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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 program manager for enterprise sales 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.