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Cody Fair
Noom, the psychology-based digital health platform used to provide intelligent nutrition and exercise coaching, announced Cody Fair Head of Employer Sales, Healthcare. Cody joins from Springbuk where he was Vice President of Commercial Growth. During his time with the company, he also served as Vice President of Sales and Strategic Partnerships and Senior Director of Mid-Market Sales. Prior to Springbuk, Cody spent nearly 8 years at Paychex where he began as a sales consultant and moved upward through a number of roles ultimately serving as director of major market sales for the Midwest region.
Jen Biancucci
ixlayer, a leader in technology-based solutions for diagnostic testing, announced Jen Biancucci Vice President of Business Development. Jen joins from Signify Health where she was Vice President of Sales. Prior to that, she ran sales at TapCloud and Babel Health. Additionally, Jen served as Vice President of Sales at Beacon Healthcare System and she spent the bulk of her early sales career at UnitedHealthcare.
Peter Wakefield
AquaPrawnics produces fresh, superior quality, sustainable US-farmed shrimp with 100% traceability grown in closed indoor system farms located in market. AquaPrawnics announced Peter Wakefield Chief Executive Officer. Peter brings decades of aquaculture experience as a business leader and joins from Wild Coast Salmon where he was Chief Executive Officer. Prior to that, he served as Chief Technology Officer and led sustainability ESG at Dunkeld Trout Egg Hatchery. Peter also headed operations and international business development at MultiFish and he spent the bulk of his early career leading European sales and marketing at Troutlodge and Aquazure Hatcheries.
Gary Bennett
Filmhub, the #1 distribution platform for filmmakers and streaming channels, announced Gary Bennett Head of Revenue: Streaming Partnerships. Gary joins from DoorDash where he was Director and Head of International SMB. Prior to that, he was the channel partnerships manager for Canada and New York at Yext. Gary also managed inside sales and business development at Servy and he spent time early in his sales career at Oscar Health Insurance.
Linda Anegawa
Noom, the psychology-based digital health platform used to provide intelligent nutrition and exercise coaching, announced Linda Anegawa Medical Director. Linda brings extensive experience as a physician-leader developing strategies for whole body wellness and joins from PlushCare where was Medical Director. Prior to that, she led the medical practices at Hawaii Pacific Health, Oahu Spine and Rehab, and OSR Weight Management. Linda also spent time at The Queen’s Medical Center and Menlo Medical Clinic as a physician and was an adjunct clinical instructor at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Courtney Pallotta
Reprise, the software demo platform for enterprise sales and marketing teams, announced Courtney Pallotta Chief Marketing Officer. Courtney brings over 20 years of experience leading teams and scaling go-to-market strategy, branding, and product marketing. Most recently, she was Chief Marketing Officer at ChaosSearch and Senior Vice President of Marketing at TrustArc. Prior to that, she led marketing at ClearSky and was a founding member of the Netezza marketing team where she led demand gen, events, field marketing and customer advocacy through the companys’ IPO and and later acquisition by IBM. Courtney also spent several years at IBM where she led two acquisitions and launched the data science-driven open-source platform. Early in her career, she held marketing roles at Digitas LLC, Intelligent Solutions, and Wheelhouse Corporation.
Dan Simon
Workramp, the All-in-One Learning Platform helping businesses and their employees unlock their true growth potential, announced Dan Simon Vice President of Engineering. Dan brings extensive experience as an engineering leader across diverse industries and joins from Qventus where he was responsible for all aspects of engineering. Prior to that, he led engineering at BetterWorks and Ooyala, served as Chief Technology Officer at Pogoseat, and spent time as the engineering director at Playdom.
Heather Gervais
Osso VR, the virtual reality (VR) surgical training and assessment platform, announced Heather Gervais Chief Revenue Officer. Heather joins from Everly Health where she was Senior Vice President of Health Solutions. Prior to that, she was responsible for business development and account management at PNW Health. Heather also headed commercial operations and sales at athenahealth following its acquisition of Epocrates where she led client services and commercial operations. Additionally, Heather was responsible for project management and operations at the Cadient Group, managed business development and operations at PowerVision Corporation, and was Director of Credit at Qualis Care. She began her career as a client acquisition manager Lightship Financial Group.
Elizabeth Simmer
Volantio, a global leader in post-booking revenue and capacity optimization software for airlines, announced Elizabeth Simmer Vice President of Customer Success. Elizabeth joins from FullStory where she managed customer onboarding, led professional services, and served as Head of Customer Engagement. Prior to that, she was manager of operational excellence at athenahealth and she began her career with Oncology Solutions.
Lisa Wagner Macnew
Stellar Development Foundation, the nonprofit organization supporting the development of the Stellar Network which is an open network for storing and moving money, announced Lisa Wagner Macnew as Vice President of People. Lisa joins from Roadster where she was Vice President of People. Prior to that, she ran human resources at Leanplum and was Director of People Ops at Weebly. Lisa also spent time early in her career at POPSUGAR where she was Director of Human Resources.
Stacie Frederick
Osso VR, the virtual reality (VR) surgical training and assessment platform, announced Stacie Frederick Chief Technology Officer. Stacie brings extensive experience as a technical leader and manager and joins from Butterfly Network where she led software engineering. Prior to that, she was Vice President of Engineering at Collective Health and led engineering and product for the Amazon Alexa experience for domestic and international markets. Stacie also served as Vice President of Software Development at NanoScopia where she designed and built the cloud software for the portable diagnostic testing platform and led products and technology at Preptel Corporation.
Al Yau
Ladder, the smart, simple, online life insurance company, announced Al Yau Chief Financial Officer. Al joins from Integral Development Corporation where he was Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that, he led growth capital investments in software, services and internet businesses at 3i Group and co-founded Guru where he also served as Vice President of Finance and Product Management. Additionally, Al held corporate development and strategy positions at Sun Microsystems and PeopleSoft and he spent time early in his finance career at Goldman Sachs and in private equity with McCown De Leeuw.
