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General Partners

David Belluck

General Partner

  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2806
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800
  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2806
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800

David Belluck General Partner

David has 30 years of experience investing in and working with lower middle market companies at Riverside Partners, where he has been a General Partner since 1992. David is Chair of the Advisory Board of America Forward. He serves on the National Advisory Board for Public Service at Harvard College and on the Board of Advisors of the Tisch College for Civic Life at Tufts University. David formerly served as Chair of Cool Globes Boston and was formerly a member of the Governor’s Council of Economic Advisors.


Portfolio Companies
  • Alarm Funding
  • Revecore
  • Enovate Medical
  • Loftware
  • 3Play Media
  • Syner-G
  • Convergence Networks
  • Sequoia
  • UnisLink


Education

David holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, magna cum laude, from Harvard College, and a Master of Business Administration, with distinction, from Harvard Business School.

Steve Kaplan

General Partner

  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2820
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800
  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2820
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800

Steve Kaplan General Partner

Steve has more than 35 years of private equity, strategy consulting, and operating experience. He joined Riverside Partners as a General Partner in 2006.

Previously, Steve was a Managing Director of Audax Group, a private equity and mezzanine debt firm, and served as an Operating Partner at Texas Pacific Group. His operating experience includes serving as President of Harris Graphics, a $450 million printing press manufacturer, Executive Vice President and CFO of The Coleman Company, a $1.2 billion manufacturer of outdoor recreation equipment, and Executive Vice President, CFO, and CSO of AM International, a $1.2 billion graphic arts equipment and supplies manufacturer. Steve began his career in strategy consulting and was a Partner at The Boston Consulting Group.


Portfolio Companies
  • Calero Software
  • Openforce
Education

Steve holds Bachelor’s degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and in Management Science from MIT as well as a Master’s degree in Management from Sloan School at MIT.

Max Osofsky

General Partner

  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2815
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800
  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2815
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800

Max Osofsky General Partner

Max brings 24 years of private equity and strategy consulting experience to the Riverside team, which he joined in 2008 as a Vice President. He focuses on Riverside’s healthcare investing activity.

Prior to joining Riverside, Max was a Vice President at Summit Partners, where he focused on middle market investments in the healthcare and technology sectors. Prior to Summit Partners, he was a consultant at Bain & Company.


Portfolio Companies
  • Revecore
  • UnisLink
Education

Max holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics, summa cum laude, from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

David Del Papa

General Partner

  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2889
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800
  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2889
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800

David Del Papa General Partner

David has more than 17 years of private equity and strategy consulting experience. He joined Riverside Partners as a Vice President in 2012.

Prior to joining Riverside, David was an investment professional at H.I.G. Capital, a $55B global alternative asset investment firm. At H.I.G., David focused on private equity investments in lower middle market companies. Prior to his time at H.I.G. Capital, David worked at the Boston Consulting Group for corporations and private equity firms.


Portfolio Companies
  • 3Play Media
  • Convergence Networks
Education

David holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in Ethics, Politics and Economics, magna cum laude, from Yale University, and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

Craig Stern

General Partner

  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2888
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800
  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2888
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800

Craig Stern General Partner

Craig brings 22 years of private equity and operations experience to the Riverside team, which he joined in 2012 as a Vice President.

Prior to joining Riverside, Craig was Vice President, Corporate Development at Nextag, Inc., a technology and e-commerce company, where he led the sourcing and completion of acquisitions in the U.S. and Europe. Before joining Nextag, he was a Vice President at Providence Equity Partners, where he focused on technology and media investments. Prior to Providence Equity, Craig was an investment professional at General Atlantic Partners, where he focused on investments in software, technology-enabled services, and digital media businesses. Before General Atlantic, he worked in the telecommunications group within the investment banking division of Morgan Stanley.


Portfolio Companies
  • Enovate Medical
  • Alarm Funding Associates
  • Syner-G
  • Sequoia



Education

Craig holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and East Asian Studies, with honors, from Harvard College, and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

Partners

Patrick Furlong

Partner

  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2816
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800
  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2816
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Patrick Furlong Partner

Patrick has more than 15 years of private equity and finance experience. He joined Riverside Partners as a Vice President in 2016.

Prior to Riverside, Patrick was an investment professional at Enhanced Healthcare Partners, a healthcare services focused private equity firm, and Flexpoint Ford, a healthcare and financial services focused private equity firm. Patrick previously worked at Bank of America in the healthcare investment banking group.


Portfolio Companies
  • Loftware
  • Sequoia
  • Syner-G
Education

Patrick holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology and Economics, summa cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

Kevin Morro

Head of Business Development

  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2827
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800
  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2827
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Kevin Morro Head of Business Development

Kevin has more than 20 years of sales and business development experience in the private equity, pharmaceutical, and health information technology sectors.

