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Shannon Barton

Pharmacist, Director of Clinical Research

Shannon has over 25 years of experience as a clinical pharmacist. She was a retail pharmacist for twelve years before going into pharmacy benefit management. She has broad experience in pharmacy benefit management both as a manager and a clinical pharmacist with roles in drug policy development, medication therapy management, project management and operational management.

Her prior experience as a retail pharmacist has given her insight into how health care decisions affect patients in real time. Improving the health of others in a fiscally responsible way is her passion. Shannon received her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the University of Louisiana at Monroe.

Outside of her pharmacist role, Shannon has been a food tour guide and a volunteer makeup artist in the Northwest. She’s an avid reader and a dog lover.

Brian Beran

Regional, VP Sales

Brian Beran has 10+ years experience selling in the healthcare and benefits space. He previously held positions in wellness, centers of excellence and digital navigation, primarily focused on revenue generation in the western half of the US. Located in Southern California, Brian spends the majority of his free time with his wife and two young children at the beach, pool or park.

Bill Brinkman

Chief of Staff

Bill Brinkman has spent his career investing in, building and advising companies. He most recently worked on special projects for venture growth equity firms M33 Growth and General Catalyst. Previously, he was an investor at Nautic Partners, a private equity firm, where his investments included LDI, ExactCare Pharmacy, Community Medical Group and Warmelin Precision Products. Bill began his career at L.E.K. Consulting, advising companies on growth strategy and commercial due diligence.

Bill has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Carleton College.

Bill loves to spend time outdoors, whether hiking, fishing, camping or tossing a Frisbee. Some of his more memorable adventures include storm chasing with friends in Minnesota and exploring Denali National Park.

Danielle Brown

Director of Product

Danielle has spent the majority of her career helping payers, providers and other healthcare stakeholders make innovative use of data and technology, as well as design new care solutions and programs.

Most recently, Danielle worked at a VR tech company in NYC doing product development and client solutions design work. Prior to that, she worked at Oliver Wyman as a strategy consultant in their health and life sciences practice, as well as Evolent Health in reporting, analytics and innovation. She began her career designing technologies for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Solutions. Danielle holds an MSc in public health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and a B.A. in chemistry from St. Mary’s College of Maryland.

On weekends, you could find her throwing board game parties, dancing West Coast Swing, rummaging through a nearby farmer's market or curling up with tea and a book.

Jonathan Cutting

Senior Healthcare Data Analyst

Jonathan Cutting began his career as data analyst in the early 2000s at a medium-sized health insurance organization and was involved in a variety of analytics projects in the organization’s in-house PBM, including development and implementation of member and prescriber campaigns aimed at altering utilization and prescribing patterns to increase healthier outcomes and facilitate plan and member cost savings, Medicare MTM analysis and HPMS reporting. Over the past six years, Jonathan has focused on RFP reporting, including heavy involvement in repricing and benefit remodeling.

He is passionate about the need to bring more value for dollars spent by healthcare consumers and is excited to be a part of WithMe Health’s vision to leverage an alternative business model in the PBM arena.

On the weekends, Jonathan can be found at local auto cross. To offset the noisy adrenalin surge of auto sports, he also enjoys hiking Oregon’s quiet and beautiful mountain trails.

Ash Damle

Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer

As a healthcare and AI entrepreneur, investor and advisor, Ash Damle has helped raise over $100 million in funding and founded multiple startups looking to change society to help people live better lives. As the founder and CEO of Lumiata, Ash drove the company’s mission of lowering the cost of healthcare delivery by predicting individual health risks with artificial intelligence. He pioneered a first-of-kind medical knowledge graph based on current scientific research and clinical practice. Ash is a technologist and data scientist deeply rooted in the application of big data to health and its intersection with design. Over the last 15 years, he has researched, built and applied AI technologies with leading institutions and organizations, including the UCLA AI and Robotics Lab, MIT’s AI Lab, the MIT Media Lab, the U.S. Navy and NASA.

Ash graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with degrees in computer science and mathematics.

Steve Dugan

Product Manager

Steve Dugan is passionate about building products that improve patient outcomes. He has spent the past seven years working in the pharmaceutical and healthcare technology spaces with various roles in sales, operations and product.

Steve graduated from University at Buffalo with a Bachelor of Science degree in exercise science.