Anu Ram
CertifyOS, the company delivering API-first credentialing, licensing, enrollment, and network monitoring solutions to payors, health systems and digital health companies, announced Anu Ram Vice President of Product. Most recently, Anu led Product at Papa. Prior to that, she was Vice President of Corporate Strategy at Optum and also led product strategy for Optum Analytics. Additionally, Anu ran operations at Pinpoint Care and was responsible for marketing and new products at CareTeam Connect. Early in her career, she spent time on the fund management team at BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners and was an associate at Hyde Park Angels.
Meg Scharf
CertifyOS, the company delivering API-first credentialing, licensing, enrollment, and network monitoring solutions to payors, health systems and digital health companies, announced Meg Scharf Vice President of Marketing. Meg brings extensive marketing experience and most recently served as Senior Director of Marketing for Capital Rx and Senior Commercial Officer for the Ontario Government. Prior to that, she was Director of Marketing and Head of Inside Sales at Maestro Health and led marketing and communications at Techweek Ace Hardware. Meg also ran international marketing and new business development for the Ace Hardware Corporation and she spent her early career as a marketing associate at Bally Total Fitness and Regulatory Compliance Associates.
Bruce Gottlieb
Flatiron Health, the leader in cloud-based oncology software, announced Bruce Gottlieb Chief Operating Officer. Bruce brings extensive executive experience scaling operations and driving strategic growth at healthcare companies as well as general management and expertise in legal, compliance, corporate development, and strategy in the healthcare and technology industries. Most recently, he served as Chief Legal Officer at ZocDoc and General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at MeiraGT. Prior to that, he led business development at Oscar Health and managed the sales and marketing departments as well as served as General Counsel and later Special Counsel to the CEO. Bruce also managed SoftBank’s investments in the U.S. mobile Internet sector, served as General Counsel and President at Atlantic Media, and was Chief Counsel for the FCC.
Kevin Kooi
Mendel.ai, the company transforming unstructured EMR data and clinical literature into the industry’s most comprehensive and compliant analytics-ready data, announced Kevin Kooi as Head of Finance. Kevin joins from Labelbox where he was Vice President of Finance. Prior to that, he spent several years at Intercom in financial planning and analysis roles and he began his career with The Parthenon Group.
Paddy Sreenivasan
ClearDATA, the leader in healthcare public cloud security and compliance, announced Paddy Sreenivasan Vice President of Engineering. Most recently, Paddy co-founded InfinStor and was a technical architect at the Dover Corporation where he built the eCommerce platform. Prior to that, he led engineering at Carbonite, joining via its acquisition of Zmanda which he co-founded and led as Vice President of Engineering. Paddy also spent time at Cisco and HP and spent the bulk of his early engineering career with SGI.
Josh Pennino
Hasura, the GraphQL innovation leader, announced Josh Pennino Senior Vice President of Global Sales. Josh joins from Drift where he was Senior Vice President of Global Enterprise Sales. Prior to that, he served as Vice President of Americas at Confluent and spent several years at Acquia leading the sales team managing commercial enterprise, core verticals and inside sales across the America’s. Josh also served as Director of Sales for the innovations division at Jenzabar and spent time early in his career managing regional accounts at Saba and McGraw-Hill Education.
Jeff de Ruyter
Pendo, the platform that accelerates successful product adoption, announced Jeff de Ruyter Vice President – New Business, Adopt, FS&I. Jeff joins from Smartsheet where he was Vice President for the North American large enterprise segment. Prior to that, he was a senior account executive at SAP and also spent several years managing a team of strategic account executives at Winshuttle. Additionally, Jeff was an account manager on strategic enterprise accounts at Business Objects and he began his career with Speedline Solutions.
Gillian Hsieh
Quartet Health, a tech-enabled mental health care company that works with health plans, systems, and provider groups to deliver speed to quality care for all, announced Gillian Hsieh Chief Financial Officer. Gillian brings extensive financial experience and joins from Convey Health Solutions where she spent nearly eleven years leading finance. Prior to that, she was Senior Vice President of Finance at Stream Global Services and led finance at Enterprise Mobile. Gillian also served as Chief FInancial Officer at Peracon and E5 Systems and managed finance at Solectron. Additionally, she spent several years at Stream International in financial planning and analysis roles and was the finance controller at Corporate Software. Gillian began her career as a financial analyst for the Intel Corporation.
Rachel Markov
Handshake, the recruiting platform connecting employers to college students and recent alumni, announced Rachel Markov Vice President of Customer Success. Rachel joins from LinkedIn where she spent the last decade. During her time there, she partnered with sales leadership to grow the Ads and SaaS businesses and was promoted to lead business operations. Additionally, she built out a new customer marketing function and in her final role, she served as Global Head of Customer Success for Elevate. Prior to LinkedIn, Rachel led business development at Deem and spent time at Yahoo! in business operations.
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Melissa Caldwell
Fluxx, the most trusted cloud-first grantmaking solution, announced Melissa Caldwell Vice President of Customer Onboarding and Success. Melissa joins from Wiley where she spent the last several years leading the customer experience approach and organization. Prior to that, she was Vice President of Customer Success at Acrolinx and spent ten years with Rosetta Stone. During her time there, she managed the client lifecycle for strategic corporate and government accounts in addition to leading the hiring, coaching and management of employees in all of North and South America and Asia, across multiple verticals. In her final role with the company, she served as Director of Global Client Services and Customer Success and led a team of over 40 Client Services professionals made up of 5 teams spread across the globe.
Arun Dobriyal
Vartana, a provider of managed checkout and BNPL options for businesses, announced Arun Dobriyal Head of Engineering. Arun joins from Snap where he spent the last six years and was responsible for building the payments platform and team as well as the commerce team. In his final role with the company, he was the Engineering Leader for Creative Tools. Prior to that, Arun led the payments platform at Facebook and spent time early in his career in research.