Prior to joining Riverside Partners in 2022, Kevin spent 14 years at H.I.G. Capital where he led deal origination and capital deployment efforts across H.I.G.’s North American buyout and growth equity funds. His previous experience includes sales and business development roles at Solvay Pharmaceuticals and Zix Corporation (NASDQ:ZIXI).


Education

Kevin holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Fordham University.

Operating Partners and Advisors

Michael Magliochetti, PhD

Operating Partner

  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2896
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800
  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2896
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800

Michael Magliochetti, PhD Operating Partner

Mike had served as a Healthcare Advisory Board member prior to joining Riverside in 2012 to focus on the Firm’s healthcare investment activity. He brings 28 years of successful healthcare operating and acquisition experience to Riverside.

Prior to joining Riverside, Mike served as CEO of Claros Diagnostics, a point-of-care in-vitro diagnostic firm, which was honored as one of the Top 50 Most Innovative Companies in the World for 2011 by MIT Technology Review, and acquired by OPKO Health. He previously served as CEO of RMH, a leading orthopedic products company, and as CEO of both HemaMetrics and UroSurge. He has held senior positions with the medical device company Haemonetics and the polymer products company Delta Surprenant, and has completed an assignment with the U.S. Army Research Command. In addition to serving on the Board of Overseers for Boston Museum of Science, Advisory Boards for Boston Children’s Hospital, Lahey Clinic and Medical Development Group-Boston, Mike has also served as an Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Iowa and consulted with several medical device and pharmaceutical companies.


Portfolio Companies
  • Enovate Medical
  • Revecore
  • Syner-G
  • Sequoia
  • UnisLink


Education

Mike holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering and a Master of Business Administration from Northeastern University, and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Brian Guthrie

Senior Advisor

  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2808
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800
  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2808
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800

Brian Guthrie Senior Advisor

Brian has 28 years of experience working with and investing in lower middle market companies at Riverside, where he became a General Partner in 1992.

Prior to Riverside, Brian worked at Monitor Group, a business strategy consulting firm. He also has served as a director of the Boston chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth.


Portfolio Companies

• Loftware

Education

Brian holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, cum laude, from Harvard College.

Jon Lemelman

Senior Advisor

  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2810
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800
  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2810
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800

Jon Lemelman Senior Advisor

Jon brings 22 years of experience in private equity, software, and financial services and has worked closely with numerous middle market companies prior to joining the Riverside team in 2004. Prior to his role as Senior Advisor, Jon managed the firm’s intermediary relationships and new investment evaluation. Jon is the Co-founder of Classify, a SAAS application creating a smarter, stress-free digital workspace for the world's knowledge workers.

Prior to joining Riverside, Jon was an investment professional at Fidelity Strategic Investments, the private equity investment division of Fidelity Investments, where he worked on investments in the software, manufacturing, and healthcare industries. Previously, he was the Director of Business Development at Reciprocal, Inc., an enterprise software company that was acquired by Microsoft in 2001. From 1995 to 1999, Jon was a Vice President in Fidelity Investments’ Institutional Services Company. He currently serves as a director for the Boston chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth.


Education

Jon holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, with distinction, from Emory University, and a Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

Investment Team

Michael Bernard

Principal

  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2818
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800
  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2818
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Michael Bernard Principal

Michael brings over twelve years of private equity and investment banking experience to the Riverside team, which he joined in 2021 as a Principal.

Prior to joining Riverside, Michael was a Principal at Linden Capital Partners, a healthcare-exclusive private equity firm. Prior to his time at Linden, he was an associate at 3i Group where he focused on private equity investments in the healthcare sector. Michael previously worked at Morgan Stanley in the healthcare investment banking division.


Portfolio Companies
  • UnisLink
Education

Michael holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Brown University, and a Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

Chintan Meher

Principal

  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2817
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800
  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2817
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800

Chintan Meher Principal

Chintan brings over fifteen years of combined private equity, corporate mergers & acquisitions and strategy experience to the Riverside team, which he joined in 2021 as a Principal.

Prior to joining Riverside, Chintan was a Principal at Sun Capital Partners, a middle market private equity firm where he focused on investments in the technology sector. Prior to his time at Sun Capital, he was at Danaher in their M&A group where he executed multiple transactions across the globe. Chintan previously also held several M&A & Strategy leadership roles at JM Huber, Kurt Salmon (part of Accenture) and HSBC Bank.


Portfolio Companies
  • Calero
  • 3Play Media
Education

Chintan holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, Master of Science in Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pune, India.