Steve loves traveling and trying new foods. He is an avid skier, having competed in downhill ski races for 10 years. He also enjoys playing tennis and weight training.

Amal Duriseti

Data Scientist

Amal Duriseti is a data scientist and software engineer who previously worked at healthcare startups Lumiata and Basehealth. He has also used machine learning for applications in NLP and audio, including topic-based indexing, voice conversion and transcription.

Amal enjoys making starcraft bots, bowmaking and mountain biking.

Dave Earle

VP of Sales

Dave Earle is an employee health and benefits veteran with 30+ years of experience working with and leading teams in human resources, operations, account management and sales. As an eternal optimist he believes and is constantly searching for a better way. This ambition created the opportunity for Dave to participate in the success of large Fortune 100 companies and help guide the success of startup organizations. He is a people person who thrives on creating and nurturing relationships and helping people solve problems.

When he is not asking “Why,” he loves spending time with his wife and three sons. He enjoys riding bikes, playing golf and long walks on the beach.

Kent Elmer

Chief Financial Officer

Kent Elmer is a CPA with over 25 years of broad-based experience ranging from Big 4 public accounting to CFO level positions at a variety of companies.Kent began his career at Arthur Andersen & Co. After gaining a strong foundation, he made the transition to the private sector. His public company experience includes various positions including Controller and CFO of a NASDAQ software company (IQ Software Corporation).He has also been the CFO of a number of early and growth stage technology ventures in both software and hardware (Carecentric Solutions, Inc., Digital Furnace, Inc., R.F. Solutions, Inc.).In addition, Kent spent time on the West Coast with Broadcom Corporation assisting in the acquisition and integration of over 10 early stage companies in atwelve-month period. Every private sector company that Kent has worked for has successfully navigated its way through the acquisition process.Since 2003 through TechCXO, Kent has provided CFO and related services to dozens of early and growth stage technology companies across the country.

Ganzorig Erdenebat

Full Stack Engineer

Ganzorig Erdenebat is a software engineer from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia currently working as full-stack software engineer at WithMe Health. He is passionate about working on highly scalable enterprise architecture and its infrastructure. In his free time he enjoys mountain biking and road trips. He is also a huge fan of open-source technology and likes to read about cyber-security.

Preston Ewing

Customer Success Implementation Manager

Preston is a military veteran with a strong business acumen. His passion for helping others led him to serve in the U.S. Army as a combat medic, and after his service he channeled that passion into pharmacy benefit management and business development. Formerly, he served as an Account Manager and Pharmacy Coordinator for some of the largest pharmaceutical distribution and benefit management organizations.

During his time as an Account Manager, he gained extensive experience in business development, strategy, change management and operations. Afterwards, he joined the largest drug distributor organization as a Pharmacy Coordinator, where he acted as a point of contact for multiple pharmacies and established various processes. When he is not working, you can find Preston spending time with his family or playing a round of golf.

Drew Holmen

Sr. Manager, Business Development

With a passion for entrepreneurship and healthcare delivery, Drew Holmen has spent his career building companies that are committed to removing barriers to care and improving health outcomes in the U.S. Previously, he joined Jiff in the early days of their commercial team, where he held a variety of roles across their go-to-market organization, supporting Jiff’s growth and ultimate acquisition by Castlight Health. Most recently, Drew was responsible for sales and partnerships across the West Coast at Castlight Health.Drew graduated from Carleton College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology.When not working, Drew is an avid trail runner and aspiring backcountry skier.

Praveen Kotha

VP of Foundation Engineering

Praveen Kotha has led digital transformation and PBM implementations for numerous Medicaid, Medicare and commercial lines of business. He is passionate about simplifying healthcare outcomes that add value to members and clients while improving technology and architecture frameworks.

He holds a Master of Science degree from Mississippi State University and a Master of Business Administration from Strayer University.

Praveen loves to travel, enjoy local food and is extremely passionate about tennis. He coached his daughter to a top 15 USTA ranking in the midwest region.

Lisa Krajewski

VP of Customer Success

Lisa Krajewski, a healthcare professional with expertise in operations, account management and product development, is passionate about providing best-in-class service to customers.

Prior to joining the WithMe Health team, Lisa held leadership roles in pharmacy consulting, PBM management and manufacturer relations. She led the development, implementation and customer support of products and services for large employer groups and health systems in her leadership positions at APS, EnvisionRx and Keenan & Associates.‍

Lisa holds a Bachelor of Arts in management from St. Mary’s College and a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in healthcare from Florida Institute of Technology.

