Jonathan Gelfand, employee wellness expert, speaks on the future of workplace wellness

At the core of his career, Jonathan Gelfand has focused on helping people find resilience.

With an MBA from Rutgers Business School and a master’s degree in public health from Rutgers Wood Johnson Medical School, Gelfand thought he would go into long-term care administration. Instead, he’s spent his career helping others navigate healthcare and building expertise around holistic well-being in a corporate setting.

“The running theme in all of the work I’ve done is resilience,” Gelfand says. “I’m also trying to help them identify the meaning and value in their own personal goals around health and well-being.”

Gelfand recently took the senior vice president position for solutions consulting at Boston-based meQuilibrium, a digital workforce resilience platform. With 23 years in the healthcare industry — including  a stint supporting 250,000 employees as IBM’s global wellbeing and health promotion manager — Gelfand has seen wellness trends go from merely physical health to a holistic approach.