Curt Vinyard
ixlayer, a leader in technology-based solutions for diagnostic testing, announced Curt Vinyard Vice President, Payor Vertical. Curt brings extensive experience in organizational leadership and strategy and joins from Prognos Health where he was Vice President of Payer Product Strategy. Prior to that, he led product and strategy decision analytics and business development at Change Healthcare and Inovalon and served as Director of Healthcare Business Development at WBB. Curt spent the bulk of his early career at Philips in sales, business development, and strategic consulting roles, each with an increasing level of responsibility.
Seema Siddiqui
Infusion for Health, a leading network of ambulatory infusion centers that provides therapies to patients with complex and chronic conditions, announced Seema Siddiqui President of Specialty Pharmacy. Seema brings over 20 years of combined experience in healthcare technology startup, healthcare compliance, US regulatory affairs, retail pharmacy operations, and research and development. Most recently, she was Vice President of Business Development and Regulatory Affairs at MedAvail Technologies. Prior to that, Seema led pharmacy operations, business development and regulatory affairs at SpotRx Pharmacy and spent nearly a decade with Target. During her time there, she oversaw the operational compliance of 19 Target pharmacies, served as Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager, and led the transition strategy for the Healthcare Compliance program. Additionally, Seema was a senior research associate at Advanced Sterilization Products and a pharmacy technician at PharMerican early in her career.
Chris Cordery
1Huddle, the workforce tech company that onboards, upskills and develops employees through the use of science-backed, quick-burst mobile games, announced Chris Cordery Vice President of Sales. Chris joins from Phenom where he led sales. Prior to that, he was Regional Vice President of Enterprise Sales at iCIMS and oversaw global sales at Tribridge. Additionally, Chris served as Senior Vice President of Sales at RealMatch and IBM, led sales at Universum, and he spent the bulk of his early career at CareerBuilder as a Managing Director and Vice President of Partner Sales. He began his career as an account executive at JWG Associates.
Brian Davis
ixlayer, a leader in technology-based solutions for diagnostic testing, announced Brian Davis Vice President of Business Development. Most recently, Brian led business development at Truepill and was Vice President of Sales at OutcomesMTM. Prior to that, he was recruited by Elsevier to lead the drug information team and repositioned the company’s value proposition, key messaging, and brand positioning in the marketplace. Additionally, Brian spent several years with Wolters Kluwer leading sales and he spent the bulk of his early career with Checkpoint Systems.
Jessica Bartlett
Spotnana, the first technology company to build an open global innovation platform for travel has announced Jessica Bartlett as Head of People. Jessica joins from Braze where she was Senior Vice President of People. During her tenure at Braze, the Company grew from 350 to over 1400 people and went through an IPO. Prior to Braze, Jessica spent several years at GroundTruth where she ended her tenure running the people function. Jessica started her career in learning and development. She was the first training professional at dataxu where she built the team and programs from the ground up.
Pushpraj Shukla
SymphonyAI, the leader in high-value enterprise AI SaaS for strategic industries, announced Pushpraj Shukla Vice President of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) and head of incubation. Pushpraj joins from Microsoft where he spent nearly 14 years. During his time there, he helped create a new AI/ML based cloud offering for Microsoft, land built and led a team of Machine Learning researchers, applied scientists and engineers. In his final role with the company, he served as Partner and Director of AI and Machine Learning. Prior to Microsoft, Pushpraj worked on ad monetization projects for Kosmix and spent time at Bell Laboratories.
Jeff Liu
Ephemeral Solutions, the made-to-fade tattoo creating a world of limitless self-expression, announced Jeff Liu Chief Executive Officer. Jeff joins from Casper where he was Director of Retail before moving on to lead global retail and ultimately serve as Vice President of Global Retail and General Manager for the Canadian region. Prior to Casper, Jeff spent six years at Tesla. During his time there, he led sales entry into the U.S. Northeast, was selected to open and manage the first retail store outside of California, and served as Regional Delivery Manager for the Northeast and Southeast U.S. regions. Jeff also oversaw the Asia Pacific delivery across mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan and Australia and was Senior Global Manager of Deliveries in his final role with the company.
Kenny Bahl
Empowerly, a data-driven education technology startup for college admissions, announced Kenny Bahl Vice President of Operations. Kenny joins from AvantStay where he led operations. Prior to that, he was responsible for community retention operations at Deliv and led customer operations at Gametime United. Additionally, Kenny spent time at Lyric and TurnKey Vacation Rentals early in his career.
Nat Jhong
GreyscaleAI, the leader in computer vision and high spectral X-Ray imaging for food inspection, announced Nat Jhong Chief Operating Officer. Nat joins from KLA Orbotech where he spent the last 14 years in senior operations roles. Prior to that, he was one of the first team members at Tesla and served as Senior Director of Supply Chain Management. During his time with Tesla, he built the infrastructure from the ground up while managing the day-to-day operations of the global supply chain organization. Nat spent his early career at Applied Materials where he gained experience in M&A, global sourcing, supply chain management and was Global Products Manager in his final role.
Bill Maloy
Artificial, the software company redefining how labs automate and operate their labs, announced Bill Maloy Vice President of Sales. Bill brings nearly 20 years of SAAS sales experience and joins from UgenTec where he was responsible for North American sales and business development. Prior to that, he was the U.S. Sales Director at Aiforia Technologies Oy and also served as sales manager for the clinical applications division at Cartagenia prior to its acquisition. Additionally, Bill led business development at Certara and held account executive positions at GenomeQuest, Altium, AccuSoft, and Iron Mountain. He began his career at Pc Connection where he was a team lead and account manager.
