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Belay's Mission
Belay is a healthcare company dedicated to finding solutions for the unmet needs of children and families affected by life-threatening food allergies.
Belay wants to change the way we live with food allergies.
Meet Our Team
The Belay team is made up of allergists, pediatricians, psychologists, psychiatrists,
dieticians, nutritionists, engineers, designers, and experts in early childhood education.
But most importantly, we are parents of children with food allergies.
Dr. Abby Herzig
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder
Dr. Abby Herzig developed her career around the drive to help children in need. After receiving her doctorate degree in Child and Adult Clinical Psychology, she continued to study child development and parent-child mental health at NYU Medical Center and Columbia University in New York City. Abby spent many years actively involved with UNICEF, traveling to Southeast Asia and Africa visiting hospitals, schools, and orphanages, and advising UNICEF in child development and proper interventions for children and families at risk. Driven by her passion to help children, and a parent of a child with life-threatening food allergies, Abby co-founded Belay to find solutions for the unmet needs of children and families affected by the food-allergy epidemic.
Sam Herschkowitz, MD
Chairman and Co-Founder
Since 1982, Samuel Herschkowitz, M.D. has been a known leader in the area of biotechnology, healthcare devices, and pharmaceutical development. Throughout his career, Sam has participated in the development and financing of many biotechnology innovations and the creation of early healthcare companies, as well as having an advisory role in more than 25 biotechnology and healthcare companies. As a parent of a teenager with severe food allergies, Sam has long been looking for meaningful solutions to help families manage this issue.
Deborah Adler
Creative Director
Deborah Adler is a designer and entrepreneur who brings innovative ideas to market. Deborah
uses design to delight people, solve problems, and change outcomes. At the core of her work
is the desire to make people’s lives easier and safer, a standard she applies to new directions
for products, branding, and information systems. Her work is in the permanent collection at the
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and has been shown at the Cooper Hewitt as part of the
National Design Triennial. She currently serves on the AIGA National Board of Directors.
Eric Freitag
Product Director
Eric has more than 15 years of experience developing innovative products, including designing
physical-digital ecosystems that deliver effective patient adherence platforms. Eric is a senior
leader of creative competencies in strategy and product development, with expertise in the
healthcare sector, as well as FDA regulatory requirements.
We are committed to protecting those living with food allergies.