William Karlson

Principal

  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2897
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800
  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2897
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800

William Karlson Principal

William brings nine years of private equity and management consulting experience to the Riverside team, which he joined in 2014 as an Associate.

Prior to joining Riverside, William was a Senior Consultant at Oliver Wyman, where he worked with executives in a range of industries, including healthcare and technology. His work included corporate strategy, financial measurement, statistical modeling and operations.


Portfolio Companies
  • Convergence Networks
  • Openforce



Education

William holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Statistics and Government, magna cum laude, from Harvard College.

Jeff Goodman

Principal

  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2834
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800
  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2834
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Jeff Goodman Principal

Jeff brings over twelve years of private equity and investment banking experience to the Riverside team, which he joined in 2023 as a principal.

Prior to joining Riverside, Jeff was a principal at H.I.G. Capital, where he focused on private equity investments in the technology and healthcare sectors. Before H.I.G, he was an associate at Waud Capital where he focused on private equity investments in the business services and healthcare sectors. Jeff previously worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in the Mergers and Acquisitions investment banking division.


Portfolio Companies
  • Openforce
Education

Jeff holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, cum laude, from Harvard College, and a Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Andrew Perkins

Vice President

  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2819
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800
  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2819
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800

Andrew Perkins Vice President

Andrew brings eight years of private equity and investment banking experience to the Riverside team, which he joined in 2019 as an Associate.

Prior to joining Riverside, Andrew was an Associate in the healthcare group at Barclays, where he was involved in executing a variety of M&A and financing transactions. Previously, he was an Analyst in the firm’s healthcare equity capital markets group.


Portfolio Companies
  • Revecore
  • Syner-G
  • Sequoia


Education

Andrew holds an Honors Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting, cum laude, from College of the Holy Cross.

Aakash Garg

Senior Associate

  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2882
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800
  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2882
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800

Aakash Garg Senior Associate

Aakash brings two years of investment banking experience to the Riverside team, which he joined in 2020 as an Associate.

Prior to joining Riverside, Aakash was an Analyst in the Financial Institutions Group at Citi, where he was involved in executing a variety of M&A and financing transactions.


Portfolio Companies
  • Alarm Funding Associates
  • Convergence Networks
  • Openforce
Education

Aakash holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management, with concentrations in Finance and Business Analytics, magna cum laude, from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.

Maximilian Lee

Associate

  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2837
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800
  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2837
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800

Maximilian Lee Associate

Max brings over five years of investment banking experience to the Riverside team, which he joined in 2022 as an Associate.

Prior to joining Riverside, Max was an Associate at Gordon Dyal & Co. in New York, where he was involved in executing a variety of M&A transactions. Previously, he was an Analyst in the Leveraged Finance Group at J.P. Morgan, where he was involved in executing debt financing transactions in the TMT sector.


Portfolio Companies
  • 3Play Media
Education

Max holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Economics and Mathematics from MIT.

Grace Hu

Associate

  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2814
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800
  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2814
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Grace Hu Associate

Grace brings three years of investment banking experience to the Riverside team, which she joined in 2022 as an Associate.

Prior to joining Riverside, Grace was an Associate in the Healthcare group at Bank of America, where she was involved in executing a variety of M&A and financing transactions.


Portfolio Companies
  • Syner-G
  • Sequoia
Education

Grace holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business, with concentrations in Finance and Computing Data Science from NYU Stern School of Business.

Ben Wen

Associate

  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2839
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800
  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2839
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800

Ben Wen Associate

Ben brings two years of investment banking experience to the Riverside team, which he joined in 2023 as an Associate.

Prior to joining Riverside, Ben was an Analyst at Jefferies Technology Group in San Francisco, where he was involved in executing a variety of M&A and financing transactions.


Portfolio Companies
  • Calero
Education

Ben holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business with a concentration in Finance from Babson College.

Stephen Mattingly

Associate

  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2890
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800
  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2890
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800

Stephen Mattingly Associate

Stephen brings four years of investment banking experience to the Riverside team, which he joined in 2023 as an Associate.

Prior to joining Riverside, Stephen worked as both an Associate and an Analyst at AGC Partners, where he was involved in executing over 15 M&A transactions for software and tech-enabled services businesses.


Portfolio Companies
  • UnisLink
  • Loftware
Education

Stephen holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with a minor in Business Institutions from Northwestern University.

Finance and Administration

Kevin Sullivan

Chief Financial Officer & Chief Compliance Officer

  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2812
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800
  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2812
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800

Kevin Sullivan Chief Financial Officer & Chief Compliance Officer

Kevin has 25 years of experience in accounting and finance.

