Barti Appoints Masoud Nafey, OD, MBA, FAAO, to Its Board of Directors

Published on May 11, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO—Barti Software, the AI-powered operating system built exclusively for independent eyecare, announced that Masoud Nafey, OD, MBA, FAAO, has joined its board of directors. An optometrist by training and a longtime healthcare executive and technology strategist, Dr. Nafey has held senior executive roles at VSP Global and EssilorLuxottica, building widely adopted platforms in eyecare from the ground up, including Eyefinity and Uprise EHR, the announcement said. “Dr. Nafey has seen the optometry software space from every angle—as a doctor, an executive, and a trusted advisor to hundreds of practices,” said Colton Calandrella, CEO of Barti.