Harshit Patel

Product & Strategy · Guardian Life · New York

Building the connective tissue of employee benefits.

Seven years turning Guardian Life's benefits platform into something brokers, employers, and members can actually use — one API partnership at a time.

“Purpose gives work meaning, but understanding people gives leadership impact.” — Harshit, on leadership and allyship, Ascend Engage 2026

Overview

Three ways to know the work

Story

Penn State, systems engineering internships, and seven years at Guardian Life.

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What I Build

API-first partnerships — PrismHR, ThreeFlow, PerfectQuote — that take manual work out of benefits.

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Where I Show Up

LIMRA, OneDigital, and Salesforce AgentForce — the rooms where benefits tech and AI actually get worked out.

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