Prior to joining Riverside in 2006, Kevin was a Senior Controller at Thomas H. Lee Partners, a Boston based private equity firm. Prior to this, he was the Director of Finance for Exa Corporation, a venture-backed company which develops and markets fluid flow simulation software. Kevin began his career as a Certified Public Accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the firm’s audit practice.


Education

Kevin holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Columbia University, and a Master of Science in Accounting from Northeastern University.

John Blakeney

Accountant

  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2823
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800
  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2823
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800

John Blakeney Accountant

John joined Riverside as an Accountant in 2007.

Prior to joining Riverside, John spent 4 years working for State Street as a Senior Fund Accountant in the mutual funds division. While there, he analyzed and priced money market, municipal, equitable, and foreign securities. Prior to this, John worked in the tax department of Stone & Company, P.C.


Education

John holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Merrimack College.

Erica Edson

Director of Administration

  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2870
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800
  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2870
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800

Erica Edson Director of Administration

Erica joined Riverside Partners in 2002 as an Executive Assistant.

Prior to joining Riverside, Erica was Office Manager at Redleaf Group, an early stage venture capital firm, and Portfolio Assistant at Triumph Capital Group, a private equity firm. Erica began her career as an Executive Assistant at Colonial Management Associates.


Education

Erica holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Keene State College.

Nancy Finnerty

Executive Assistant

  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2828
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800
  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2828
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800

Nancy Finnerty Executive Assistant

Nancy joined Riverside Partners in 2011 in support of the investment professionals focused on Riverside’s healthcare investments.

Prior to joining Riverside, Nancy was the Office Manager for six years at Alcion Ventures, a Real Estate Private Equity Firm. Prior to Alcion, Nancy supported executives in Technology, Advertising and Consulting.


Education

Nancy holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Massachusetts, Boston.

Meg Wortley

Executive Assistant/Front Office Coordinator

  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2813
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800
  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2813
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800

Meg Wortley Executive Assistant/Front Office Coordinator

Prior to joining Riverside in 2021, Meg was a Personal Assistant/Household Manager in Wellesley, MA. Meg has had a career in private households in California, Hawaii, Maryland, New York and the Cayman Islands.


Education

Meg holds a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from The College of St Rose.

Sarah MacDonald

Executive Assistant

  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2821
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800
  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2821
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800

Sarah MacDonald Executive Assistant

Sarah joined Riverside Partners in 2019 as an Executive Assistant.

Prior to joining Riverside, Sarah worked as a personal assistant and estate manager for private families in Florida and Massachusetts. Sarah began her career in hospitality, working at The Ritz-Carlton Sarasota.


Education

Sarah holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Business and an Associate of Science degree in Culinary Arts from Johnson and Wales University

Kate Sullivan

Executive Assistant

  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2893
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800
  • Direct Tel: 617-351-2893
  • Main Tel: 617-351-2800

Kate Sullivan Executive Assistant

Kate joined Riverside Partners in 2023 as an Executive Assistant.

Prior to joining Riverside, Kate worked as an Executive Assistant at Geode Capital Management, an investment management firm and as a Facilities Coordinator at Natixis Investment Managers, a global asset management firm. Kate began her career as an Executive Assistant at Evergreen Investments.


Education

Kate holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology from Bridgewater State University.

Riverside Remembers

Eli J. Segal

January 15, 1943 – February 20, 2006

Eli J. Segal January 15, 1943 – February 20, 2006

Riverside Partners remembers our friend and partner, Eli Segal. Eli was a successful businessman, a dedicated public servant and a devoted family man. At Riverside, Eli was a cherished mentor, advisor and friend to everyone on our team. We will miss his friendship and partnership dearly.

Great people are measured by the lack of distance between themselves and others. – Eli Segal

Our Advisory Boards

Technology Advisory Board

Vita Cassese Former SVP IT & Strategy Pfizer

Vita Cassese Former SVP IT & Strategy, Pfizer

Ms. Cassese has over 30 years of operations experience at Pfizer Inc., a $67 billion Fortune 30 company. She has served as a member of multiple boards in the Pharmaceutical Industry. Ms. Cassese holds a bachelor’s in Mathematics from the College of Mount Saint Vincent and a master’s of business administration from New York University’s Stern School of Business.

Michael Gorriarán Managing Partner Veo Consulting Group

Michael Gorriarán Managing Partner, Veo Consulting Group

Mr. Gorriarán has over 30 years of sales and marketing experience in growing and leading business organizations. He currently holds the position of Managing Partner of Veo Consulting Group, a Cloud Services consultancy and investment firm focused on transitioning businesses to the cloud. Previously, he spent a decade at Microsoft, eventually serving as the General Manager of the Commercial Markets Strategy Group (Worldwide sales). Mr. Gorriarán holds a bachelor’s in Marketing from the University of Rhode Island and a master’s of business administration from Northwestern University.

