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This list showcases the top New York based President operating in the Health Care space. If you think a President is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.us.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Artem Petakov
President and Co-Founder of Noom
Artem Petakov is the president and co-founder of Noom Inc. Prior to that, Artem co-founded WorkSmart Labs and served as CTO. He is also a former software engineer at Google.
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About Noom: Noom is a psychology-based digital health platform used to provide intelligent nutrition and exercise coaching.
Raj Krishnan
Vice President Of Product Management of Noom
Raj Krishnan is VP Product at Noom
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About Noom: Noom is a psychology-based digital health platform used to provide intelligent nutrition and exercise coaching.
Mark Morris
Vice-President of Research and Development of Elysium
Mark Morris, Elysium Health vice president of research and development, is passionate about bringing an open source model to clinical research in an effort to accelerate advances in human health. By increasing the transparency in scientific research and developing partnerships, a multi-discipline approach may not only fast-track discovery but also lead to a more complete understanding of health issues and more effective treatments. In his role at Elysium, he is responsible for the clinical research program, product development, and commercialization of proprietary technologies. One area of particular interest is the synergy between NAD+ modulation and sirtuin activation, which can be beneficial for a wide range of therapeutic areas. Morris has fifteen years of experience developing new technologies in various industries and has received several patents throughout his career. He has a B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Akron and resides in New York City.
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About Elysium: Elysium Health offers health products built with science such as dietary supplements and anti-aging drugs.
Stephen Barat
Associate Vice President, Non-Clinical Development of Allergan
Stephen Barat is currently the Executive Director of Non-clinical and Translational Sciences – Safety Assessment and Bioanalysis for Allergan. He has 20 years of experience in global drug development and registration, with a specific interest in drug device combinations, the interface of safety assessment and CMC requirements, and extensive experience in the safety assessment of impurities. Dr. Barat is a member of the PQRI – PDP working group and toxicology sub-team as well as the USP Expert Panel for Biocompatability of Packaging Materials.
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About Allergan, The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson: Allergan is a global pharmaceutical company.
Joseph Lewarski
Senior Vice President/General Manager, Clinical Care & North America Manufacturing of Drive Medical
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About Drive Medical: Drive Medical is one of the fastest growing global distributors of durable medical equipment.
Karen Lerner
Regional Vice President of Pressure Prevention of Drive Medical
Karen is a registered nurse, wound care and rehab specialist with over 25 years of industry experience. Karen has extensive experience as a public speaker, educating DME providers and clinicians on a variety of topics. Karen’s speaking engagements included testifying before Congress on behalf of the HME industry. Since October 2013, Karen has worked as part of Team Pressure Prevention at Drive Medical. Prior to coming to Drive and for over 10 years, Karen was VP of Clinical Services at a Northeast based DME, responsible for Pressure Prevention, Respiratory and Rehab sales, as well as service and training. Before DME, Karen worked in sales for a hospital equipment and support surface manufacturer. Karen began her career as a critical care nurse specialist in major teaching hospitals from Florida to NJ. Karen received her undergraduate degree from Duke University and her graduate education from the University of Florida.
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About Drive Medical: Drive Medical is one of the fastest growing global distributors of durable medical equipment.
Josh Gordon
Vice President of Inside Sales for North America of Drive Medical
After graduating from Penn State University in 1999, Joshua Gordon spent several years growing a sales portfolio in recruiting and admissions for the Katharine Gibbs School. Josh joined Drive Medical in 2002 as a Territory Business Manager for the Philadelphia Region. In 2009, Josh took his experience from outside sales and developed a new Inside Sales Department for the company.
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About Drive Medical: Drive Medical is one of the fastest growing global distributors of durable medical equipment.
Michael Serhan
Executive Principal & Executive Vice President of Product Development of Drive Medical
Michael Serhan is an Executive principal to Drive Medical. Michael joined the company in 2004, with the Company’s merger of Dr. K international, a West Coast manufacturer and distributor of durable medical products, where he served as President and Principal stock holder. At Dr.K, Mr. Serhan was able to redirect the company’s direction and grow annual revenues to approximately $14 million. In the industry from 1987, Michael has served as West Coast division President of an approximately $180 Million publicly traded company. Michael is primarily responsible for product development and product design, overseeing core product categories, and handling large national customers for Drive Medical.
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About Drive Medical: Drive Medical is one of the fastest growing global distributors of durable medical equipment.
Jeffrey Schwartz
Executive Vice President of Sales of Drive Medical
Jeffrey Schwartz is a principal founder of Drive medical. Jeffrey served as the Vice President of Sales of Diamond Medical and National Healthcare from 1987 until 1992. Following the sale to a publicly traded healthcare company, Jeffrey served as the Vice President of Sales of such public company until 1996. In 1996, Jeffrey formed Jofra Enterprises, Inc., a distributor of medical products, located in Mt. Vernon, New York, which was subsequently acquired by a publicly traded healthcare company in 1998. Jeffrey served as the Executive Vice President of Sales of the publicly traded healthcare company from 1998 through 2000.
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About Drive Medical, Drive Medical: Drive Medical is one of the fastest growing global distributors of durable medical equipment.
Rowley Jackson
Senior Vice President of Corporate Accounts of Drive Medical
Rowley Jackson has been in the medical products industry for over 25 years and has served in many capacities from managing sales to product development. Rowley has been with Drive Medical since the beginning. He was the first vendor for Drive, supplying product from a domestic manufacturer where he served as the Executive Vice president. Rowley joined Drive in January of 2001 to create its initial sales force.
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About Drive Medical: Drive Medical is one of the fastest growing global distributors of durable medical equipment.
Seth Diamond
Vice President of Ecommerce Division of Drive Medical
Seth Diamond has been part of the Drive team since its inception. In his tenure, Seth has held many roles and his diverse contributions have made him an integral factor in Drive success. His knowledge of durable medical equipment, sales experience and background in Ecommerce has allowed him to flourish as V.P. of the Ecommerce Division. Seth’s responsibilities include the management and development of the Drive brand via the World Wide Web.
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About Drive Medical: Drive Medical is one of the fastest growing global distributors of durable medical equipment.
Greg Eaton
Regional Vice President of Respiratory Sales of Drive Medical
Greg Eaton started with Drive Medical in July of 2015 through the acquisition of DeVilbiss Healthcare. Greg brings over 29 years of medical sales and sales management experience in Orthopedics, Spine, Sleep and Respiratory. Greg started his medical career with Medtronic as a territory sales manager in Indianapolis, and earned President’s Club honors in his first year. Medtronic promoted him to management covering the Southeast District based out of North Carolina. Greg then moved to a start up territory opportunity with ResMed, specializing in sleep disordered breathing. During his tenure, Greg was instrumental in growing a small market of less than $500,000 annual sales to a market of $50 million and was honored with 5 President’s Club awards. Greg then accepted an opportunity in the Spine industry with Orthofix as the Regional Director. His leadership took the Mid-Atlantic Region to 3 consecutive years as Region of the Year and President’s Club honors. After his time with Orthofix, Greg was recruited back to the Sleep and Respiratory industry by Devilbiss Healthcare as the Eastern Region Manager.
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About Drive Medical: Drive Medical is one of the fastest growing global distributors of durable medical equipment.
Francheska Markman
Vice President of Customer Service of Drive Medical
Francheska Markman is a Customer Service and Call Center professional with over 18 years of experience. Most recently, Francheska led and directed a 65-seat Customer Service and Accounts Receivable Departments at Southern Wine and Spirits, a mutli-million dollar national distributor of adult beverages. Francheska has been recognized for her strength in strategic work flow planning, managerial expertise of a fast paced, high volume call center, resourcefulness and commitment to success.
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About Drive Medical: Drive Medical is one of the fastest growing global distributors of durable medical equipment.
Tony Crisitello
Senior Vice President of Long Term Care of Drive Medical
Tony Crisitello joined Drive Medical in 2014 as Senior Vice President – Long Term Care. Tony responsible for strategic development and growth of this division through both acquisitions and organic growth in North America. Prior to joining Drive Medical, Tony was Co-Founder and President of Next Day Medical, a regional distribution business based in Baltimore, MD. Tony sold this business to McKesson Medical Surgical in 2012, and held various leadership positions in their organization during the two year integration period of Next Day Medical. Tony holds a degree in marketing from Old Dominion University and has attended several executive level programs at NYU Stern School of Business, Stanford Graduate School of Business, and Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
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About Drive Medical: Drive Medical is one of the fastest growing global distributors of durable medical equipment.
