Federal
ClinicalLeadership
The people accountable for clinical quality at Empower, with their credentials stated plainly for federal, attorney, and carrier review.
Clinical quality has an accountable owner
Empower's federal evaluation work operates under named clinical leadership. Evaluations are conducted by licensed clinician, and clinical quality accountability is held at the executive level. The credentials below are stated exactly as they appear on the Empower team, so a program officer, attorney, or carrier can verify the qualifications behind the work.
Last reviewed: August 3, 2026
Leadership Credentials
The clinicians and executives behind the work
Yisroel Loeb, Ph.D
Chief Executive Officer
Founder and CEO. A clinical psychologist trained in inpatient crisis care and high-risk forensic work who built Empower on one conviction: care scales when clinicians are supported.
Credentials
- Ph.D, Clinical Psychology
Sherry Craft, Ph.D
Chief Clinical Officer
Chief Clinical Officer. A forensic psychologist with 15+ years in the field's most demanding settings, she sets the clinical standard behind every Empower evaluation nationwide.
Credentials
- Ph.D, Counseling Psychology
- Licensed Psychologist
- PSYPACT E. Passport
Ashlee Rincon, Ph.D
Director of Clinical Operations
Director of Clinical Operations. A psychologist with 20+ years of experience who runs Empower's doctoral practicum program, building the provider pipeline behind the company's growth.
Credentials
- Ph.D, Clinical Psychology
- Licensed Psychologist (AZ & FL)
- PSYPACT Provider
Benzion Blech, MD
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Technology Officer. A Mayo Clinic-trained neurologist turned healthcare technologist who has held C-suite roles at multiple health tech companies, now building the platform Empower scales on.
Credentials
- MD, Georgetown University
- Neurology Residency, Mayo Clinic (Chief Resident)
- Board Certified in Neurology & Vascular Neurology
Anthony Conti
Chief Growth Officer
Chief Growth Officer. A 25-year growth and marketing leader across healthcare, SaaS, and technology who builds the connected infrastructure that makes growth measurable and scalable.
Service-line Accountability
Who is accountable, by function
Federal and prime partners get named accountability, not an anonymous review queue. Each function below has an owner at the executive level.
Clinical Quality
Yisroel Loeb, Ph.D
Chief Executive Officer
Growth and Communications
Anthony Conti
Chief Growth Officer
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