Gaurav Deshpande
HyperTrack, the live location platform that helps businesses track products and people in real time, announced Gaurav Deshpande Vice President of Marketing. Gaurav joins from Satori where he was Vice President of Marketing. Prior to that, he led global marketing at TigerGraph and spent nearly 14 years at IBM joining via its acquisition of Trigo Technologies. During his time with IBM, Gaurav led product and market strategy for product information management internally and externally with prospects, customers, press & analyst community. He also was responsible for all aspects of marketing for IBM’s Information Management portfolio and, in his final role, he lead AI, Blockchain and Cloud portfolio marketing for Banking and Finance. Additionally, Gaurav led product marketing at QRS Corporation and he began his career at i2 where he managed professional services and directed product management and development teams.
Hylton Kalvaria
Mendel.ai, the company transforming unstructured EMR data and clinical literature into the industry’s most comprehensive and compliant analytics-ready data, announced Hylton Kalvaria Chief Commercial Officer. Hylton joins from Flatiron Health where he was Head of West Coast Life Sciences and led sales and customer strategy. Prior to that, he spent several years at Genentech. During his time there, he was a Senior Market Planning Manager, led the team responsible for Genentech’s strategy and associated analytics related to biosimilars, companion diagnostics and health IT, and served as Director of BioOncology Data & Technology Strategy in his final role. Additionally, Hylton also was a management and strategy consultant at ZS Associates and spent time at United Systems Integrators, FactSet Research Systems, and OTEC early in his career.
Sam East
DataGrail, a data privacy startup that helps businesses navigate the growing array of regulations around the world, announced Sam East Chief Revenue Officer. Most recently, Sam led revenue at Sendoso and sales at Ceres Imaging. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President of Sales at Entelo where he built and scaled the corporate, enterprise and sales development teams. Sam also served as Head of Corporate Sales at ClearSlide and led sales teams, sales development and support functions. Additionally, he spent 7 years at LoopNet running sales and held sales roles and GoCom Media and Bunzl Plc early in his career.
Arvind Kadaba
Aidoc, the leading provider of enterprise-grade AI solutions for medical imaging, announced Arvind Kadaba Chief Financial Officer. Arvind joins from Parsley Health where he led finance. Prior to that, he was Head of Finance at Cedar and served as Director of Research at Cardo Capital. Additionally, Arvind spent time early in his career in associate and analyst roles at Citadel, Lindsay Goldberg, and Morgan Stanley.
Dimeil Ushana
Redesign Health, the healthcare innovation platform launching transformative healthcare companies announced Dimeil Ushana Vice President of Strategic Partnerships. Dimeil joins from Headspace Health where he was Head of Strategic Partnership Development. Prior to that, he spent 4 years at PatientPop as Head of Channel Development and was responsible for go-to-market, indirect channel development, and commercial enablement. Additionally, Dimeil led business development at FlashFunders and was a research scholar with the National Science Foundation early in his career.
Hua Ye
Lightship, a virtual-first provider of clinical trials, announced Hua Ye Chief Product Officer. Hua joins from Capsule where he was Head of Platform Product. Prior to that, he served as Director of Product Management at athenahealth and also led product management at Crimson Hexagon. Additionally, Hua spent time at Humedica as a technical product manager, was a consultant at Keane, and served as a systems analyst at Deloitte.
Amit Erande
Atlan, the modern data collaboration workspace, announced Amit Erande Head of Customer Success. Amit joins from TreasureData where he was Vice President of Customer Engagement and Experience. Prior to that, he led the customer engagement group responsible for sales engineering, professional services, value services, and solution innovation at Arm. Amit also spent 7 years at Capgemini as a managing solution architect, was a technical architect at Atos Origin, and he began his career at Satyam Computer Services.
Stephanie Doull
ePallet, the pallet level marketplace providing a more efficient and cost-effective way to buy and sell food and consumables in full pallet increments, announced Stephanie Doull Vice President of Digital Commerce and Growth. Stephanie joins from Staples where she has spent her career initially joining as a business development associate before working her way through sales roles from district to regional. During her time with the company, Stephanie also served as Director of Global eCommerce PMO and was Vice President of Technology Strategy and Operations. In her final role with Staples, she served as Vice President of Customer Experience and Loyalty Programs.
Neeraj Mainkar
Proprio, the surgical navigation company, announced Neeraj Mainkar Vice President of Software Engineering. Neeraj joins from Vicarious Surgical where he was responsible for software engineering . Prior to that, he was R & D Director of Informatics and Software Engineering for BD and led the development of the diagnostics informatics platform connecting all BD diagnostic instruments. Additionally, Neeraj served as Senior Director of Software Engineering and R & D for Smyths Medical and spent 5 years at Neuronetics in software and product development roles. Neeraj spent the bulk of his early career at IEM in software development and risk analysis and was a computational physicist.
Cornelius Willis
Envision Digital, the leading provider of Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things software driving the transition to Net Zero, announced Cornelius Willis Chief Marketing Officer. Cornelius brings over 30 years of experience in software platform marketing and joins from Clari where he was Chief Marketing Officer and led the creation of the revenue operations category establishing Clari’s leadership position. Prior to that, he was responsible for product marketing and strategic communications at Google for their Cloud Platform and led solutions marketing and developer programs. Cornelius also led technical marketing teams at VMware, BEA Systems, and Microsoft. While at Microsoft, Cornelius established the company’s first platform marketing team to support the growth of Microsoft’s ecosystem of software and solution providers.
Alex Sarkowsky
Sun Day Carwash, the company building the modern car wash, announced Alex Sarkowsky Chief Product Officer. Alex joins from Autonomy where she was the first product hire and later served as Vice President of Product Management. Prior to that, she oversaw product at Fair.com and spent several years at The Bouqs Company in product and marketing roles.
Amelia Kaye
Salt Security, an API security leader, announced Amelia Kaye Vice President of Customer Success. Amelia brings nearly 20 years of management consulting and customer success experience and joins from Tanium where she was Vice President of Customer Experience. Prior to that, she led customer success at Reflektive and served as Director and Head of Partnerships. Amelia spent her early career at Deloitte where she design, technically architected, and managed the first product crowdsourcing platform.