Vanessa Saltmarsh
Regional Vice President of Drive Medical
Vanessa Saltmarsh joined Drive Medical in 2012 as the Director of Respiratory Business Services. In this role, she called on her 16+ years of industry related experience to provide direction and leadership to key accounts. Prior to joining Drive Medical, Vanessa began her career at evo Medical Solutions, where she took on progressively responsible roles in the areas of sales, marketing, and operational management. Vanessa has been recognized as a leader in respiratory sales, program development and strategic account management. In August 2015, Vanessa was promoted to Regional Vice President of Respiratory Sales, where she owns responsibility for key account management, training, marketing communications content, and salesforce clinical support for Drive’s respiratory category.
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About Drive Medical: Drive Medical is one of the fastest growing global distributors of durable medical equipment.
Thomas Antonio
Vice President of Financial & CFO of Drive Medical
Thomas Antonio joined the Company in February 2004, and is primarily responsible for financial reporting. From 1986 through 1997, Thomas Antonio served as the Assistant Vice President and Controller of Charan Industries, a privately-held company which owned and operated bowling centers throughout the United States. From 1997 through February 2004, Thomas served as the Chief Financial Officer of several privately-held companies located in the metropolitan New York area.
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About Drive Medical: Drive Medical is one of the fastest growing global distributors of durable medical equipment.
Dan O’Malley
Regional Vice President of Pressure Prevention Sales of Drive Medical
Dan O’Malley joined Drive Medical in 2013, as Regional VP of Pressure Prevention Sales in connection with the Company’s acquisition of a national manufacturer of durable medical products. Dan is primarily responsible for the Company’s category sales in Pressure Prevention for the homecare and long term care markets. Dan has 20 years of experience working in the acute care, long term care, and homecare settings in the medical device, rehabilitation, and durable medical equipment industries. More recently, Dan served as the National Sales Manager for Mason Medical Products, a manufacturer of Pressure Prevention products. Dan is a 1995 graduate of the University of Massachusetts.
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About Drive Medical: Drive Medical is one of the fastest growing global distributors of durable medical equipment.
Steve Wakser
Vice President of Sales for Southeast of Drive Medical
Steve Wakser started with Drive in January 2009, with over 10 years of experience in the DME industry running a successful dealership in Ohio. Steve quickly grew his Michigan territory to top numbers and achieved Rookie of the Year in 2009 and Rep of the Year in 2010, with over $6 million in sales. Continued success led Steve to Regional Vice President of the Southeast in 2012. Steve holds a Bachelors Degree in Communications from Kent State University.
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About Drive Medical: Drive Medical is one of the fastest growing global distributors of durable medical equipment.
Christopher Cheek
Vice President of Distributor Sales of Drive Medical
Christopher Cheek joined Drive Medical in July of 2014 as Vice President of Distributor Sales through the acquisition of MEDQUIP Inc. Christopher brings with him over 25 years of successful experience within the medical products industry and has specialized in distributor-wholesale partner management for most of his profession. In January 2006, Christopher joined MEDQUIP shortly after its inception as National Sales Manager and relocated to the company’s headquarters in South Carolina in 2008, where Christopher served as the organization’s Vice President and General Manager. Throughout his career, Christopher has served in many capacities within the industry including Director of Business Development for a major manufacturer and distributor of orthotic braces, compression hosiery and durable medical equipment. Other positions held include National Sales Manager of a leading Medical Hosiery Manufacturer. Christopher’s experience within the industry is comprised of an extensive history within the business and has a strong acumen in sales management, marketing, product development, sales training and continuing education.
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About Drive Medical: Drive Medical is one of the fastest growing global distributors of durable medical equipment.
Christopher Cheek
Vice President of Distributor Sales of Drive Medical
Christopher Cheek joined Drive Medical in July of 2014 as Vice President of Distributor Sales through the acquisition of MEDQUIP Inc. Christopher brings with him over 25 years of successful experience within the medical products industry and has specialized in distributor-wholesale partner management for most of his profession. In January 2006, Christopher joined MEDQUIP shortly after its inception as National Sales Manager and relocated to the company’s headquarters in South Carolina in 2008, where Christopher served as the organization’s Vice President and General Manager. Throughout his career, Christopher has served in many capacities within the industry including Director of Business Development for a major manufacturer and distributor of orthotic braces, compression hosiery and durable medical equipment. Other positions held include National Sales Manager of a leading Medical Hosiery Manufacturer. Christopher’s experience within the industry is comprised of an extensive history within the business and has a strong acumen in sales management, marketing, product development, sales training and continuing education.
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About Drive Medical: Drive Medical is one of the fastest growing global distributors of durable medical equipment.
Vidya Raman-Tangella
Senior Vice President, and Head, UHC Innovation Center of Excellence of UnitedHealth Group
Vidya Raman-Tangella is leading innovation at the country’s largest health care company, helping people live healthier lives through an ongoing transformation of the health care system. Raman-Tangella heads UnitedHealthcare’s Innovation Center of Excellence, developing breakthroughs with practical solutions for improving health care quality, access and affordability. UnitedHealthcare is a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, which serves more than 132 million people worldwide. A physician-innovator with more than 20 years of experience in the health field, Raman-Tangella collaborates with diverse partners to develop simpler, more intelligent, and cost effective health care solutions. Her colleagues say she is exceptional with designing ecosystems that drive change in the health care market through the use of data and technology. Raman-Tangella and her team design, develop and scale breakthrough innovations that help address unmet health needs with holistic solutions. They use Human-Centered Design, outside-in thinking, and co-creation models to create meaningful solutions that deliver lasting value. Deep partnerships internally and strategic partnerships externally enable the team to create multi-faceted, holistic solutions. As a senior healthcare leader with a passion for personalized health journeys, she previously held an executive role at Johnson & Johnson, where she led the design of integrated and tailored health and wellness solutions for employers and health care plans. She was instrumental in the company’s start-up organization, providing expertise about strategic partnerships and enterprise integration. “My biggest career leap was entering the world of innovation from a world of clinical medicine,” Raman-Tangella said. “I have since learned that it is possible to have the best of both these worlds, and my daily quest is to find ways to pursue them both. This for me has resulted in a deep passion for the world of personalized health, medicine and health care.” She also says being a woman in her profession is fulfilling and fascinating. “I think women are inherently great at innovation, given their ability to think and apply multiple facets and look beyond the here and now,” she explained. Raman-Tangella’s desire to address unmet health care issues has led to the development and launch of several innovations, including the Baby Block program, a free online and mobile healthy-baby initiative. Another of her innovations is Solutions for Caregivers, a program for large employers featuring in-person, telephonic, and online resources designed to help caregivers save money and more effectively provide assistance to the people they support. Raman-Tangella holds a bachelor’s of medicine and a bachelor’s of surgery from Osmania University in India, and a master’s of health administration from Cornell University.
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About UnitedHealth Group: UnitedHealth Group is a healthcare company that offers insurance products and services for everyone.
Ben Wiegand
Senior Vice President, R&D of UnitedHealth Group
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About UnitedHealth Group: UnitedHealth Group is a healthcare company that offers insurance products and services for everyone.
Sebastian Kronmueller
Vice President, Head of Strategy & Business Development – Laboratory Diagnostics of Siemens Healthineers
Sebastian Kronmueller incubates startup businesses within Healthineers with a focus on novel molecular applications. His current incubation businesses include the Siemens Healthcare Laboratory in Berkeley, California and NEO New Oncology in Cologne, Germany. Previously he led the execution of strategic initiatives as Head of Special Projects for Siemens Healthineers, playing an instrumental role in shaping the strategy of Siemens Healthineers in preparation for the IPO planned in 2018. Before this role he led a project management team for companion diagnostics and software development and was responsible for the carve-out and divestment of the Healthineers Microbiology business. He began his career as strategy consultant with Siemens Management Consulting. Sebastian holds a graduate degree in physics from Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich, Germany and a graduate certificate in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.