Paul McLaughlin Former CEO Rudolph Technologies

Paul McLaughlin Former CEO, Rudolph Technologies

Mr. McLaughlin has served as Rudolph Technologies’ Chairman since January 2000 and as Chief Executive Officer and Director of the company since June 1996. Mr. McLaughlin has over 25 years’ experience in the semiconductor capital equipment business, including seven years as Vice President at Perkin-Elmer Corporation, a pioneer in optical lithography. Mr. McLaughlin holds a bachelor’s in Metallurgical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a master’s in Metallurgy and Materials Science from Lehigh University and a master’s of business administration from Harvard University, Graduate School of Business Administration.

Greg Netland Former CEO Ranstad USA

Greg Netland Former CEO, Ranstad USA

Mr. Netland has over 25 years of staffing industry experience, including serving in the CEO position at both Vedior and Ranstad Holding NV. He has been working as an independent advisor and board member since he left Ranstad in 2012, and currently serves on multiple boards of successful staffing companies. Mr. Netland received his bachelor’s in Economics with a minor in Math from Bowdoin College.

Rick Riegel Former CEO Phlexglobal

Rick Riegel Former CEO, Phlexglobal

Mr. Riegel is the former Chief Executive Officer of Phlexglobal and the former Chief Executive Officer of Liquent (sold to Parexel in 2012), which was a portfolio investment for Marlin Equity Partners and today is a division of Parexel. He has more than 25 years of management experience in executive, sales, and practice leadership positions with technology and professional services firms serving the needs of pharmaceutical and life sciences organizations. Mr. Riegel currently serves on the Board of Directors of IRISS, an industry consortium focused on the successful implementation of electronic submission standards in the life sciences industry.

David Weiss Former CEO Numara Software

David Weiss Former CEO, Numara Software

Mr. Weiss was President and Chief Executive Officer of Numara Software, Inc (formerly Blue Ocean Software), where he initially joined in March 2002 as its Chief Marketing Officer and served as the President and CEO until mid-2011. He lends his experience and insights to other technology companies, serving on multiple corporate boards, and is also a Member of the Chief Executive Officer Council of Tampa Bay and the Tampa Bay Technology Forum. Mr. Weiss earned a bachelor’s in Economics and a bachelor’s in Computer Science from Duke University.

Joe Wetzel Former COO Earthlink

Joe Wetzel Former COO, Earthlink

Mr. Wetzel is a 25-year telecommunications executive. He most recently served as Chief Operating Officer and President of EarthLink Inc. from 2007 until 2012 and also served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Mpower Communications Inc. from 2001 to 2006. Mr. Wetzel graduated from Stanford University’s SEP Program and earned his bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering and master’s of business administration at University of Minnesota.

Smith Yewell Founder and CEO Welocalize

Smith Yewell Founder and CEO, Welocalize

Mr. Yewell is the CEO of Welocalize, a global localization firm with 600+ employees worldwide.

Prior to starting Welocalize, he served in the U.S. Army as a Field Artillery Officer and received the Bronze Star for service in Operation Desert Storm during the first Persian Gulf War. Mr. Yewell is also actively involved in philanthropic efforts and serves on the Advisory Boards of The Rosetta Foundation, The Aslan Foundation, and Color Me a Cure Foundation. He holds a bachelor’s in English from Tulane University.

Robert Zitter Former EVP and CTO Home Box Office (HBO)

Robert Zitter Former EVP and CTO, Home Box Office (HBO)

Mr. Zitter currently provides advisory services to media and technology companies worldwide and is the former Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Home Box Office,  responsible for overseeing all of the company's technology efforts worldwide, including consumer technology, distribution, origination, production operations, engineering, and IT. Mr. Zitter currently serves as President of the Board of Trustees of Bi-Cultural Day School in Stamford, Connecticut.

Healthcare Advisory Board

Donald Berwick, MD Former Administrator of CMS | Faculty of HMS Harvard Medical School

Donald Berwick, MD Former Administrator of CMS | Faculty of HMS, Harvard Medical School

Dr. Berwick, a pediatrician by training, is President Emeritus and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, which he co-founded and led for 19 years. He is the former Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, appointed by President Obama. Dr. Berwick obtained his bachelor’s from Harvard College and earned an M.D. from Harvard Medical School and an M.P.P. from John F. Kennedy School of Government. He has served on the faculties of the Harvard Medical School (where he is currently a Lecturer in the Department of Health Care Policy) and the Harvard School of Public Health.