Viola Gheorghiu
Archipelago Analytics, an AI-driven technology platform that connects and transforms property risk data for large commercial property owners and enables brokers and insurers to view and analyze customer portfolios to deliver optimal insurance outcomes, announced Viola Gheorghiu as Vice President of People. Viola joins from Personal Capital where she was Vice President of Human Resources. During her tenure with Personal Capital, Viola helped build the Company from inception to over 600 employees before it was successfully acquired. Prior to Personal Capital, she helped build the people function at Taxcient and PassMark Security.
David Livingston
Waymark, the provider-enablement company working to improve outcomes for individuals in Medicaid, announced David Livingston Chief Growth Officer. David brings over 30 years of managed care experience having served in senior leadership roles at diverse payer organizations. Most recently, he was the Vice President of Medicaid Implementation and Systems at Aetna Better Health. Prior to that, he served as the plan Chief Executive Officer in Illinois and Kansas and was a regional Medicaid leader. Additionally, David was President and an early employee at Meridian Health Plan of Illinois and served as Chief Executive Officer of United Healthcare’s Michigan Medicaid plan. Early in his career, he spent time at Trinity Health where he was responsible for payer strategies and contracting and led network operations at Great-West Financial.
Jason Ing
Gusto, the payroll and human resources platform company, has named Jason Ing Chief Marketing Officer. Jason brings 20 years of experience driving customer growth, increasing market share, and delivering customer impact. Most recently, he led marketing at Mural. Previously, he was Director and General Manager of global marketing for Amazon Web Services, where he led brand and performance marketing as well as sports marketing partnerships. Jason also spent time leading U.S. marketing for Amazon Prime Video. Prior to Amazon, Jason was the Director of Xbox LIVE Global Marketing at Microsoft, and he began his career at Procter & Gamble in brand management.
Ted Shannon
Strive Health, a national leader in value-based kidney care, announced Ted Shannon Chief Financial Officer. Teds joins with over 20 years of experience in financial leadership roles. Most recently, he was the Chief Financial Officer for the Optum consumer businesses. Prior to that, he was the go-to-market finance leader for the Optum Specialty and Infusion businesses and helped grow revenues from $1 billion to over $15 billion over six years. Ted also led numerous acquisitions of both private equity backed and publicly traded companies during his tenure at Optum.
Jeff Romano
Jeff brings over 25 years of experience leading global customer success teams for high-growth software companies and joins from Exabeam where he was Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Success Officer. Prior to that, Jeff was Senior Vice President of Global Services at 8×8 and Vice President of Global Services and Customer Success at Model N. Jeff also led global services at Birst, Navis, MontaVista Software, and Portal Software and spent time early in his career at PeopleSoft.
Uzo Akotaobi
Reprise, the software demo platform for enterprise sales and marketing teams, announced Uzo Akotaobi Vice President of People. Uzo brings over 13 years of HR leadership experience. Most recently, he was Vice President of Human Resources for Glowforge a 3D printing company. Prior to that, Uzo was Vice President, North America at Prologis where he also led HR for North America and the Inclusion and Diversity strategy for the company globally. Additionally, Uzo served as Director of Human Resources at Comcast and was a Senior HR Manager at Zulily during a period of tremendous growth and an IPO.
Yosem Sweet
Dooly, the provider of connected workspace and CRM automation software to enhance Salesforce, announced Yosem Sweet Chief Technology Officer. Yosum joins from Unbounce where he spent the last seven years. During his time there, he was Director of Business Optimization, led research and development, and served as Chief Technology Officer. Prior to joining Unbounce, Yosem was a co-founder at Rooster Engagement Tools and Crowdvert.com and led technology at Suite101.com. Additionally, he spent time at Riptown.com Media, led technologies and products from concept through release at NGRAIN and he began his career as a Software Engineer at Mudpuppy Studios.
Matt Gahr
Spiff, the leading sales commission software for forward-thinking revenue and sales organizations, announced Matt Gahr as Chief Revenue Officer. Matt joins from Emburse where he led revenue. Matt brings over 25 years of experience and joins from Emburse where he led the global sales team and go-to-market execution. Prior to that, he spent 9 years with Cornerstone OnDemand as VP Sales where he led mid-market, enterprise and specialty vertical sales teams across North and Latin America. Additionally, Matt served as Regional Vice President at TriNet and was Vice President and Regional Market Manager at Randstad.
Sara Wajnberg
Nayya, the employee benefits navigation platform utilizing AI and data science to personalize the way employees choose and use their existing employee benefits, announced Sara Wajnberg Chief Operating Officer. Sara brings over 15 years of startup product experience and joins from Oscar Health where she was Chief Product Officer. Prior to that, she served as Senior Vice President of Product at Oscar Health and led product at Lot 18. Sara also managed mobile product development at Seamless.com and was Director of Product and Client Strategy at Zerve.
Henry Gimelfarb
Thanx, the customer loyalty program making retention and loyalty effortless for both merchants and consumers, announced Henry Gimelfarb Chief Revenue Officer. Henry joins from PlateIQ where he was Vice President of Sales. Prior to that, he led inside sales at Harri and was a sales consultant at SinglePlatform.
Cheryl Yu
MaestroQA, the quality management platform for support teams, announced Cheryl Yu Head of Partnerships. Cheryl joins from Coveo where she spent the last five years as Director of Alliances. Prior to that, she led executive programs at Salesforce and spearheaded their top cities program. Cheryl also served as a during her time at Salesforce and was responsible for launching their top accounts program.
Dayna Rothman
Conexiom, the leading provider of trade document automation solutions, announced Dayna Rothman Chief Marketing Officer. Dayna joins from OneLogin where she was Chief Marketing Officer. Prior to that, she led marketing at Mesosphere and served as Chief Revenue Officer at SaaStr. Dayna also was Vice President of Marketing and Sales Development at BrightFunnel, Vice President of Marketing at Everstring, and served as a senior content marketer at Marketo. Additionally, she oversaw marketing campaign activities at Bluewolf, managed marketing operations at FMCG Manufacturing, and led business development at NAS Recruitment Communications.