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About Siemens Healthineers: Siemens Healthineers is a healthcare technology company that provides diagnostic and therapeutic products and services.
Elizabeth Colonna
Vice President of Health Enterprise Partners
Elizabeth joined HEP in 2016, while completing her MBA at Columbia Business School. Prior to business school, Elizabeth was a Senior Consultant at FTI Consulting (NYSE: FCN). As a member of FTI’s Health Solutions practice, she provided data analytics, litigation support, and other consulting services for a variety of healthcare clients, including large commercial payers, retail pharmacy chains, and healthcare data management companies. During her time in business school, she was a hospital administration and operations intern at UCLA Health. Elizabeth serves as a board observer of Wildflower Health and AxiaMed. Elizabeth holds a BA with Distinction from the University of Virginia and received Dean’s Honors with Distinction from Columbia Business School.
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About Health Enterprise Partners: Health Enterprise Partners is a private equity firm that provides its services for healthcare services and information technology companies.
Pete Tedesco
Vice President & Managing Partner of Health Enterprise Partners
Prior to joining HEP, Pete was a Vice President at Olympus Partners, a middle-market private equity firm managing over $5 billion. At Olympus, he was responsible for evaluating and executing leveraged buyout and growth equity transactions and served on the board of directors for companies across a variety of industries. Pete previously worked at Chicago-based private equity firm Waud Capital Partners, where he focused primarily on investments in the healthcare services sector, and in the Corporate Business Development group at Becton Dickinson & Co. (NYSE: BDX). Pete began his career in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Diversified Industrials groups at UBS Investment Bank. Pete holds an A.B. from Princeton University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
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About Health Enterprise Partners: Health Enterprise Partners is a private equity firm that provides its services for healthcare services and information technology companies.
Vinod Mitta
Vice President – Pharmaceuticals of Oscar Health
Vinod Mitta is the Vice President at Oscar Health.
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About Oscar Health: Oscar is a health insurance company that offers individual and family plans, medicare advantages, and small group products.
Christopher Moretti
Vice President of Cigna
Christopher Moretti has been an executive leader with Cigna since October, 2015 and is currently responsible for all infrastructure engineering Leading the Global Engineering & Infrastructure Services. In this role, Chris provides executive leadership over the teams that deliver Cigna’s voice & data networks, security engineering, contact center, database, compute, storage, information management, mainframe, cloud & devops. Previous to Cigna, Chris spent 14 years at General Electric and its subsidiaries in various executive leadership roles supporting its insurance, consumer and commercial banking businesses. While at GE, Chris attended and graduated many of their prestigious management training classes including AIMC and EIMP. Most recently, Christopher was Managing Director of Global Networks for J.P. Morgan Chase & Company based in midtown Manhattan. Chris started his career in IT performing many different hands on technical roles in client/server, network and security for various sized firms in the greater New York market including a period where he consulted for Greenwich Technology Partners. Chris earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Connecticut and currently resides in Shelton, CT with his wife and 3 sons.
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About Cigna: CIGNA Corporation operates as a health service company that helps people to improve the health, well-being, and peace of mind.
Gioel Molinari
Executive Vice President & Chief Product Officer of Butterfly Network
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About Butterfly Network: Butterfly Network designs a medical imaging device that reduces the cost of real-time and three-dimensional imaging and treatment.
Nyema Tubman
President of Sundial Brands
Nyema Tubman, direct descendant of Harriet Tubman, is currently the president of Sundial Brand, parent company of SheaMoisture and Nubian Heritage. SheaMoisture uses natural and certified ingredients to make high-end bath, body and hair products. Nubian Heritage also makes luxury natural products from organic ingredients found globally. The products are rich in vitamins, essential fatty acids, and inspired by ancient healing philosophies intended to help your skin glow and your hair shine!
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About SheaMoisture, Sundial Brands: An Amityville, N.Y.-based maker of branded skin and hair products
Dominick Colabella
President & Chief Operating Officer of Retriever Medical/Dental Payments
Dominick C. is the Chief Executive Officer at Rectangle Health.
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About Rectangle Health, Retriever Medical/Dental Payments, Retriever Medical/Dental Payments: Retriever Medical/Dental Payments is a provider of payment technology and merchant services to healthcare providers
Frank Shiner
President & CMO of Retriever Medical/Dental Payments
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About Rectangle Health, Retriever Medical/Dental Payments: Retriever Medical/Dental Payments is a provider of payment technology and merchant services to healthcare providers
Clay Larsen
President and CEO, Co-Founder of Vesselon
Mr. Larsen co-founded Vesselon in 2012 and brings over thirty years of executive management, marketing, sales, clinical innovation and engineering/project management in the healthcare industry. Mr. Larsen was a senior executive with FUJIFILM Medical Systems, where he was largely responsible for building the company’s first healthcare software division from the ground up. Mr. Larsen recruited the original senior architects and was instrumental in the development, marketing, commercial release and field support of Fuji’s Synapse® Picture Archive and Communication System (PACS). In a move to Silicon Valley in 1988, Mr. Larsen served in several senior roles at Acuson Corporation culminating as Vice President of New Market Development. Acuson was one of the leading ultrasound technology companies that was later acquired by Siemens. Early in his career he specialized in Sales and Marketing Management of Ultrasound and Nuclear Medicine for Picker International. Mr. Larsen holds a B.S. in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale University.
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About Vesselon: Vesselon is a medical device company developing novel therapeutic Immuno-Oncology complexes.
Marco Taglietti
Executive Vice President of Forest Laboratories
Dr. Taglietti is Executive Vice President, Drug Development and Research, and Chief Medical Officer of Forest Laboratories, Inc. He continues to be President of the Forest Research Institute. He previously served as Senior Vice President—Research and Development of the Company and President, Forest Research Institute, Inc. from December 2010 to December 2013. Prior thereto, Dr. Taglietti served as Vice President—Research and Development from December 2008 to December 2010. Dr. Taglietti joined Forest in August 2007 as Executive Vice President—Research and Development and Chief Medical Officer of Forest Research Institute, Inc. Prior to joining Forest, Dr. Taglietti was Senior Vice President and Head of Global Research and Development at Stiefel Laboratories for three years. Prior to that, Dr. Taglietti was at Schering-Plough Corporation for twelve years in positions of increasing responsibility including Vice President—Worldwide Clinical Research for Anti-Infectives, Oncology, CNS, Endocrinology and Dermatology. Dr. Taglietti received his medical degree and board certifications from the University of Pavia in Italy.
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About Forest Laboratories, SCYNEXIS: Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: FRX) is a U.S.-based pharmaceutical company with a long track record of building partnerships.
Rajesh Nair
President of Indegene Lifesystems
Dr Rajesh Nair is one of the cofounders of the company, and as the President, he is responsible for new strategic initiatives, especially as they relate to the company’s solutions in RWD-driven R&D for the life sciences. Prior to cofounding Indegene, Dr Nair headed the Biotech division of the Sarabhai Group. He is a physician by training, having earned the MBBS degree from GMC Trivandrum, India. He then pursued MBA from IIM Ahmedabad (1997), India.
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About Indegene, Indegene Lifesystems: Indegene helps global healthcare organizations address complex challenges by seamlessly integrating Analytics, Technology.
Sanjay Virmani
Executive Vice President of Indegene Lifesystems
Sanjay Virmani is the CEO at Exeevo Inc.
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About Exeevo, Indegene Lifesystems: Indegene helps global healthcare organizations address complex challenges by seamlessly integrating Analytics, Technology.
Sameer Lal
Senior Vice President of Business Development of Indegene Lifesystems
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About Indegene Lifesystems: Indegene helps global healthcare organizations address complex challenges by seamlessly integrating Analytics, Technology.
Florent Peyre
Co-Founder & President of Small Door
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About Small Door: Small Door provides veterinary services that are elevated, customer-centric, and hospitality-infused.