Vita Cassese Former Chief Information Officer Pfizer

Vita Cassese Former Chief Information Officer, Pfizer

Ms. Cassese has over 30 years of operations experience at Pfizer Inc., a $67 billion Fortune 30 company. She has served as a member of multiple boards in the Pharmaceutical Industry. Ms. Cassese holds a bachelor’s in Mathematics from the College of Mount Saint Vincent and a master’s of business administration from New York University’s Stern School of Business.

Jeremy P. Goldberg Former Senior Operating and Business Development Executive Endo Pharma

Jeremy P. Goldberg Former Senior Operating and Business Development Executive, Endo Pharma

Mr. Goldberg is an experienced healthcare/pharmaceutical deal maker with a combination of operating/financial/transactional/business development experience in companies from start-ups to $1 Billion+ sales-operating companies. He currently serves on the Dana Farber Cancer Institute Visiting Committee, NIH/Cambridge/Oxford International Biomedical Alliance board, and Einstein Health Network board.

John D. Halamka, MD Chief Information Officer/President Mayo Clinic

John D. Halamka, MD Chief Information Officer/President, Mayo Clinic

John D. Halamka, M.D., is the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Beth Israel Deaconess System, Chairman of the New England Healthcare Exchange Network (NEHEN), and a practicing emergency physician. He also serves as Professor of International Healthcare Innovation at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Halamka completed his undergraduate studies at Stanford University, where he received degrees in Medical Microbiology and a Public Policy with a focus on technology issues. He attended medical school at the University of California, San Francisco and simultaneously pursued graduate work in Bioengineering at the University of California, Berkeley focusing on technology issues in medicine. He completed his residency at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center in the Department of Emergency Medicine.

Chip Hance Former CEO Creganna-Tactx

Chip Hance Former CEO, Creganna-Tactx

Mr. Hance served as President and CEO of Creganna Medical through its acquisition by TE Connectivity. He was previously Senior Vice President of the Vascular Division at Abbott and President of Abbott’s Diabetes Care business. Mr. Hance earned a bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and master’s of business administration from Harvard Business School.

Keith Jennings CIO Massachusetts General Hospital

Keith Jennings CIO, Massachusetts General Hospital

Mr. Jennings serves as CIO of the Massachusetts General Hospital and Massachusetts General Physicians Organization. He previously held positions at IDX Systems and Beacon Partners (now part of KPMG) and served for 12 years as a military police officer and civil affairs officer in the U.S. Army Reserve. Mr. Jennings has a bachelor’s in computer science from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and master’s of business administration from Bentley University.

Julie Klapstein Former Founder and CEO Availity

Julie Klapstein Former Founder and CEO, Availity

Ms. Klapstein has been a senior executive and CEO at multiple healthcare IT companies and is on the board of BLS, Amedisys, QSI (NextGen), eSolutions, and Dominion Diagnostics. She was the founding CEO of Availity LLC. Ms. Klapstein earned her bachelor’s from Portland State University in Portland, Oregon.

Mary Mirabelli Senior Vice President Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) | Hewlett Packard Global Healthcare Practice

Mary Mirabelli Senior Vice President, Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) | Hewlett Packard Global Healthcare Practice

Ms. Mirabelli currently serves as the Vice President of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Global Healthcare Practice. She previously served as National Chair for the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) and as a senior executive at Hospital Corporation of America (HCA). She received a master’s of management from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University and bachelor’s in Occupational Therapy from the University of Illinois.

Caroline Popper, MD, MPH Founder/President Popper and Company

Caroline Popper, MD, MPH Founder/President, Popper and Company

Dr. Popper is Founder and President of Popper and Company, a boutique life sciences consulting firm. She has 25 years of hands-on biotech/life sciences operating experience. An internist and pathologist, she combines this perspective with that gained from managing a wide spectrum of life sciences businesses in diagnostics, devices, and drug discovery. She received an M.D. from University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, and served as internist and pathologist at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Popper was also trained in Health Policy and Economics at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

David J. Shulkin, MD Former Secretary of the US Department of Veterans Affairs

David J. Shulkin, MD , Former Secretary of the US Department of Veterans Affairs

The Honorable Dr. David J. Shulkin was the ninth Secretary of the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Previously, he served as chief executive of leading hospitals and health systems including Beth Israel in New York City and Morristown Medical Center in Northern NJ, as well as the Chief Medical Officer of the University of Pennsylvania Health System, the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University Hospital, and the Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital. Dr. Shulkin founded and served as the Chairman and CEO of DoctorQuality, one of the first consumer orientated sources of information for quality and safety in healthcare. He received his medical degree from the Medical College of Pennsylvania, his internship at Yale University School of Medicine, and a residency and Fellowship in General Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Presbyterian Medical Center.

