaker

Matthew Zachary is an American advocate passionate about putting the patient at the center of every conversation. Why? He is one. Diagnosed as a college senior with brain cancer, he wasn't sure he'd make his next birthday. That was 27 years ago.

Hailed by People Magazine as "The People's Voice in Healthcare," Matthew is one of today's most respected, influential, and visionary voices in healthcare.

As Founder of the award-winning nonprofit Stupid Cancer, Matthew started the young adult cancer movement in 2007. He was christened the "Podfather of Healthcare" for hosting The Stupid Cancer Show, the first streaming healthcare podcast before podcasts.

Matthew is also co-founder and chair of OffScrip Health, a prestige documentary podcast studio where he hosts "Out of Patients with Matthew Zachary," a Top-10 Healthcare Podcast.

A provocateur with an authentic passion for disruption, Matthew will share his lived experience of personal empowerment and self-advocacy and his divergent thoughts on challenging conventional wisdom about survivorship with attendees at JADPRO Live.