Jason Wild
Founder, President & Chief Investment Officer of JW Asset Management
Jason Wild is the Founder, President and Chief Investment Officer of JW Asset Management, LLC, the advisor for three investment partnerships. Mr. Wild received his license as a pharmacist in 1997, and subsequently founded JW Asset Management, LLC in 1998. The firm has a strong history of finding opportunities within the specialty pharmaceutical sector. He is a graduate of the Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy where he received a bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy.
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About JW Asset Management: JW Asset Management is a New York-based investment firm that primarily invests within the healthcare sector.
Anna Fagin
Vice President & Principal of Town Hall Ventures
Anna Fagin serves as the Vice President and Principal at Town Hall Ventures.
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About Town Hall Ventures: Town Hall Ventures is an investment firm aimed at transforming the woefully broken U.S. health care market through technology.
Hal Pyke
Vice President of PetVet Care Centers
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About PetVet Care Centers, United States Taekwondo Association: PetVet Care Centers is an operator of specialty and general practice animal hospitals in the United States.
William Friedman
Vice President of Health Plan Partnerships of Carrot Fertility
Prior to joining Zipari, Bill held senior positions in the Health Payer space for many years. He was Senior Vice President and Chief Sales Officer for Health Republic Insurance of New York. At the largest CO-OP Health Insurance Carrier in the nation, Bill led sales operations, broker relations, strategic sales planning and marketing. He designed, developed and implemented the sales methodology leading to the company’s growth from Start-Up to a Billion dollar revenue stream. Prior to joining Health Republic Bill was Senior Vice President of Sales at Easy Choice Health Plan of New York where he was instrumental in the launch of the company’s Medicare Advantage products. Bill also spent 8 years at Atlantis Health Plan as SVP of Sales. Atlantis was a Commercial Provider owned HMO focused on the Individual and Group Market. Bill has a deep understanding of customer engagement and retention strategies in the health payer world and has intimate knowledge of the challenges faced by the industry in the post PPACA healthcare landscape.
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About Carrot Fertility: Carrot Fertility helps employers offer their workers fertility benefits that are flexible, transparent, and cost-conscious.
Tim Tompkins
Vice President & Deputy Chief Information Security Officer of CVSHealth
Vice President & Deputy Chief Information Security Officer at CVS Health.
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About CVSHealth: CVS Health provides an integrated healthcare services offering for its members.
Seth Segel
President, Home Services Group of ConvaTec
Seth Segel is President of our Home Services Group (HSG). Seth joined ConvaTec in September 2017 following the acquisition of Woodbury Health Products, where he served as CEO for five years. Woodbury was a private equity backed supplier of catheter and incontinence products in the U.S. home setting. For ten years Seth served as Executive Vice President and a member of the Office of the Chairman at Cantel Medical Corp., a New York Stock Exchange listed specialty healthcare company dedicated to Infection Prevention and Control. Seth has lived and worked in North America, Asia and Europe holding positions in investment banking, management consulting, and as head of operations for a global media research firm. Seth holds an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mathematics with honors from the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to Cantel, Mr. Segel held positions as an investment banker, a management consultant, and as head of operations for a global media research firm. He has worked and lived in multiple international settings in Asia, Europe, and Australia. Seth holds a MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania.
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About ConvaTec, Woodbury Health Products: ConvaTec specializes in the development, manufacture, distribution of single-use devices to hospitals and healthcare sectors.
Dennis Kaltman
President of Multi Packaging Solutions
Dennis Kaltman was given responsibility for the global Branded Consumer market in February 2014, following the merger with Chesapeake. In this role, Dennis focuses on providing the best total value to MPS customers and maintaining a competitive edge through technical innovation and personnel development. He joined MPS in August 2005 as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. He was named President in August 2007. Dennis brings more than 20 years of experience in the print and packaging industry. He started his career with Queens Group, where he was Senior Vice President from 1990 to 1998. When Queens Group was acquired by Shorewood Packaging in 1998, Dennis was named Senior Vice President. In that role, he became intimately involved in the acquisition and integration of numerous specialty packaging businesses. Following the acquisition of Shorewood by International Paper in 2000, Dennis served as Senior Vice President of the Home Entertainment Packaging Division until he joined MPS.
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About Multi Packaging Solutions: Multi Packaging Solutions provides packaging solutions for healthcare markets.
Joseph Davi
Co-founder/President & CEO of Med-Metrix
Joe has over 20 years of demonstrated success in healthcare executive leadership. Together with other senior management, Joe directs and executes Med-Metrix’s primary corporate initiatives and actively implements our strategic plans. Prior to becoming Med-Metrix’s CEO, Joe most recently served as the President of Cobblestone Capital Associates, a private equity firm he founded. He has been an investor and board member in several acquisitions and portfolio companies. Previously, Joe was the President and co-founder of MD-X Solutions (acquired by MedAssets), a revenue cycle company named by Deloitte among the 100 fastest growing technology companies in North America. He later served as the President of MedAssets’ revenue cycle services division. Joe’s career also includes positions at Lehman Brothers, Bankers’ Trust, and NPPN, a national Preferred Provider Organization (PPO). Joe holds a Bachelor’s degree in History from Princeton University and an M.B.A in Finance and Accounting from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Joe is a Fellow of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (FHFMA) and was named a Finalist by Ernst & Young for Entrepreneur of the Year in 2005.
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About Med-Metrix: Med-Metrix provides Performance Management and Revenue Cycle solutions to the healthcare industry.
Ofer Leidner
Co-Founder & President of Happify Health
As Co-Founder and President of Happify Health, Ofer is an experienced entrepreneur who came into healthcare after spending a decade developing casual games and has a deep expertise in user engagement, gamification and digital delivery platform at scale. Alongside his Co-Founder, Tomer Ben-Kiki, Ofer is committed to developing evidence-based therapeutic interventions to treat, manage or improve people’s mental or physical health through meaningful behavior change. Offered to employers, health plans and pharmaceutical companies, Happify Health’s solutions incorporate behavior therapies, such positive psychology, cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness. The company’s clinically-validated digital therapeutic solutions will be FDA-cleared as prescription digital therapies (PDT). Prior to Happify Health, Ofer co-founded several digital media businesses, including iPlay/Oberon Media, a leading casual gaming company and customer relations software startup, Gate42 Technologies. Ofer holds an MBA in Finance and a B.A. in Economics and Information Technologies, both from Tel Aviv University.
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About Happify Health: Happify Health is a healthcare platform, combining digital therapeutics and care delivery solutions to improve mental and physical health.
Heberto Calves
President – Myx Fitness of Beachbody
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About Beachbody: Beachbody has developed and offering an in-home fitness and weight loss solutions.
Vaibhav Narayan
Vice President, Digital Health Innovation of Johnson & Johnson
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About Johnson & Johnson: Johnson & Johnson engages in the research and development, manufacture and sale of a range of products in the healthcare field.
Ravi Parameswar
Vice President, Head of Global Strategic Insights & Analytics of Johnson & Johnson
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About Johnson & Johnson: Johnson & Johnson engages in the research and development, manufacture and sale of a range of products in the healthcare field.
Amy Foley
Vice President, Product Innovation & Delivery of Johnson & Johnson
As Vice President of Product Innovation & Delivery, Amy Foley leads the Johnson & Johnson portfolio of health and wellness capabilities, including new product and service innovation, creation, implementation, operations, customer service and compliance and quality.
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About Johnson & Johnson: Johnson & Johnson engages in the research and development, manufacture and sale of a range of products in the healthcare field.
Ismail Kola
Executive Vice President & President UCB NewMedicines of UCB
Dr. Kola has served as our Director since October 18, 2010. Dr. Kola currently serves as Executive Vice President of UCB S.A. in Belgium, a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of innovative medicines focused on the fields of central nervous system and immunology disorders, and also serves as President of UCB New Medicines, UCB’s discovery research through proof-of-concept organization, since November 2009. Since March 2007, Dr. Kola was Senior Vice President, Discovery Research and Early Clinical Research & Experimental Medicine, and Chief Scientific Officer at Schering-Plough Corporation. Previously, Dr. Kola held senior positions commencing in 2003 at Merck & Company, where he was Senior Vice President and Site Head, Basic Research, and responsible for atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, obesity, infectious diseases, immunology and rheumatology, animal pharmacology and basic and medicinal chemistry. Prior to that, Dr. Kola was Vice President, Research, and Global Head, Genomics Science and Biotechnology, with Pharmacia Corporation, and served as consultant to SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, where he was also a member of the Genomics Advisory Board. During his tenure of proven leadership at several major pharmaceutical companies, Dr. Kola has overseen the successful development of numerous innovative new medicines, including products in the fields of diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular diseases and central nervous system disorders.