Christine Shuster CEO Emerson Hospital

Christine Shuster CEO, Emerson Hospital

Ms. Schuster is the President and CEO of Emerson Hospital, Inc. She previously served as President and CEO of Quincy Medical Center Inc. Ms. Schuster received a master’s of business administration from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and a bachelor’s in Nursing from Boston University.

David Strand Former COO Cleveland Clinic

David Strand Former COO, Cleveland Clinic

Mr. Strand has spent more than 30 years providing executive leadership to some of the nation’s leading health care institutions. He served as CEO of a number of early stage companies, including ExperiaHealth. He also served as COO of the Cleveland Clinic; COO of Allina Health System, a leading integrated health system; and CEO of Medica, one of the nation’s largest and most reputable health plans. David received his bachelor’s from Gustavus Adolphus College and his J.D. from the University of Minnesota. David currently serves on the boards of Riverside Partners, the San Francisco Symphony, and La Luz.

Mark Zitter Founder and Chair Zetema Project

Mark Zitter Founder and Chair, Zetema Project

Mr. Zitter is Founder and Chair of the Zetema Project, a panel of healthcare leaders from the political left and right as well as all the major industry segments, whose goal is to inform the national healthcare conversation. He is the CEO and Founder of Zitter Health Insights, a market research and data firm focused on access to prescription drugs. He also was the founding CEO and Chairman of Vital Decisions, a telephone counseling service for patients with life-limiting illness. Mr. Zitter holds a bachelor’s from Wesleyan University and a master’s of business administration from Stanford University.

Jeff Hargroves Founder ProPharma Group

Jeff Hargroves Founder, ProPharma Group

Jeff founded ProPharma Group in 2001 to create a company that would partner with clients to provide compliance-related services for long-term solutions. ProPharma Group became a leading provider of regulatory and compliance services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device customers for clients from early concept development through each clinical phase, product launch, and commercialization. The Company's primary service offerings include regulatory affairs, life science consulting, pharmacovigilance and medical information services. The company grew to 1,200 employees with 5 US-based offices and 10 additional offices across Canada, UK, Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, Japan and Australia. ProPharma was acquired by Odyssey Investment Partners in 2020. Prior to ProPharma, Jeff served in leadership roles with Ivy Animal Health, ALZA, BES Company and Coopers-Pittman Moore. Jeff earned a B.S. in Computer Engineering and B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri.

Jason Arcediano Chief Business Officer Multiply Labs

Jason Arcediano Chief Business Officer, Multiply Labs

Jason Arcediano serves as Chief Business Officer at Multiply labs. Previously, Jason was the SVP Business Development at AGC Biologics, a leading global Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO). He also served as General Manager and VP Americas for Rentschler Bio-Pharma Inc. Jason earned a B.S. in Neuroscience at University of California, San Diego.

Rick Riegel Former CEO Phlexglobal

Rick Riegel Former CEO, Phlexglobal

Mr. Riegel is the former Chief Executive Officer of Phlexglobal and the former Chief Executive Officer of Liquent (sold to Parexel in 2012), which was a portfolio investment for Marlin Equity Partners and today is a division of Parexel. He has more than 25 years of management experience in executive, sales, and practice leadership positions with technology and professional services firms serving the needs of pharmaceutical and life sciences organizations. Mr. Riegel currently serves on the Board of Directors of IRISS, an industry consortium focused on the successful implementation of electronic submission standards in the life sciences industry.

Lynn Stofer President Partners Community Physicians Organization

Lynn Stofer President, Partners Community Physicians Organization

Jim Datin Former CEO BioAgilytix

Jim Datin Former CEO, BioAgilytix

Mike Lehmann Former President Global Pharma Development Services and Chief Commercial Officer Patheon

Mike Lehmann Former President Global Pharma Development Services and Chief Commercial Officer, Patheon

Craig Samitt, MD Former CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield Minnesota

Craig Samitt, MD Former CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield Minnesota ,

Dr. Craig Samitt is the CEO and Founder of ITO Advisors, an advisory and investment firm committed to demonstrable transformation of the healthcare industry. In this capacity, Dr. Samitt holds board or advisory roles with Vori Health, CertifyOS, Vi Healthcare, Navvis/SurroundCare, SEMCAP Investors, NCQA , the NIH Clinical Center, and Hennepin Healthcare Foundation, and serves as a strategic advisor to Federal agencies, public and non-profit health plans, and numerous digital health and care delivery organizations. Previously Dr. Samitt served as EVP, Chief Clinical Officer, and President of Anthem's Diversified Business Group, President & CEO of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, President & CEO of HealthCare Partners and President & CEO of Dean Health System. From 2012-2018, Dr. Samitt served as a Commissioner on MedPAC, an influential, independent Congressional Agency established to advise Congress on Medicare policy. Dr. Samitt received his undergraduate degree from Tufts University, his Doctorate in Medicine from Columbia University, and his MBA from The Wharton School.

