About
Health technology operator turned venture investor with two decades across digital health and clinical research, with expertise in pharma tech and platform M&A.
Experience
- IgniteDataChief Strategy Officercurrent2026 — present
- HealthX VenturesPrincipalcurrent2023 — presentMadison, Wisconsin, United States
- Excelerate Health VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2025 — present
- Brooklyn HealthMember Board of Directorscurrent2025 — present
- Geno.MeMember Board of Directorscurrent2024 — present
- Innovation Gathering NetworkSteering Committee Membercurrent2023 — present
- MERLIN MentorsStart-up Mentorcurrent2023 — presentMadison, Wisconsin, United States
- Cancer Center Informatics SocietyAdvisory Councilcurrent2022 — present
- AdvarraVice President Strategy2020 — 2023Madison, Wisconsin Area
- Forte Research Systems, Inc.VP Product Management & Strategy2018 — 2020Madison, Wisconsin Area
- Forte Research Systems, Inc.VP Product Management2015 — 2018Madison, WI
- Forte Research Systems, Inc.Director, Product Management2012 — 2015Madison, WI
- Forte Research Systems, Inc.Product Manager2011 — 2012Madison, Wisconsin Area
- Forte Research Systems, Inc.OnCore Project Manager2010 — 2011
- EpicProject Manager2006 — 2010
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterLung Cancer Research Lab Technician2003 — 2006
Education
- Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of ManagementAccelerator Summer Business Program2005
- Vanderbilt UniversityBA, Molecular and Cellular Biology2001 — 2005
- Wharton Executive EducationDriving Growth through Strategic Partnerships
Skills & more
Strategy7Management9Leadership11Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)3Business Analysis11Product Management20Training6Healthcare5Product Development2Research5Project Management20Healthcare Information Technology13
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Program ManagementRequirements AnalysisSoftware DocumentationSDLCChange ManagementCustomer ServiceClinical ResearchQuality AssuranceCRMAgile MethodologiesBusiness Process ImprovementProcess Improvement- Strategic Partnerships — LinkedIn
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Same school
Also attended Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management32
Ilya TokhnerPartner - Strategic Partnerships at Ghaf Capital PartnersColleen FlynnDirector, Marketing at FINTOP CapitalJoe MaxwellManaging Partner at FINTOP CapitalBrittani RobertsDirector at FINTOP CapitalCotter CunninghamFounder, Chair and CEO RetailMeNot at Next Coast VenturesCorey ArchibequeSenior Associate at Advantage Capital Partners
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Also attended Vanderbilt University150
Jacob JofeInvestor at Index VenturesRoss Perot Jr.Chairman of The Perot Group at Perot JainDavid JohnsonManaging Director at Intel Capital, North AmericaTom DriscollPrincipal at Differential VenturesPayton DobbsOperating Partner at Hoxton VenturesJosh KipnisHead of Marketing & Communications at AlleyCorp
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Also attended Wharton Executive Education30
Mike MoradiGeneral Partner at Cortado VenturesTracy PooleInvestor at FortySix Venture CapitalShalanda ArmstrongManaging Partner at 100Km Ventures LlcMitty ChangChief Growth Officer & Operating Partner at Sora VenturesMatt CohenPrincipal at Clean Energy VenturesLeen KawasManaging General Partner at Propel Bio Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Advarra1
Deals · 1
Geno.Me, Inc.Board seat
via Excelerate Health Ventures · filed May 2025 · $650K raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Excelerate Health Ventures
Abhi Mehrotra
Digital Health Advisor at Excelerate Health Ventures
Adrienne Kirby
Digital Health Advisor at Excelerate Health Ventures
Al Peters
Digital Pharma Advisor at Excelerate Health Ventures
Andrew Bier
Digital Pharma Advisor at Excelerate Health Ventures
Andrew Schwab
Managing Partner at Excelerate Health Ventures
B. Bobby Bahram
Managing Partner at Excelerate Health Ventures
Bobby Bahram
Managing Partner at Excelerate Health Ventures
Bruce Boehm
Digital Health Advisor at Excelerate Health Ventures