Success Stories

Changing the world one business at a time.

 
 
 
 

Sagamore Institute was formed in 2004 to tackle difficult issues with civility and focus on solutions not ideology.

Pillars of LIght's founder and CEO, Kevin Howson, serves as managing director for Sagamore Institute's Impact Investing arm, exploring ...

 

The first business to be funded under Howson's stewardship is Neighborhood Health Center in Durham, NC., USA,

 Neighborhood Health Center offers  integrative primary care to low-income patients not served by health centers or other safety-net providers.  

“Our main value proposition is moving ideas into action. We do not ask who is for or against certain reforms. We ask how we are going to fix society’s most stubborn problems and sustain our most promising solutions.

 
 
 
 
 

Kevin Howson also serves as a financial advisor and strategic consultant to Elder Research. 

Elder Research is a team of data science consultants providing data-driven, actionable solutions that leverage data to deliver high return on analytics investments.

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    The company serves these industries:

    • Healthcare: Improving clinical care and patient outcomes, reducing fraud, and manage financial risk.
    • Insurance: Prioritizing claims, reduce risk and cost, prevent fraud, and improve customer experience.
    • Financial Services:Improving regulatory compliance, detecting fraud, assess risk, and enhancing customer value.
    • Software and Technology: Analyzing sensor/log data to enhance product design and user experience, and reduce attrition.
    • Government: Preventing fraud, waste, and abuse, improving program integrity, and delivering return on investment.
    • Defense and Intelligence: Detecting and preventing threats, improving security, prioritizing caseload, and mitigating risk.

     

     
     
     
     

    PlotWatt uses data analytics to help small to medium businesses create more sustainable businesses by optimizing their energy consumption.

    Kevin Howson serves as a fractional Chief Operating Officer with the company, helping to drive strategy, streamline operations and drive efficiency and profitability. 

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