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About UCB: UCB Pharma is a biopharmaceutical and specialty chemical company.
John DeYoung
Vice President of Worldwide Business Development of Pfizer
John DeYoung is Vice President of Worldwide Business Development for Pfizer Oncology. He is a member of the Oncology Leadership Team and the Worldwide Business Development Leadership Team. John joined Pfizer in 1991 and has held leadership positions in Finance, Marketing, Commercial Development and Business Development. He received a bachelor’s degree in business from Michigan State University and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.
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About Pfizer: Pfizer provides access to safe and effective and affordable medicines and health care services.
Morten Sogaard
Vice President and Head, Target Sciences of Pfizer
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About Pfizer: Pfizer provides access to safe and effective and affordable medicines and health care services.
Andy Schmeltz
Global President & General Manager of Pfizer
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About Pfizer: Pfizer provides access to safe and effective and affordable medicines and health care services.
John Young
Group President & Chief Business Officer of Pfizer
John Young is the president and general manager of Pfizer’s Primary Care Business Unit and a member of Pfizer’s Executive Leadership Team. Prior to his appointment he was the Primary Care Business Unit’s Regional President for Europe and Canada, a position he held since 2009. John has deep experience in the primary care setting, its complex and evolving customer landscape, and the development of evolved customer facing channels and capabilities. John began his 25-year career with Pfizer in 1987 as a sales representative in his native Scotland. He progressed through a number of sales and marketing management roles and was UK Sales Director from 1998 and UK Marketing Director from 2000. In 2004 he was appointed Country Manager for Australia/New Zealand, and returned to the UK as Country Manager in 2007, prior to assuming his previous role leading the Primary Care Business Unit in Europe/Canada. During his career John has also held leadership roles within local and regional industry groups, including the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) and Medicines Australia, where as Chair he led negotiations with the government to reform the country’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). Additionally, John is active in community work to serve vulnerable populations. John holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Glasgow University and an MBA from Strathclyde Graduate Business School.
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About Pfizer: Pfizer provides access to safe and effective and affordable medicines and health care services.
Sonal Bhatia
Vice President, North America Medical Lead of Pfizer
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About Pfizer: Pfizer provides access to safe and effective and affordable medicines and health care services.
Juliana Anderson
Vice President of Tailwind Capital
Juliana Anderson currently works as the Vice President for Tailwind Capital. She previously worked at CapitalSource Bank as the Senior Analyst.
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About Tailwind Capital: Tailwind focuses on growing middle market companies in the healthcare, business services, and media/communications sectors.
David Pontius
Vice President of WindRose Health Investors
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About WindRose Health Investors: WindRose Health Investors makes private equity investments in businesses that operate within the services sectors of healthcare.
Ilan Abehassera
Co-Founder, President & COO of Willo
Ilan Abehassera is the Co-Founder, President & COO at Willo.
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About Diaspora Ventures, Oui Are New York, Willo: Willo develops technology in oral health that automatically empowers everyone to achieve the best at-home clean possible.
Serge Enokian
Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing of Capsugel
Mr. Enokian is Capsugel’s Senior Vice President of Global Sales. He joined the Company in March 1986 and has served in a number of sales management and marketing positions with increasing responsibly, including Area Sales Manager, National Sales Manager, Director Marketing and the Director of Sales and Marketing for the Americas Region. Prior to joining Capsugel, Mr. Enokian worked for Eli Lilly’s Brazil affiliate, serving as Group Product Manager and National Sales Manager in their Agricultural Products Division. Mr. Enokian holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and an M.B.A. from Louvain University in Belgium.
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About Capsugel: Capsugel is a global leader in delivering high-quality, innovative dosage forms and solutions to healthcare companies around the world.
Humberto Antunes
President & CEO of Galderma
Humberto C. Antunes is a Partner at Gore Range Capital. Humberto has spent his career as an entrepreneur in healthcare and wellness focused on finding ways to improve the lives of people all over the world. His previous experience includes work in dermatology, ophthalmology, medical aesthetics, immunology, inflammation, cosmetics, medical devices, pharma and nutraceuticals. He is actively involved in research to address the issues arising from aging demographics, providing holistic health solutions, helping technologies converge and the digital revolution. Prior to joining Gore Range Capital, Humberto managed Galderma, a pharmaceutical company, for almost 20 years. From 2014 through 2016, he created and led Nestlé Skin Health, which endeavors to enhance quality of life by delivering science-based solutions for skin. Humberto promoted geographic expansion of the businesses he managed, created new channels and acquired new audiences. He also led many successful acquisitions, integrations, joint-ventures, license deals and divestitures. In addition, Humberto has led research teams that achieved hundreds of New Drug Applications, patent filings and clinical trials on both sides of the Atlantic. Some of his successful digital initiatives include www.derm101.com and www.acne.com.
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About Galderma, Gore Range Capital: Galderma offering a range of medical and consumer skin health solutions through three business units.
Josue Munoz
Vice President Global Customer Service, Logistics & Supply Chain Systems of Colgate Palmolive
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About Colgate Palmolive: Colgate-Palmolive is a consumer products company that produces, distributes, and provides household, healthcare, and personal products.
Neal Meropol
Vice President, Head of Medical and Scientific Affairs of Flatiron Health
Neal J. Meropol is a medical oncologist, clinical investigator and health outcomes researcher who serves as vice president of research oncology at Flatiron Health. In this role, he leads efforts to leverage Flatiron’s technology platforms and nationwide provider network to gain insights from real-world data that accelerate research and improve quality of care for cancer patients. Prior to joining Flatiron, Neal was professor and chief of the division of hematology and oncology at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University, and associate director for clinical research at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center. Neal has a national reputation for his research contributions in gastrointestinal malignancies and health services research, including evaluation of new agents, predictors of response and outcome, development of tools to overcome barriers to clinical trial participation, and assessment of the economic impact of care. He currently serves as chair emeritus of the National Cancer Institute Gastrointestinal Cancer Steering Committee, which oversees the development of clinical trials in the publicly-funded clinical trials system. Neal recently completed a four-year term as an elected member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology Board of Directors. He has authored more than 250 manuscripts, book chapters, and editorials related to cancer prevention, treatment, decision making, and health economics. Neal received his undergraduate degree in philosophy from Princeton University and MD from Vanderbilt University. He was a resident in internal medicine at Case Western Reserve University, and completed hematology and medical oncology fellowships at the University of Pennsylvania. He spent a sabbatical at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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About Flatiron Health: Flatiron Health is a healthcare technology company that aims to improve lives by learning from the experience of every cancer patient.
Marta Bralic
Senior Vice President of Business Development of Flatiron Health
Marta Bralic Kerns is the Founder & CEO at Pomelo Care. She attended Harvard University.
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About Flatiron Health, Pomelo Care: Flatiron Health is a healthcare technology company that aims to improve lives by learning from the experience of every cancer patient.
Julie Zuckerman
Vice President of Clinical Operations & Physician Assistant of Schweiger Dermatology
Julie Zuckerman, RPA-C is a licensed Physician Assistant at Schweiger Dermatology. She is members of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, the Society of Dermatology Physician Assistants, the New York Society of Dermatology PA’s, and the American Association of Surgical Physician Assistants. She received her Physician Assistant degree, with a surgical specialization and focus in dermatology, from Weill Cornell Medical College. She graduated as a member of the Pi Alpha Honor Society. Julie then completed her Physician Assistant training at several Manhattan hospitals including the New York Presbyterian Hospital and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan with a B.A. in Psychology and a Pre-Medical focus.
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About Schweiger Dermatology: Schweiger Dermatology is a full service cosmetic & general dermatology.
Chaim Welz
Founder & President of Welz
Chaim Welz is the Founder and President at Welz.