Scott Kiever
Alpha Medical, a virtual primary care company focused on women’s health, announced Scott Kiever Chief Revenue Officer. Scott brings over 20 years of direct selling experience and leading teams and joins from Amino where he was Chief Revenue Officer. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President of Sales at HSA Bank and was responsible for generating new revenue opportunities and providing leadership for the Western region sales teams. Scott also spent seven years at Benefitfocus leading the West sales organization and a team of enterprise account executives and spent the bulk of his early sales career with ADP.
Katie Bonner
AllyAlign, the Medicare Advantage insurance company focused on improving the health and wellbeing of residents of senior housing communities, announced Katie Bonner Vice President of Sales. Katie joins from Advise Health Partners where she led business development. Prior to that, she led Medicare strategy and served as Chief of Staff at Florida Blue. Katie also was responsible for growth strategy and client management at Optum and led the development and execution of growth and retention strategies for the Iowa Medicaid health plan at UnitedHealthcare in addition to managing sales. She spent her early career with the Principal Financial Group.
Keith Albee
Dandelion Energy, the nation’s leading home geothermal company, announced Keith Albee Vice President of Sales. Keith joins from MineralTree where he was Vice President of Sales and lead them to a successful acquisition. Prior to Mineraltree, he was led enterprise and inside sales teams at EnerNOC and he spent his early career in sales roles at AOL and Yodle.
Josh Allen
Tive, a supply chain visibility platform, announced Josh Allen Chief Revenue Officer. Josh brings a background building out high-velocity, effective sales and customer success teams and joins from Owl Labs where he was Chief Revenue Officer. Prior to that, he served as Chief Revenue Officer at Drift and Senior Vice President of North American Sales and Services at CarGurus. Josh spent the bulk of his early sales career at LogMeIn in a variety of sales roles before ultimately serving as Vice President of Sales.
Nelle Pierson
Ride Report, the micromobility management platform helping cities launch, manage, and evaluate shared scooter, bike, and car programs, announced Nelle Pierson Head of Marketing. Nelle joins from JUMP Bikes where she was the local marketing lead and led a team launching bike and scooter share around the world. Prior to that, she spent six years with the Washington Area Bicyclist Association leading events to fundraise, unite, educate, and mobilize residents, managing 700+ volunteers, and serving as Outreach Coordinator. In her final role, Nelle was Deputy Director and helped usher in the next phase of WABA.
John Salama
Pattern, the category leader in temporary labor marketplaces, announced John Salama Chief Business Officer. John brings over 20 years of technology leadership experience and joins from G Adventures where he spent the last decade as Vice President of Global Technology. Prior to that he ran software solutions at Kneebone and was General Manager of Software Development at Unleashed Informatics. John also managed bioinformatics software development at Blueprint and he began his career as a software developer at MDS Proteomics.
Dawn Mitchell
HackerOne, the leader in hacker-powered security, has announced that Dawn Mitchell is joining as Chief People Officer. Most recently, Dawn was the SVP of Human Resources at Appian. Over her almost 6 year tenure, Dawn helped the Company go through an IPO and reach close to 2,000 people globally. Prior to Appian, Dawn served as Director of Talent Acquisition and Analytics at Opower. She spent her early career at Red Hat where she managed the team sourcing new talent for North America sales, services, marketing and corporate functions.
Megan Paige
Squire, the world’s leading all-in-one software for barbershops and barbers to efficiently operate their business, announced Megan Paige Chief Marketing Officer. Megan joins from Articulate where she served as Senior Vice President of Marketing. Prior to that she led the SMB market segment at Marketo. Megan spent the bulk of her early career at Salesforce where she held positions in sales, enterprise business development, and onboarding and enablement of sales development teams before moving on to lead product marketing for the sales cloud.
Bryan Breen
Infusion for Health, a leading network of ambulatory infusion centers that provides therapies to patients with complex and chronic conditions, announced Bryan Breen Head of Commercial. Bryan brings vast experience as a healthcare leader and joins from AdaptHealth where he was Executive Vice President. Prior to that, he served as Vice President of Strategy and Payer Engagement at Surgical Care Affiliates and led the development and execution of comprehensive payer partnerships at OptumCare. Bryan also spent a decade at Anthem leading strategy and corporate development and he began his career at Cisco Systems as Director of Healthcare Business Development.
Marc Backon
Centivo, a new type of health plan for self-funded employers anchored around leading providers of value-based care, announced Marc Backon Chief Operating Officer. Marc brings extensive experience as a healthcare executive at national and regional health plans as well as startups and joins from Tufts Health Plan’s commercial division where he served as President. Prior to that, he held senior leadership roles at Remedy Partners, Aetna, Capital Blue Cross and Deloitte Consulting. Additionally, Marc led customer markets at Pfizer, served as Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at Destiny Health, and spent his early career at UnitedHealth where he directed sales, client service, marketing, communications, distribution channel management, and public relations for one of the largest markets.
Carrie Monger
AllyAlign, the Medicare Advantage insurance company focused on improving the health and wellbeing of residents of senior housing communities, announced Carrie Monger Vice President of Network. Carrie joins from Anthem Health where she was Strategy Director and supported national clients on network strategies. Prior to that, she led provider contracting at Humana and spent a decade at Anthem in various provider network roles. Additionally, Carrie held account executive roles at CorVel Corporation, Inside Business, and Ferguson Enterprises early in her career.