In her free time, Lisa can be found outdoors running or hiking. She is an avid runner who participates in marathons and ultra events.

Jake Kramer

Director of Product Management

Jake Kramer’s role combines his passions for research, analytics and problem-solving to create transformative healthcare experiences.

Previously, Jake was a Director of Product and Design at Willis Towers Watson, working on employee and retiree benefits experiences. Before that, he was a product manager at Extend Health, the largest Medicare health insurance exchange.

Jake is an amateur CrossFit athlete, a decent cook and an apprentice potter. He also has a black belt and too many things on his reading list. His long-term obsession is to build an app that lets you talk to dogs.

He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley.

Summer Kramer

Director of Clinical Research

Dr. Summer Kramer has been a clinical pharmacist for over 10 years. From complex care coordination to medication cost-reduction strategies, her experience has focused on a holistic and collaborative healthcare model to deliver optimal patient outcomes. Summer has experience in pharmacy benefit and medical drug management for both startup and established health plans, healthcare contracts and drug policy review, drug pipeline management and complex care program development.

Her previous roles have included Medical Director, Clinical Liaison, Manager of Specialty Pharmacy Operations, and most recently Clinical Pharmacist Specialist focusing on high-cost novel therapeutics. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of New Mexico.

Summer spends most of her free time doing yoga, cooking healthy meals, enjoying the outdoors with her family and ever so slowly restoring her 100+-year-old historic craftsman home.

Chris Laverty

Customer Success Manager

Chris Laverty is a Customer Success Manager with years of experience in the PBM industry, serving in both capacities as an account executive and implementation manager. His top priority is to maintain and grow each relationship with client partners while monitoring industry trends so that WithMe can continue to offer customized, cost-saving solutions in the ever-changing PBM environment.

When not working, Chris enjoys spending time with family and friends, barbecuing, going to live music (rock) concerts, golfing and trying new craft and micro-brew beers.

Bobby Mukherjee

VP of Engineering

Bobby Mukherjee has led innovative technical teams in Silicon Valley for more than two decades. After starting his career at Oracle, he has been part of three startups: one IPO, one acquisition and one that he calls a fantastic “learning experience.”

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Carnegie Mellon University.

His passions outside work and family can be summed up with one word: tennis. All things to do with playing tennis, watching tennis and consuming obscure tennis trivia facts.

Joe Murad

President & CEO

Joe Murad was a founding team member and Chief Operating Officer of Extend Health, Inc. until its sale to Willis Towers Watson (WTW), where he then served as the managing director and head of individual benefits delivery and administration. Prior to joining WithMe, he served as president and CEO of PokitDok Inc., a platform-as-a-service that enables healthcare organizations to quickly bring modern commerce experiences to market, through its acquisition by Change Healthcare. Earlier in his career, he helped grow eHealth (EHTH) from inception as the director of business development.

Joe received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Southern California.

Liz Myers

VP of Pricing & Underwriting

Liz Myers, an actuary, has worked in the healthcare consulting field for more than 20 years with a variety of clients including employers, carriers, brokers and providers.

Her primary focus includes data analytics, pricing, contracting, underwriting and benchmarking. Basically, anything impacting employer and employee spend. She's a long-time proponent of transparency and passionate about finding opportunities to reduce cost.

Liz holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Actuarial Science from Georgia State University.

Liz is a former collegiate swimmer and currently swims with a master’s group in Atlanta. She also enjoys running and biking along with CrossFit. Many weekends she can be found on the volleyball court or at the pool cheering on her two daughters.

Smita Nair

Chief Product Officer

Smita Nair brings 14+ years product experience and a driving obsession to reduce waste and improve patient quality of life. Previously, she led the product management team at Evolent Health, building their value-based platform from the ground up, and leading her team through an IPO and numerous mergers and acquisitions.

She received her Bachelor in Computer Science Engineering from Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology and an MBA from Goa Institute of Management. After graduation, she explored the world of security and compliance during a short stint at the World Bank before beginning her healthcare journey at Lumenos (a startup in consumer-driven healthcare).

In her spare time, Smita enjoys sharing her love of classical dance with her two daughters. As a big believer of organic and clean eating, she enjoys improvising in the kitchen, creating healthy versions of chef-inspired meals.