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About Welz: Welz, formerly known as NY COVID TEST, is on a mission to bring instant care, COVID-19 testing and vaccinations.
James Sapirstein
Chairman, CEO and President of First Wave BioPharma
Mr. Sapirstein is a start-up and turnaround specialist with 30 years of pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry experience. Most recently, he served in key leadership positions at Gilead Sciences, Serono Laboratories, and Tobira Therapeutics. Beginning in 2000, Mr. Sapirstein led and developed the global marketing strategy for Gilead’s flagship HIV drug Viread. He played an instrumental role in the development of the drug combination strategy that resulted in Gilead’s acquisition of Triangle’s nucleoside portfolio. In 2002, he accepted the position of Executive Vice President for Serono Laboratories where he led a team of over 100 professionals to rebuild a struggling HIV and pediatric growth hormone business. In this role, he increased sales of Serono’s products several fold, while forging the U.S. commercialization of Serostim and Saizen. As CEO of privately held Tobira Therapeutics, a New Jersey-based biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel HIV and infectious disease compounds, he was instrumental in helping to raise over $60 million in venture capital and research funding. Mr. Sapirstein is a graduate of the Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy and recieved an MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University.
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About First Wave BioPharma, Hepion Pharmaceuticals: First Wave BioPharma aims to become a leader in developing non-systemic, recombinant protein therapies.
Robb Knie
CEO, President & Director of Hoth Therapeutics
Mr. Knie has served as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director of the Company since May 2017. Mr. Knie served as the President of Lifeline Industries Inc. since its inception in 1995. From 2002 to 2010 he was a Semiconductor Analyst for PAW Partners. From 1993 until 1995, Mr. Knie served as Northeast Regional Manager of American Express Financial Advisors. Mr. Knie has served as a board member for NASDAQ-listed companies. He has been featured on CNBC, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal and Forbes Magazine as an Independent Equity Analyst. Mr. Knie has over 20 years of equity markets experience. Mr. Knie has been a member of the American Chemical Society, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, as well as The National Alliance for Youth Sports.
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About Hoth Therapeutics: Hoth Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing new generation therapies for dermatological disorders.
Yin Becker
Vice President, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer of Stryker
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About Stryker, Stryker: Stryker is a medical technology company that offers products and services in orthopaedics.
Elizabeth A. Staub
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance of Stryker
Elizabeth A. Staub was named Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance, in April 2006. Ms. Staub is responsible for overseeing Stryker’s compliance with worldwide product quality and regulatory requirements, including FDA and other regulatory bodies. Ms. Staub began her career with Stryker in April 1989 and held a number of quality, regulatory and operational positions within the Company’s Orthopaedics division, including Manager, Quality Assurance; Team Leader for the packaging cell; Manufacturing Team Leader for the external support cell; Director of the Knee Steering Team; Vice President, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Compliance and Clinical Research; and Director of the Business Process Excellence Project. She then served as Director, Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance, for the Company from 2005 to 2006. Prior to joining Stryker, Ms. Staub spent six years with Baxter Healthcare in a variety of quality assurance positions. Ms. Staub holds a B.S. in Medical Technology from York College of Pennsylvania.
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About Stryker: Stryker is a medical technology company that offers products and services in orthopaedics.
Konstantin Mehl
CEO, Founder & President of Kaia Health
Konstantin is a serial entrepreneur. His last company foodora, a global food delivery company was sold to delivery hero in 2015 after reaching 500 employees and 5,000 drivers. His current company Kaia has the mission to build the biggest platform for chronic disease management, powered by computer vision. His angel investments include more than 20 companies in the US and Europe. He holds a dual Masters from Columbia University and a Bachelors degree from Technical University Munich.
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About Kaia Health, Kaia Health: Kaia Health is a digital therapeutics company that creates evidence-based treatments for a range of medical disorders.
Colin Quinn
Co-Founder and President of Included Health
Colin Quinn is the co-founder and President of Included Health.
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About Included Health: Included Health is a concierge healthcare platform focused on raising care equality for your LGBTQ+ employees.
Dieter Weinand
President and CEO of Bayer Pharmaceuticals
Weinand currently serves as President of Bayer Pharmaceuticals and is a member of the Board of Management of Bayer AG. Previously, he was President, Global Commercialization & Portfolio Management at Otsuka. During his 30 year career, he has held various responsibilities in commercial, operations and strategy in various therapeutic areas including cardiovascular diseases, oncology, dermatology, immunology, and respiratory and inflammatory diseases . These positions included heading business operations in markets in the United States, Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America for companies including Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb. He earned an M.S. in pharmacology and toxicology from Long Island University, New York, and a B.A. in biology from Concordia College, New York.
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About Bayer Pharmaceuticals: Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the Life Science fields of health care and agriculture.
Mattan Griffel
Co-Founder/President & COO of Ophelia
Mattan is an award-winning faculty member at Columbia Business School and a two-time Y Combinator-backed entrepreneur. He co-founded Ophelia, a company that helps people quit opioids without having to go to rehab. Mattan is also an Innovation Fellow at the Lang Center for Entrepreneurship and was selected as one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in Education.
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About One Month | Learn to Code in 30 Days, Ophelia, Sandbox Network: Ophelia offers medication and support for quitting opioids.
John Buser
President and Chief Executive Officer of Health Solutions Plus
Health Solutions Plus was founded in 1996, by John Buser, founder and former COO and CIO of Centercare, a New York health plan. Before founding HSP, Mr. Buser spent 30 years in technology, software and operations management and served in senior leadership. Prior to joining the healthcare industry, Mr. Buser was the senior technical manager for international consulting firm Logica LLC. During his tenure at Logica, Mr. Buser was responsible for developing banking and telecommunications systems for such clients as Citibank, Chase, JP Morgan, Chemical, MHT, Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank, Bank of Boston and IBM.
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About Health Solutions Plus: Health Solutions Plus (HSP) is a U.S. based software provider of the most modern Payer administration solutions in the industry.
Julie Rubinstein
President of Adaptive Biotechnologies
Ms. Rubinstein is the president of Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.
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About Adaptive Biotechnologies, Adaptive Biotechnologies, Adaptive Biotechnologies: Adaptive Biotechnologies translates a scale and precision of the adaptive immune system into products to diagnose and treat disease.
Taylor Justice
Co-Founder & President of Unite Us
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About Unite Us: Unite Us provides a collaboration and coordination software, streamlining the delivery of health and social services.
Darren Sherman
President, Chief Operating Officer, Director and Founder of Orchestra BioMed
Darren Sherman is a Managing Partner of Orchestra. He is also Chief Technical Officer of Accelerated Technologies, Inc. (ATI) as well as Chief Executive Officer of Caliber Therapeutics, Inc., an OMV II Fund Portfolio Company. He has over 17 years of management and entrepreneurial experience in the medical technology industry spanning interventional cardiology, cardiac electrophysiology, sudden cardiac death, stroke, and neurovascular therapies. He currently serves as a director of Caliber Therapeutics and Vivasure Medical. Prior to joining Orchestra, Mr. Sherman held various positions in executive management for Cordis Neurovascular (CNV), a Johnson & Johnson company, including Executive Director R&D and Director of Strategic Marketing for stroke products. He had worldwide responsibility for all neurovascular R&D and global strategic marketing responsibilities for the Stroke franchise, including budgets, portfolio of products and strategic planning. Mr. Sherman made significant contributions to the design and commercialization of a series of key products including the Enterprise Vascular Reconstruction Device and the Orbit Embolic Coil as well as directed the filing of over 100 patents. Prior to joining CNV, Mr. Sherman played an integral role in the formation and development of Revivant Corp (acquired by Zoll) while working with Thomas J. Fogarty, MD at Fogarty Engineering. He was Revivant’s first employee and managed the design, development, and testing of the AutoPulse device from concept through market introduction. In addition to the R&D related activities, Mr. Sherman supported the clinical research, marketing, and intellectual property efforts. The AutoPulse is a lightweight, portable tool replacing the need for manual chest compressions during cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for patients suffering from sudden cardiac arrest. Prior to Revivant, Mr. Sherman held positions in research and development for Cardiac Pathways Corp., prior to its acquisition by Boston Scientific, and Baxter Healthcare. In each of these companies, he participated in the creation, development and launch of products. Mr. Sherman has authored 45 U.S. patents with an additional 58 published applications. He earned a BS degree in Bioengineering from the University of California, San Diego.