Howard Lin
P-MRC Data, the industry’s leading source for global music and entertainment consumption data, announced Howard Lin Vice President of Customer Success. Most recently, Howard was Senior Vice President of Customer Success at Aigo.ai. Prior to that, he led customer success and program management at Neustar, joining via its acquisition of MarketShare where he served as Vice President of Technical Product Management. Howard also spent time at Toyota, Boingo Wireless, and Accenture and he began his career as a business analyst at DemandTec.
Melissa Sargeant
AlphaSense, the leading market intelligence and search platform, announced Melissa Sargeant Chief Marketing Officer. Melissa brings extensive marketing leadership experience and joins from Litmus where she ran worldwide marketing initiatives including corporate and product branding, demand generation, product marketing, public relations and event management. Prior to that, she served as Chief Marketing Officer at SugarCRM and ChannelAdvisor, ran marketing at Avalara, and was Senior Director of Product Marketing at CA Technologies. Additionally, Melissa spent time as Vice President of Marketing at Digitalsmiths and Bluefire Security Technologies and she began her career with BioNetrix Systems Corporation where she was Director of Marketing and Communications.
Marissa Barcza
MakerSights, a software provider for retail brands, announced Marissa Barcza Vice President of Customer Success. Marissa joins from Adobe where she led the customer experience center of excellence. Prior to that, she was Director of Customer Success and Operations at magicJack and also served as Customer Engagement Manager at ShoreTel. Marissa spent the bulk of her early career at Deloitte Consulting where she was a consulting manager for the retail industry and managed projects at Fortune 100 companies to successfully transform their business, primarily through adoption of new technology and processes.
David Gunn
LinearB, the team behind Software Delivery Intelligence, announced David Gunn Vice President of Customer Success. David joins from Khoros where he was Senior Director of Customer Success. Prior to that, he led customer success at Acunetix. Additionally, David spent his early career at Salsa Labs where he managed a portfolio of enterprise nonprofit clients and later served as Director of Client Success.
Aditya Mhatre
Pattern, the category leader in tech-enabled labor solutions, announced Aditya Mhatre Chief Product Officer. Aditya joins from Paytm Labs where he spent six years moving upward through product management roles. During his time there, he led the launch of Paytm’s bill payment app in Canada and was responsible for the launch of a mobile payment service in Japan that later achieved market dominance. In his final role with the company, Aditya was Vice President and Head of Product for the North American market. Prior to Paytm, Aditya led product management at Reliance Jio, spent time as a retail analyst for Tata Consultancy Services, and co-founded Indicast Podcast Network where he also led product.
Subbu Iyer
Aerospike, the information technology company that specializes in real-time NoSQL data solutions, announced Subbu Iyer Chief Executive Officer. Subbu brings experience and leadership in global and product marketing and joins from Riverbed where he was Chief Marketing Officer. Prior to that, he ran marketing at EMC and served as Vice President and General Manager at Hewlett Packard. Subbu also was Chief Marketing and Product Officer at OpenClovis and spent time leading product at VERITAS Software. Additionally, Subbu co-founded Oisin where he also served as Chief Product Officer prior to its acquisition by iManage/Interwoven and he began his career with Oracle.
Ashok Sudarshan
Spiras Health, the clinical provider of care management and other health-related services to individuals with complex and chronic needs, announced Ashok Sudarshan Chief Operating Officer. Ashok joins from Longevity Health where he served as Chief Operating Officer. Prior to that, he led operations at Magellan Health, was Chief Executive Officer at ComplexCare Solutions, and ran operations at Avalon Healthcare Solutions, HealthSpring, and UnitedHealth Group. Additionally, Ashok was responsible for all aspects of technology from strategy to execution at AmeriChoice, served as Director of Education and Government at Adaytum, and was Vice President and Regional GM at Quartet Service. He began career with Andersen Consulting.
Justin Schuster
Spotnana, the first technology company to build an open global innovation platform for travel, announced Justin Schuster Vice President of Marketing. Justin joins from Blend where he served as Head Of Marketing. Prior to that he ran marketing at Acxiom, joining via its acquisition of LiveRamp where he was Vice President of Marketing. Additionally, Justin spent time at MarketTools responsible for product management and product marketing of the enterprise offering and led product marketing for the SaaS group at Symantec. He started his career with Documentum.
Cassie Bradley
Ladder, the smart, simple, online life insurance company, announced Cassie Bradley Vice President of People. Cassie joins from Two Chairs where she was Vice President of People. Prior to that, she led people strategy for Flexport and served as Director of HR Business Partner and Recruiting at Practice Fusion. Additionally, Cassie spent time at Adap.tv supporting the technology and sales teams and was also Senior Manager of Human Resources at Kabam early in her career.
Jeremy Dressen
AllyAlign, the Medicare Advantage insurance company focused on improving the health and wellbeing of residents of senior housing communities, announced Jeremy Dressen Vice President of Operations. Jeremy joins from Bright Health where he was Senior Vice President of Enterprise Operations. Prior to that, he served as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of QualChoice Medicare Advantage for Catholic Health Initiatives. Jeremy began his career with UnitedHealthcare where he held several executive roles including product director for Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans, policy director for complex care products, and . In his final position, he was National Clinical Strategy Senior Director and Chief of Staff for Medicaid Plans.
Andrew Marshall
Cockroach Labs, developer of the open source distributed database project CockroachDB, announced Andrew Marshall Vice President of Product Marketing. Andrew joins from PagerDuty where he was Senior Director of Product Marketing and Developer Advocacy. Prior to that, he ran product marketing at Cedexis and was Head of Partner Marketing Tools for Amazon Web Services. Additionally, Andrew spent seven years at Microsoft managing product marketing for SMB-focused products and he began his career with Intel.
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Michael Ueland
Cognosos, a leader in IoT-based asset intelligence, announced Michael Ueland Chief Revenue Officer. Michael brings over 25 years experience in strategy, general management, business development, channel and sales management. Most recently, he was President of IoT Products and Services at DiGi International and led global sales. Prior to that, he spent a decade at Telit. During his time there, he was a member of the founding group responsible for starting sales operations in the Americas region and was responsible for sales, marketing, and applications engineering for the North American operation. Michael was promoted through a number of sales roles from Vice President to General Manager to Senior Vice President and served as President, Telit Americas in his final role with the company. Early in his career, Mike spent time at Motorola in market planning and development as well as in sales and business development at RAMAR where he also served as Chief Operating Officer.
