Lily Sarafan
Lily Sarafan is Co-Founder of Home Care Dentist and Principal and Chief Operating Officer of Home Care Assistance. A Franchise 500® company and ranked one of 2010's fastest-growing companies by Entrepreneur, Home Care Assistance is North America's premier provider of in-home care and the exclusive provider of the Balanced Care Method™ of home care. Under Lily's visionary leadership, the Company has grown from a pilot office in Palo Alto, CA to locations across 30 U.S. states, Canada, Puerto Rico and growing.
Lily is also co-author of Happy to 102: The Best Kept Secrets to a Long and Happy Life (June 2009), the first in a series of books on healthy longevity. A frequent speaker on the topic, Lily has been featured on over 100 internationally syndicated television and radio programs.
Lily graduated from Stanford University with an M.S. in Management Science and Engineering, B.S. in Science, Technology and Society and Minor in Middle Eastern Studies.
While at Stanford, Lily served as Class President, Eben Tisdale Fellow for High Tech Public Policy, Persian Student Association Board Member and National Iranian American Council Intern and was actively involved with Stanford in Government and the Haas Center for Public Service. She also conducted landmark research on the role of the Internet in Iran, presenting her research treatise at the World Affairs Council and Hoover Institution’s symposium on Iran.
Lily is a member of The Stanford Fund Leadership Circle, World Association of International Studies and a Founding Editor of The Prose Pros. An active fundraiser and volunteer for various nonprofits and campaigns, Lily also serves on the Board of Stanford Professional Women.