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About Orchestra BioMed, Orchestra Medical Ventures: Orchestra BioMed is a biomedical innovation company that provides high-impact solutions for large unmet needs in procedure-based medicine.
Susan Sender
Chief Clinical Officer and Senior Vice President of Kindred Healthcare
Susan Sender, RN, BSN, CHCE, is Chief Clinical Officer and Senior Vice President of Clinical Services for Kindred at Home. Ms. Sender joined the company in July 2013 bringing to Kindred nearly three decades of experience. She spent the last five years with Loving Care Agency, a regional provider of home health services in New Jersey, as Chief Clinical Officer and Vice President of Pediatric Operations where she directed increased diversity in payer sources and drove standardization in clinical and business process through quality improvement and policy development. Prior to that, Ms. Sender was Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive with Gentiva, the largest U.S. provider of comprehensive home health services, a position she held for nearly a decade. She also worked for Olsten Health Services, a home healthcare company based in Westbury, NY, where she served as the Corporate Director of Clinical Practice. Ms. Sender has a BSN from Adelphi University in Garden City, NY, and has published articles on a variety of topics, including home care policy, pain management, reducing rehospitalizations, outcomes tracking, and compliance.
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About Kindred Healthcare: Kindred Healthcare is a provider of care in settings from hospitals to even your own home.
Christopher Seaton
Senior Vice President, Negotiations of Bayer HealthCare
Chris is responsible for major transactions in Bayer HealthCare, including licensing, product acquisition, divestitures and out-licensing. Mr. Seaton is based in the United States with direct reports in the USA and Germany. Mr. Seaton earned both his Masters of Business Administration and his undergraduate degree from McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Mr. Seaton has had experience in multiple countries and businesses. Immediately prior to his current role he was responsible for Business Development and Licensing for Bayer HealthCare (a predecessor of Bayer Schering Pharmaceuticals AG) and prior to that, for Business Planning and Administration for Bayer HealthCare in North America, a function which covered Finance, Information Systems, Strategic Planning and North American Licensing.
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About Bayer HealthCare: Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the fields of health care, nutrition and high-tech materials.
Roxanne Lagano
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of Zoetis India Ltd
Roxanne Lagano was appointed executive vice president and chief human resources officer at Zoetis in November 2012. In this role, she is responsible for the company’s worldwide human resources management. Prior to joining Zoetis, Ms. Lagano was senior vice president, Global Compensation, Benefits and Wellness for Pfizer. In that role, Ms. Lagano was responsible for the design and implementation of Pfizer’s compensation and employee benefit programs around the globe. She was also responsible for Pfizer’s wellness strategies, including the Healthy Pfizer program, and for the human resources aspects of the company’s merger, acquisition and divestiture activities. Ms. Lagano joined Pfizer in 1997 as manager, Tax Planning after specializing in employee benefits, executive compensation and mergers and acquisitions at Schulte, Roth and Zabel, LLP, a New York law firm. After joining Pfizer’s legal division in 1999, Ms. Lagano joined Pfizer’s Human Resources organization in 2000. During her time in HR for Pfizer, Ms. Lagano held various positions of increasing responsibility, including senior director of business transactions (HR) and senior director, employee benefits. Ms. Lagano holds a Juris Doctor degree from Hofstra University School of Law and a Bachelor of Science degree from Long Island University.
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About Zoetis India Ltd: Zoetis provides healthcare services for animal.
Paul Herendeen
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Zoetis India Ltd
Paul Herendeen is executive vice president and chief financial officer (EVP and CFO) of Zoetis. In his role, Herendeen oversees the company’s Finance and Information Technology organizations and serves as part of the Zoetis Executive Team, reporting to CEO Juan Ramón Alaix. Herendeen brings more than 30 years of broad financial experience and leadership to his role at Zoetis, including 16 years as CFO of Warner Chilcott and MedPointe. From 2005 to 2013, Herendeen served as CFO at Warner Chilcott, a specialty pharmaceuticals company, which had a successful IPO in 2006, grew its revenue and profitability, and was acquired by Actavis in 2013. He joined Warner Chilcott after four years as EVP and CFO of MedPointe, a privately held health care company. He had been Warner Chilcott’s CFO from 1998 until 2000, joining the company after representing one of its lead investors on Warner Chilcott’s Board of Directors. Herendeen helped grow the company’s revenues and conduct its first successful IPO, and later helped complete the company’s acquisition by Galen PLC. From 1989 to 1998, Herendeen spent nine years as a principal investor at both Dominion Income Management and Cornerstone Partners, where he worked on investments as well as mergers and acquisitions for the firms and their portfolio companies. He also spent the early part of his career in banking and public accounting, having held various positions with the investment banking group of Oppenheimer & Company, the capital markets group of Continental Bank Corporation, and as a senior auditor with Arthur Andersen & Company. Herendeen earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, and holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Boston College.
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About Bausch Health, Zoetis India Ltd: Zoetis provides healthcare services for animal.
Mia Funt
President and CEO of ByHeart
Mia (Belldegrun) Funt is the Co-founder and President of ByHeart.
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About ByHeart: ByHeart is an infant nutrition company that translates nutrition science and breastmilk research into evolved foods and formulas.
Alex Moczarski
President & CEO of Guy Carpenter & Company
Alexander Moczarski is President and Chief Executive Officer of Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC and Chairman of Marsh & McLennan Companies International. Mr. Moczarski is Chairman of Guy Carpenter’s Board of Managers and is a member of the Marsh & McLennan Companies Executive Committee. Prior to joining Guy Carpenter in 2011, Mr.Moczarski served as President and CEO of Marsh’s International Division. Previously, he was CEO of Marsh Inc.’s Europe, Middle East and Africa region. While at Marsh, he held several other roles, including President and CEO of the firm’s International Specialty Operations and Region Head for the Latin America and Caribbean Region. Before joining Marsh in 1993, Mr. Moczarski worked for AIG for nearly 15 years, most recently as CEO of the firm’s operations in Argentina and Chile.
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About Guy Carpenter & Company: Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC operates as a reinsurance intermediary. The company offers accident and health, agriculture, alternative risk
Thomas Brown
CIO and Executive Vice President, Enterprise Services and Operations of Nuance Communications
Thomas “T” Brown is the senior vice president of Services and Operations within Nuance’s Enterprise Division, supporting customer self-service solutions that are used by leading organizations around the world to automate and optimize the customer care experience across all channels including phone, web, and mobile. In this role, Mr. Brown is responsible for leading the divisions’ global services organization, including the day-to-day operations and global strategy for Enterprise Professional Services, Network Services, Global Hosting and Infrastructure, and On-Demand teams and businesses. Prior to joining Nuance, Mr. Brown spent more than a decade in senior technical and management positions with Hughes Aircraft Company, Hewlett Packard, and Bell Laboratories. Mr. Brown holds a BS degree in Computer Science from Penn State University and a MS degree in Computer Science from UCLA.
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About : Nuance Communications provides conversational AI innovations that bring intelligence to everyday work and life.
Richard Kresch
President and CEO of Ascend Health
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About Ascend Health, US HealthVest: Ascend Health Corporation is a leading behavioural healthcare provider, offering a full range of inpatient and day hospital services.
Shilpa S. Patel
Senior Vice-President of Business and Legal Affairs of Kindbody
Shilpa S. Patel is the SVP of business and legal affairs at Kindbody.
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About Kindbody: Kindbody is a health and technology company providing fertility, gynecology, and family-building care.
