Stephen Neeleman

Founder & Vice Chairman, Healthequity

Search every verified Stephen Neeleman interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a December 2025 appearance on the *Pick Now Podcast*, Stephen Neeleman discussed the founding of HealthEquity and his views on empowering healthcare consumers. He stated that the idea for the company came from a desire to give consumers personally owned, portable, and investable money for healthcare. Neeleman said, "Why not allow consumers to have money that they own, personally owned, portable, investable money they can take with them to retirement, they can take with them to their next job, and it's their money." He also expressed the belief that empowering healthcare consumers "will save and improve lives, but it will also bend the cost curve." During the interview, Neeleman reflected on challenges the company faced, including a period during the COVID-19 pandemic when he said the share price was cut in half. He described learning the importance of taking care of oneself during difficult times and emphasized the need to continue investing in the company's mission. Neeleman encouraged listeners to follow him on LinkedIn and to watch for what HealthEquity is doing in the healthcare consumer space.