Clinical Advisory Board

Ed Benz, MD President and Chief Executive Officer Emeritus Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Ed Benz, MD President and Chief Executive Officer Emeritus, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Dr. Benz is President and CEO Emeritus of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and is the Richard and Susan Smith Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Faculty Dean Emeritus for Oncology at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Benz has served as Chief of Hematology at Yale and Chief of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He was the Physician-in-Chief at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and previously was a member of the Board of the Massachusetts Life Science Council. Dr. Benz is a graduate of Princeton and Harvard Medical School and received his training in internal medicine and hematology at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital, the National Institutes of Health and Yale University School of Medicine.

John Libertino, MD Senior Vice President Emerson Hospital

John Libertino, MD Senior Vice President, Emerson Hospital

Dr. Libertino currently serves as SVP of Emerson Hospital and Professor of Urology at Tufts University School of Medicine. He previously served as CEO, Director of the Cancer Center, Chair of Surgery, and Chair of Urology at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center. Dr. Libertino received his M.D. degree from the Georgetown University School of Medicine, where he also was an NIH fellow in cardiovascular research. He completed his residency in Urology at the Yale University School of Medicine, where he also served as a Harvey Cushing fellow in Surgery.

Deborah Nagle, MD Former Chief, Colorectal Surgery Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Deborah Nagle, MD Former Chief, Colorectal Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Dr. Nagle is Medical Director, Endomechanical and Surgical Oncology for Ethicon Inc., a Johnson & Johnson Company. Previously, she served as Chief, Colorectal Surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She received an M.D. from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Edward K. Rodriguez, MD, PhD Chief, Orthopedic Surgery Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Edward K. Rodriguez, MD, PhD Chief, Orthopedic Surgery , Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Dr. Rodriguez is the Chief of the Division of Orthopedic Trauma at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He received a bachelor’s in Engineering and master’s in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University. He completed a Ph.D. in Bioengineering at the University of California, San Diego, and received an M.D. from Harvard Medical School.

Peter Rosenblatt, MD Director, Urogynecology/Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery Boston Urogynecology Associates at Mt. Auburn Hospital

Peter Rosenblatt, MD Director, Urogynecology/Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Boston Urogynecology Associates at Mt. Auburn Hospital

Dr. Rosenblatt is the Director of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery at Mount Auburn Hospital, as well as an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School. He received his undergraduate degree at Brown University, and an M.D. from Tufts University School of Medicine.

Christoph Wald, MD, PhD Chair, Department of Radiology Lahey Hospital and Medical Center

Christoph Wald, MD, PhD Chair, Department of Radiology, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center

Dr. Wald currently serves as Chairman of the Department of Radiology, as well as President of the Medical Staff, at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center. He is a founding member of Rescue Lung, Rescue Life and has been the executive sponsor in radiology of the nationally renowned Lahey Lung Screening Program. Dr. Wald previously served as Vice Chair for the Department of Medical Education and Chair of the Graduate Medical Education Committee at the Lahey Clinic. He attended Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelms University, Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelms University Medical School and Aberdeen University Medical School. He has also earned a master’s of business administration from Babson College.

Stephen Zappala, MD Assistant Clinical Professor of Urology Tufts University

Stephen Zappala, MD Assistant Clinical Professor of Urology, Tufts University

Dr. Zappala is a Board-Certified Diplomat of the American Board of Urology, specializing in pediatric and adult urologic surgery, and also the Founder of Andover Urology. He currently serves as the Assistant Clinical Professor of Urology at Tufts University School of medicine and is a fellow at the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Zappala received a B.S. from Boston College and M.D. from University of Massachusetts Medical School.

John Keaney Jr., MD Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine; Co-Executive Director, Heart and Vascular Center at Massachusetts General Brigham; Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School

John Keaney Jr., MD Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine; Co-Executive Director, Heart and Vascular Center at Massachusetts General Brigham;, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School

Dr. Keaney is Chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine in the Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Executive Director of the Brigham Health Heart and Vascular Center.

Dr. Keaney received his medical degree from Yale University School of Medicine and trained in both Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Keaney is board certified in both internal medicine and cardiovascular medicine. Before returning to Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dr. Keaney was Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Dr. Keaney’s clinical interests are in the treatment of acute coronary syndromes and valvular heart disease.

Dr. Keaney has authored over 230 publications is a recognized expert in the biology of blood vessels and is currently Associate Editor for the New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Keaney is a frequent consultant to the National Institutes of Health in matters related to vascular health.