Partner | Design Innovation

neeraj sonalkar

“You are limited not by your resources but by your imagination.”

For 20+ years, I’ve helped teams—from hospitals to venture-backed startups—design better systems, faster decisions, and stronger organizations.


  • Heads innovation at San Mateo Medical Center

  • Former Exec Director and lecturer at Stanford’s DesignX Group

  • Co-founded ecosystem accelerators in India and Nigeria

  • Published and patented research on innovation behavior and systems

  • 20+ years in design, product, and organizational innovation

  • Co-founded Flourish to diagnose leadership and team effectiveness in venture-backed startups.