Lynn Nishida

VP of Clinical Product

Lynn Nishida’s professional commitment is focused on applying best practice approaches for medication management built on a strong scientific and value-based foundation for healthcare decision-making.

Lynn obtained her pharmacy degree from Oregon State University, Residency Certificate from the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Portland, Oregon, and Fellowship Certificate from the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy.

Lynn has more than 30 years of experience as a pharmacist and has served in leadership roles for health plans and PBMs, where she was responsible for the oversight and performance of pharmacy operations and a nationally recognized EBM pharmacy practice center for drug review. She has provided thought leadership at a national level for such organizations as AHRQ and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.

Lynn relaxes by enjoying leisurely strolls or bike rides out at the beach with family. Most days begin before the sun rises or the birds chirp with morning aerobics.

Nick Palefsky

Director of Operations

Nick Palefsky has led operations, sales and marketing as an entrepreneur and at scale in high-growth consumer technology companies.

Previously, Nick led operations for the sales organization at Tesla and at Apple. He started his career as an entrepreneur by turning a passion for cars into a successful e-commerce business.

Nick received a Bachelor of Arts in economics and history from the University of Southern California and a Master of Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Nick enjoys being active with his wife, which helps them keep up with their endlessly energetic labradoodle. Nick is an avid endurance athlete having completed five marathons and a century ride, with plans for an Ironman once he perfects his swim stroke.

Yubin Park

Principal Data Scientist

In his role at WithMe, Yubin Park performs research and development for data-driven and personalized medication guidance. He also is an adjunct professor at Emory University where he teaches a graduate-level machine learning course.

Previously, Yubin was a Managing Director of AI Solutions at Evolent Health, which he joined through the acquisition of his company, Accordion Health. He co-founded Accordion Health and served as CEO/CTO, leading the product and technology development of AI-driven risk adjustment processes.

Yubin received his Ph.D. in Machine Learning at the University of Texas at Austin.

John Powers

VP of Sales

John Powers is using his 30+ years of sales and marketing experience to bring effective solutions to targeted plan sponsors across several market segments. Previously, he worked in various executive positions with Abbvie, EnvisionRx, North American Corporation, Technical Concepts LLC and Scott Paper Company.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts in economics from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a Master of Business Administration from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management.

John is married and has two adult children and resides in Lake Forest, IL.

Chris Price

Co-Founder & Chairman

Chris Price has led or played a significant role as an investor, executive or advisor on transactions representing over $4.5 billion in aggregate value during his more than 15-year career. At ADVI Health, he was a senior vice president advising clients in the life sciences, health care services and digital health sectors on go-to-market, growth acceleration and capital raising strategy. Before that, he was a senior vice president for strategy and product at EnvisionRx, a pharmacy benefit manager with more than $4 billion in annual revenue. He founded and was managing partner at Broad Creek Partners, a tech-enabled healthcare services investment and advisory firm.

Chris received a Bachelor of Science with Financial Applications degree from Southern Methodist University. He served as a mentor for the SMU Cox School of Business Associate Board and a sponsor of its MBA Venture Fund.

Sushmitha Regulapati

Director of Product (Data and Integration)

Sushmitha Regulapai brings 11+ years of healthcare data integration and onboarding experience with a drive to support informed decision-making.

She previously worked as Director, Data Management at Evolent Health where she was the pharmacy claims and MSSP data SME to support their value-based platform and health plan services through complex data integration.

Sushmitha earned her Bachelor in Computer Science from Osmania University and Masters in Computer Science from West Virginia University. After graduation, she worked at Cleveland Clinic, ProHealth Care and Evolent Health in data lead capacities before joining With Me Health.

In her spare time, Sushmitha enjoys traveling with her family and biking with her two daughters.

Meghan Sapia

Director of Clinical Research

Dr. Meghan Sapia has seven years of experience as a clinical pharmacist. Her roles have included pharmacy consultant in pharmacy benefit design, medication safety pharmacist in the hospital setting and medication-use review pharmacist for health plans.

Meghan's drive to enter the healthcare field was in using resources efficiently for the best patient outcome. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of California San Francisco and completed two additional years of residency training.

In her spare time, Meghan enjoys the outdoors with her husband. They like to explore local trails by mountain bike, hike with their two dogs and paddle a canoe through the wilderness. When the weather isn't cooperating, you can find her painting or reading a good book.

