We’re excited to welcome Greg Chisholm to Lantern as our new Chief Financial Officer. Greg brings 25 years of experience helping thoughtfully scale high‑growth companies, from global brands like HelloFresh and Wayfair to earlier‑stage tech companies.
As Greg steps into this role, he’s diving headfirst into healthcare, drawn by Lantern’s mission and the opportunity to pair rapid growth with meaningful impact. He chatted with us about what excites him most about Lantern, how he thinks about financial leadership, and a bit about life outside of work—where adventure once meant running with the bulls and now looks a lot more like keeping up with energetic twins.
Lantern: You’ve held CFO roles across high‑growth, consumer‑centric businesses. What principles from those experiences will guide how you think about financial leadership at Lantern?
Greg: Across my prior roles, a few principles have always guided me. First, Finance exists to serve our business — our job is to help others make faster and/or better decisions. Second, the most effective way to solve problems is to start from the customer and work backward. And finally, Finance should be a source of innovation and insight, in addition to reporting.
What was exciting to you about the opportunity to work at Lantern?
I was drawn to Lantern because it brings together a talented team, a massive healthcare challenge, and a mission that truly matters. I’ve loved working in high‑growth companies during various chapters of my career, and Lantern is unique in its ability to deliver both rapid scale and substantially meaningful impact for our members. That combination made the opportunity incredibly compelling.
From your perspective, what are Lantern’s financial strengths?
Lantern benefits from a large and structurally complex market with real barriers to entry — this is the environment where a high‑impact solution can grow exponentially. The company’s strong growth, attractive margins, and exceptional investor support reflect both the scale of the opportunity and the strength of the team’s execution to date.
What are you most looking forward to as you start your new role?
Healthcare is a new industry for me and I’m excited to dive in. I’m most looking forward to learning from my colleagues about the industry and the inner workings of Lantern (and expect to be asking “Why?” often).
Selfish question for our Commercial Team: As CFO in your prior roles, were you ever involved in benefits purchasing decisions? If you were, what made solutions stand out?
Yes — and those decisions were always challenging. Costs felt unmanageable, and most discussions focused on shifting expenses to employees rather than improving outcomes. Two things come to mind. First, vendors that were willing to commit to clear benefits (service or savings) went to the top of my list. Second, I don’t recall employee experience being a priority. It’s rare to find either of these traits individually, and Lantern provides both — which is one of the reasons Lantern’s model resonated so strongly with me.
Last question: Tell us about who you are outside of what you do for work.
If there’s a theme for my life, it’s that I live “somewhere in between.” I’m a Cape Cod kid but who currently lives in Las Vegas, and after 15 years in NYC, Manhattan also feels like home. My workout mix swings from heavy metal to country. I’ve chased adventure — like running with the bulls, scuba with sharks, and a walking safari — but now spend most of my time chasing twins (boy/girl who turn 7 in March). I love rolling up my sleeves for home or car projects, though after nearly losing a few fingers in two separate mishaps last year, I’ve been banned from sharp tools. When I’m off the clock, you’ll usually find me outside with my kids or cruising in my 1977 CJ‑7 Jeep.
