Ganesh Persad

Experience

1. Cottage HealthVice President & Chief Information Officercurrent2025 — presentSanta Barbara, California, United States
2. HIMSS South Florida ChapterPast Presidentcurrent2025 — present
3. HIMSS South Florida ChapterPresident2023 — 2025
4. HIMSS South Florida ChapterPresident Elect2021 — 2023
5. HIMSS South Florida ChapterSecretary2018 — 2021Soth Florida Chapter
6. Emory HealthcareCorporate Director of Digital Applications & Patient Experience2025Georgia, United States
7. Emory HealthcareDirector of Digital Patient Experience2024 — 2025Atlanta, Georgia, United States
8. Memorial Healthcare SystemDirector Information Technology Application2022 — 2024Hollywood, Florida, United States
9. Memorial Healthcare SystemManager, Clinical Systems (Interoperability & Community Connect Program Director)2019 — 2022Miramar, Florida
10. Memorial Healthcare SystemSupervisor, Clinical Systems2017 — 2019Miramar, Florida
11. Memorial Healthcare SystemSenior System Analyst2015 — 2017
12. Agency for Health Care AdministrationChair: Florida Health Information Exchange2019 — 2021
13. Hackensack University Medical CenterClinical Systems Analyst II2014 — 2015Hackenack, NJ
14. Hackensack University Medical CenterClinical Systems Analyst2012 — 2014Hackensack,NJ
15. Hackensack University Medical CenterCertified Pharmacy Technician2007 — 2012North Bergen, NJ
16. WalgreensSenior Certified Pharmacy Technician2002 — 2007
17. Orlando HealthLead Pharmacy Technician2006 — 2007Orlando, Florida

Education

1. Nova Southeastern UniversityMaster of Biomedical Informatics, Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician2015 — 2017
2. Rutgers UniversityHealth Information Management, Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management2012 — 2014
3. Thomas Edison State UniversityBachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator2012 — 2014
4. Bergen Community CollegeAssociate of Science (A.S.), General Studies2005 — 2012

Skills & more

• Fellow of the American College of Health Data Management — American College of Health Data Management
• CERTIFIED DIGITAL HEALTH – EXECUTIVE (CDH-E) — CHIME
• Fellow Member of HIMSS — HIMSS
• Certified Healthcare CIO (CHCIO) — CHIME

From Ganesh's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Nova Southeastern University5

CPCatherine Pearce, DHSc, MBAAdvisor at CincyTechDPDayakar PuskoorFounder and Managing Director at Dallas Venture CapitalACAndrea ChicoInvestor at Ferguson VenturesJSJorge SteffensGeneral Partner at Oria CapitalLMLisa Marie PattiInvestor at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)

Also attended Rutgers University86

JRJigar RaythathaInvestor at Third Rock VenturesRLRobin LiInvestor at GGV CapitalMFMark FieldsInvestor at Alsop Louie PartnersBABasil AlomaryPrincipal, Head of Research & Growth Strategy at StripesBKBrigitte KleineOperating Partner at StripesAAAnshu AgarwalGeneral Partner at Converge

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Also attended Thomas Edison State University2

SKSteve KingHead of IT at Ufi VocTech TrustMTMichael TantGeneral Partner at CitizenX Crypto Ventures

Shared employers

Also worked at Emory Healthcare3

AEAlistair ErskineOperating Partner at Windham Capital PartnersSGSydnor GammonPrincipal at Oxeon PartnersOROmid RazmpourSenior Associate at Nurse Capital

Also worked at Memorial Healthcare System1

JSJeff SturmanExecutive Venture Partner at Caduceus Capital Partners

Also worked at Hackensack University Medical Center1

HAHend AzzerayerLP Relations at Transform Capital Management

Also worked at Walgreens10

DMDan MalvenVenture Partner at Alpha PartnersJLJason LangInvestor at EPIC VENTURESHMHassan MuhammadSeae Ventures Fellow at Seae VenturesOBOlamide BalogunFinance & Admin Assistant at Norrsken22VGVictor GutweinManaging Partner at M25AMAllison MyersGeneral Partner at Buoyant Ventures Management, Llc

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