Rishi Sharma

QA Engineer

Rishi has a passion for software quality and has over 11 years of experience in software quality assurance. He has managed and executed multiple releases with high-quality results in both large healthcare organizations and startups. Rishi holds a master's degree in Electrical Engineering from Fresno State and has lived in the Bay Area for over a decade. In his free time, he likes to go for long walks with his wife and 4-year-old daughter.

Helen Sherman

Executive Vice President & Chief Pharmacy Officer

Dr. Helen Sherman is committed to advancing the best use of medications through using solid scientific evidence as the foundation for healthcare decisions.

She has over 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry as a practicing pharmacist, clinician, pharmacy consultant and healthcare services leader. She has represented billions of dollars in pharmaceutical purchasing decisions for Fortune 50 companies, international employers, federal and state government-funded programs, health plan associations, health care systems, a U.S. intelligence agency, and privately held and publicly traded health plans and employers.

Helen holds a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from Oregon State University, a Doctor of Pharmacy from Purdue University, a Residency Certificate at Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland, Oregon and a Fellowship Certificate at State University of New York at Buffalo.

Helen is magnetized to outdoor adventures and competitions. She has run many half and full marathons, is a precision marathon pacer and coach, biked several centuries, and swam a 4-mile open water competition. For health and relaxation, Helen swims, runs, bikes, snow and water skis, paddle boards, hikes, and climbs rock terrain.

Tom Smith

General Counsel & Head of Compliance

Tom Smith began his legal career at Latham & Watkins LLP, where he led numerous capital markets and M&A transactions for public and private healthcare, biotech and technology companies. Since moving in-house, Tom has served as the general counsel of four VC-backed, technology-enabled healthcare companies located in the San Francisco Bay Area. He began his career as a design and operations engineer in the satellite manufacturing industry before becoming an attorney.

Tom has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a Master of Science degree from Stanford University, a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.

While Tom has three Ironman triathlons under his belt, he now stays fit by riding his Peloton bike during the week and chasing his two children around the Bay Area on the weekends.

Swati Suchdeve

Pharmacist, Director of Clinical Research

Dr. Swati Suchdeve has been a practicing pharmacist for over 8 years. She began her career as a clinical pharmacist in a specialty pharmacy offering care to some of the most vulnerable populations. She shifted to managed care because of an interest in the management of these high-cost drugs along with the nation’s healthcare system. Swati has experience working in a large health plan in New York City designing programs to ensure their members receive the best and most affordable care. She is passionate about ensuring the right type of care is provided at the right time for positive long-term outcomes.

Swati received her Doctor of Pharmacy from St. John’s University School of Pharmacy and Allied Health in New York City.

When not working, she enjoys running, traveling and exploring various cuisines.

Joette Sweeney

Quality Systems Manager

Joette Sweeney has more than 10 years of experience in healthcare consulting and PBM operations including pharmacy audits, financial analysis, and managing PBM plan setup and claim adjudication testing.

She has a Bachelor of Science degree in information systems management from the University of California Santa Cruz.

In her free time Joette enjoys spending time in Lake Tahoe and at Disneyland, as well as listening to Radiolab podcasts.

Dickon Waterfield

Chief Commercial Officer

Dickon Waterfield was previously the Chief Commercial Officer at Big Health, a digital therapeutics company focused on mental health. Responsible for the initial go-to-market strategy, Dickon grew the business from 0–2.5M covered lives and launched a strategic partnership with CVS. Prior to Big Health, Dickon worked as an early-stage investor and healthcare strategy consultant at Monitor Group, where he advised pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers on their commercialization strategies across the U.S. and Europe. Dickon graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a First Class Degree. When Dickon's at home and not chasing after his two young boys, he's trying to sneak off for a quick run or if he's really lucky, an afternoon kitesurfing or surfing.

Yebai Zhao

UX/UI Designer

Yebai Zhao is a UX/UI designer passionate about solving real user-experience problems and making everyone using the technology happier. He started his career in a design and consulting agency that works with national telecom providers. He then got an MS in Human Computer Interaction from Rochester Institute of Technology and worked for Pandia Health as their main UI designer.

He is a big fan of edge technology and cool gadgets, but he also loves mountains, rivers and beaches. He likes to go hiking in the summer and skiing in the winter.