Jill Guest
InfluxData, the open source time series DB platform for metrics & events, announced Jill Guest Vice President of Growth. Jill brings a decade of experience driving marketing strategies to increase customer activation, retention, and cross-sell and joins from Twilio where she was Director of Lifecycle Marketing. Prior to that, she spent seven and half years at SendGrid. During her time there, she was promoted through marketing roles and served as Engagement Marketing Manager and Senior Marketing Manager of Customer Growth.
Brian Powers
Veda, an automation company that saves healthcare companies millions and makes it easier for patients to access care, announced Brian Powers Chief Growth Officer. Brian brings over 20 years of direct sales experience selling enterprise software and joins Automation Anywhere where he led go-to-market strategy. Prior to that, he spent nearly 11 years at Salesforce leading the Healthcare & Lifesciences division. Brian also served as Chief Revenue Officer at Perminova and spent time in sales roles at ArrowECS and Overland Storage. Additionally, he ran inside sales at Future Electronics and he began his career with Applied Materials.
Judd Merkel
Kitman Labs, the industry leading sports analytics company using artificial intelligence to increase athlete performance and health, announced Judd Merkel Chief Financial Officer. Judd brings over 20 years of experience in finance, operations and business management and joins from MediaLab where he was Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that, he served as Chief Financial Officer at Group Nine Media and spent time as Chief Operating Officer at The Bond Collective. Judd also spent nine years at Droga5 leading global finance. Additionally, he was an analyst at JPMorgan Chase, spent time in risk management at ING, and he began his career with Deutsche Bank.
Jeff Hinds
Smallhold, a farming technology & specialty mushroom company on a mission to shorten the distance between consumers and sustainably-grown food, announced Jeff Hinds Vice President of Operations. Jeff joins from Spicin Foods where he was President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to that, he was responsible for quality, food safety, R&D, and production at Vital Farms. Additionally, Jeff spent seven years at the Bama Companies where he progressed through several roles, overseeing quality and food safety programs and he began his career at General Mills where he spent 14 years.
Kristin Landry
Scipher Medicine, a precision immunology company matching patients with the most effective therapy, announced Kristin Landry Senior Vice President of Data Markets. Kristin joins from Optum where she spent the last nine years leading marketing strategy. Prior to that, she served as Vice President of Physician Solutions at Ingenix and spent time at Pfizer running strategic marketing for national accounts. Additionally, Kristin was Chief Operating Officer at Green Ribbon Health and led business development for Pfizer Health Solutions early in her career.
Paul Posey
Robin, a healthcare technology company, announced Paul Posey Chief Business & Legal Officer. Paul joins from Ascension where he was Senior Vice President of Business Development. Additionally, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Ascension Insurance and President of Ascension Risk Services. Prior to that, Paul spent the bulk of his career at Sedgwick.During his time there, he held corporate and general counsel roles, served as Director of Specialty Operations, and was Chief Operating Officer in his final role.
Justin Nemmers
Env0, a provider of automated, collaborative remote-run workflow management for cloud deployments, announced Justin Nemmers Vice President of Marketing. Justin brings over 20 years of experience in multiple leadership, services, and sales roles in enterprise software organizations. Most recently, he was a Director at Mindpoint Group where he led product, engineering, marketing, and sales teams. Prior to that, he was General Manager of the Ansible business following its acquisition by Red Hat. Justin also served as Vice President of Marketing at CloudBolt Software and Chief Operating Officer at Salsa Labs. Additionally, he spent several years at Red Hat earlier in solutions architect roles and he began his career as a systems administrator for the National Institutes of Health.
Mike Allen
RevvUp, the home on your phone for your car, announced Mike Allen Chief Technology Officer. Most recently, Mike led engineering at obé Fitness. Prior to that he was Director of Engineering at Trupo and spent six years running engineering at Birchbox. Additionally, Mike spent time in technology roles at Publicis Kaplan Thaler and Publicis Modem and he spent his early career at Modem Media.
Andy Gerch
BrightHire, an intelligent interview platform, announced Andy Gerch Head of Sales. Andy brings extensive sales experience in the healthcare and HR Tech industries. Most recently, he was Head of Healthcare Sales at LinkedIn and Regional Vice President of Sales at Glint. Prior to that, he led sales for the West at Waggl and served as Vice President of Sales at NRC Health. Additionally, Andy spent time as a Regional Sales Director at IBM and he began his career with the National Research Corporation.
Jim Hassman
Blues Wireless, a leading provider of embedded cellular solutions, announced Jim Hassman President and Chief Revenue Officer. Jim spent the last 12 years at C3.ai beginning as a solution architect before being promoted to products where he was responsible for designing and taking C3.ai applications to market. Jim also served as Senior Director of Sales Engineering and Vice President of Sales and was General Manager of North America West in his final role with the company. Prior to C3.ai, Jim spent years at Oracle where he worked in several roles in Professional Services, Products, Sales, and, lastly, as General Manager leading the Utility and Energy Vertical.
David Simon
P-MRC Data, the industry’s leading source for global music and entertainment consumption data, announced David Simon Senior Vice President of Marketing. David brings extensive digital media experience and joins from InLive where he was Chief Marketing Officer. Prior to that, he led communication, brand and product marketing for Steelhouse and ran marketing at SocialFlow. David also directed the the strategic repositioning and rebranding of PointRoll, led advertising solutions for Local.com, and ran business development, sales, and marketing at CEIVA Logic. Additionally, David was President at Cashstar and he spent his early career with Yahoo! joining via its acquisition of Yoyodyne.