Alan Rigby
Co-Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer of HiberCell
Alan Rigby is a passionate and innovative oncology leader with over 20 years of academic and industry experience in the area of data driven oncology drug discovery from concept to clinical candidate to genetically enabled first-in-man studies. Dr. Rigby is committed to leveraging patient material and data for use in the identification, stratification and development of ‘next generation’ cancer therapeutics for use in responder populations. This ‘commitment’ has resulted in clinically validated large and small molecule therapeutics for several cancer indications. Most recently, Alan led a prioritized and focused effort to translate ‘Natures Intracellular Biologic’ into transformative medicines for oncology and antibiotic resistance while chief scientific officer of Warp Drive Bio., a Cambridge based biotechnology company that was recently acquired. Alan joined Warp Drive Bio following a tenure as senior vice president and chief scientific officer at Synta Pharmaceuticals. While at Synta Alan led research and development efforts for Synta’s HSP90 clinical candidate, Ganetespib, as well as restructuring the preclinical small molecule drug conjugate platform. Prior to joining Synta, Dr. Rigby was vice president, global antibody drug conjugate biology, and head of external innovation for oncology research at the New York site for Eli Lilly and Company. Before launching his biotech/ pharmaceutical career Dr. Rigby was a National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded assistant professor and principal investigator at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School. While at Harvard Medical School, he founded and directed the Drug Discovery and Target Validation Program within the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. As a mentor and advisor Alan continues to work with numerous organizations to assemble and chair scientific conferences with a focus on translating innovative science and oncology-centric platforms into robust and durable clinically validated strategies. Alan Rigby is on the Editorial Advisory Board for Future Medicinal Chemistry, was North American Editor for Current Computer Aided Drug Discovery and has published more than 55 scientific papers, a book chapter and has 12 patents that have published or are pending. Alan holds an Honors BSc. in Biochemistry from the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the same University.
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About HiberCell: HiberCell is a biotechnology company developing treatments to prevent cancer relapse and metastasis.
Sumita Yadav
Vice President Cardiovascular and Orthopedics Servicelines of Catholic Health Services
Sumita is a physician + healthcare executive who is focused on improving healthcare delivery by shaping policies and decisions that are both pro-clinicians and pro-patients. She is a leader who believes in learning and adapting from other industries to find the most innovative approaches.
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About Catholic Health Services: Catholic Health Services of Long Island (CHS) is an integrated health care delivery system.
Jack Lefkowitz
CEO and President of Care to Care LLC
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About Care to Care LLC: Care To Care provides specialty benefits and utilization management services to managed care organizations and other healthcare payers.
Jay Anderson
Senior Vice President of Global Brand Technologies of Estee Lauder Companies
Jay Anderson is the Senior Vice President, Global Brand Technologies at The Estée Lauder Companies, one of the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. The company’s products are sold in 150 countries and territories under brand names including Estee Lauder, MAC, Clinique, Tom Ford, La Mer, Aveda, Jo Malone London and Too Faced. Jay drives brand growth by overseeing the creation of innovative technology solutions that enhance luxury consumer experiences, engagement and personalization. He also leads the IT strategic vision, portfolio execution, and corporate technology innovation. Previously, Jay served as the company’s interim CIO, global head of applications and analytics, and head of value chain technology and tech innovation. Jay grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and graduated Cum Laude from Harvard College. He also received a joint MBA and Industrial Engineering degree from the University of Michigan.
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About Estee Lauder Companies: Estee Lauder Companies is a manufacturer and marketer of skincare products, makeup, perfumes, and hair care products.
Karen Totland
Vice President, Global Procurement, Global Facilities & Corporate Sustainability of FMC Corporation
Karen M. Totland, Ph.D. serves as Vice President, Global Procurement, Global Procurement and Corp Sustainability for FMC Corporation Karen joined FMC in November of 2010, from Firmenich, a leading Fragrance and Flavor company based in Switzerland where she spent 14 years, most recently as Vice President, Global Purchasing. Here she obtained experience leading purchasing and strategic sourcing at a global level. Karen has a proven track record building new organizations, achieving bottom-line results and developing talent. A trained chemist, Karen has a Ph.D. from the University of Ottawa and has conducted post-doctoral research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. During the course of her career Karen has lived in Europe, the Middle East and North America. She grew up in Canada and has Canadian and French citizenship. Karen currently resides in Philadelphia PA.
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About FMC Corporation: FMC Corporation is an US-based chemical manufacturing company producing solutions for the agricultural, textile, and healthcare industries.
Lynn Crowe
Senior Vice President, Member Advocacy of Livongo
With over 20 years as a healthcare professional focused in diabetes, Lynn has successfully led programs to reduce barriers to proper care for people with diabetes. Starting her career with the American Diabetes Association, Lynn developed programs that were adopted as national prototypes, some of which are still in place today. Upon obtaining her Masters degree in counseling, Lynn joined Sanofi’s diabetes division where she honed her insights into the person with diabetes. She led programs with proven success addressing the psychological challenges of the diseases. Lynn has been recognized as an innovator in the diabetes space receiving numerous awards. In 2011, she co-authored and published “The Diabetes Manifesto: Take Control of Your Life”, a book that has been well received by the community. Upon joining Livongo in 2013, she has helped build Livongo’s client experience and now primarily focuses on member advocacy, ensuring the “Member First” philosophy is incorporated in all we do. Lynn holds a Bachelor of Science in Business and Master of Science in Counseling from the University of Scranton.
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About Livongo: Livongo provides a data science and technology enabled platform for detection of diabetes.
Jerry Canada
President, Healthcare Group of Harris Healthcare
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About Harris Healthcare: Harris Healthcare provides award-winning healthcare software and services that improve the safety, quality, and efficiency of patient care.
Seth Terbeek
Vice President of Customer Experience of DrFirst
Seth Terbeek currently serves as vice president of business development for DrFirst. In the past, Mr. Terbeek has held positions at DrFirst ranging from vice president of operations, where he had direct responsibility for customer integration, implementation, and support, to Tier 1 support to director of integration services, giving him a broad range of experiences that have allowed him to contribute much throughout his tenure with the company. Mr. Terbeek has a passion for excellent customer service, strongly believes in coaching future leaders from within, and was the driving force behind the design and implementation of an internal corporate culture training program. Mr. Terbeek first joined DrFirst after receiving his B.T. in Web Development from SUNY Canton in Northern NY.
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About DrFirst: DrFirst provides software solutions for physicians and healthcare providers ranging from HIPAA secure messaging, e-prescribing, and EHR.
Robert Glenning
President Financial and Information Technology Services and CFO of Hackensack Meridian Health
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About Hackensack Meridian Health: Hackensack Meridian Health is poised to better meet the needs of their communities.
Joseph Lemaire
President of Hackensack Meridian Health
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About Hackensack Meridian Health: Hackensack Meridian Health is poised to better meet the needs of their communities.
Nathaniel McNamara
President & Founder of Studio
Nathaniel focuses on investments in information technology and is involved in all stages of the investment process.
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About FounderDating, Studio: Studio makes audio based group running classes available live and on-demand to anyone with access to a treadmill.
John Weiland
Vice Chairman, President and Chief Operating Officer of C. R. Bard
John H. Weiland joined C. R. Bard, Inc. on March 1, 1996. His experience spans over 30 years in the healthcare industry with firms such as Dentsply International, Pharmacia and Baxter Healthcare Corporation. John was elected to the Board of Directors in April 2005 and assumed the title of Vice Chairman in August 2016.
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About C. R. Bard: C. R. Bard is a developer, manufacturer, and marketer of medical technologies.
Patricia Christian
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs of C. R. Bard
Patricia G. Christian joined C. R. Bard, Inc. in December 2008 as Vice President, Regulatory Affairs. She became Vice President, Quality Assurance in February 2011 and was promoted to Vice President, Quality, Regulatory and Medical Affairs in January 2014. She returned to the role of Vice President, Regulatory Affairs in July, 2016. Patty came to Bard from Johnson & Johnson, which she joined in 1997 as Manager, Regulatory Affairs before a promotion to Director, Regulatory Affairs for Independence Technology in 1999. In 2001, she became Director, Regulatory and Clinical Affairs for Vistakon, a division of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, and was promoted to Senior Director in 2003. Most recently, Patty served as Vice President, Worldwide Regulatory Affairs for LifeScan, Inc.
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About C. R. Bard: C. R. Bard is a developer, manufacturer, and marketer of medical technologies.
Todd Garner
Vice President – Investor Relations of C. R. Bard
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About C. R. Bard: C. R. Bard is a developer, manufacturer, and marketer of medical technologies.
