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More than 100 years of expertise guide the development, growth and expansion of Ingenious Med.
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Steven Liu, MD, Founder, Chairman and CMO
Dr. Liu is the founder of Ingenious Med as well as the original creator of Ingenious Med's all-inclusive software solution, IM Practice Manager. He is currently the executive chairman and CMO of Ingenious Med as well as a practicing hospitalist. He was previously an Assistant Professor of Medicine, a Medical Site Director and the Director of Medical Informatics for the Hospital Medicine Unit at Emory University in Atlanta. Before his pursuit of medicine, Dr. Liu received a B.S. in Engineering from the University of Virginia and completed his residency training in Internal Medicine at Washington University, Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Dr. Liu is actively involved in multiple projects involving revenue cycle optimization and government Pay-for-Performance drives. He is an active member and fellow of the Society of Hospital Medicine and currently sits on the Society’s Practice Analysis, Practice Management and IT Task Force committees.
S. Hart Williford, CEO
Hart Williford is the CEO of Ingenious Med. He has more than 30 years experience as an executive in software, revenue management, medical services, sales, and digital media. His experience extends world-wide as a previous leader of Digital Equipment Corporation’s Far East operations headquartered in Hong Kong. Prior to joining Ingenious Med in 2008, Williford held several other senior executive-level positions at leading companies including IBM, Professional Systems Incorporated, NCR, Kirchman Corporation, and Morris Technology. Hart has had significant experience leading software and service companies. In May 1999 he joined H.O. Systems and served as President until the company was acquired by VeriSign in February 2002. While at VeriSign, he continued to oversee the company’s operations as General Manager and Senior Vice President of Wireless Services. Over this five year period, the company became known for excellent service and its revenues grew seven fold. In his most recent position, Hart served on the Board and eventually joined MemorialUniversityMedicalCenter as Senior Vice President with responsibility for its Cancer Institute, Information Technology, Marketing and Strategic Planning, Foundation and Office of Sponsored Programs, and Business Development and Physician relations and recruitment. Memorial is a two-state academic medical center with US $800 M+ revenue.
Mohan Gounder, MD, Co-Founder
Hospitalist, Northwestern University
Instructor in Medicine, Northwestern University
Founder and President, Aosta Health
Dr. Gounder is the owner of Aosta Health, a medical content company which serves clients such as the Discovery Channel in distributing medical information. He is also an Instructor in Medicine at NorthwesternUniversity. He earned his B.S. in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Michigan and stayed at the University of Michigan to complete his M.D. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the EmoryUniversity. His interests include health education and designing applications that improve the delivery of medical information to the public.
Mark Buffington
Mark Buffington is the Co-Founder and Managing Member of Buckhead Investment Partners, LLC (BIP) and a seasoned early stage investor. BIP is a Registered Investment Advisor that currently manages over $70 million in assets. The company provides high net worth investors and institutions with a unique blend of investment advice, combining passive public market investing with active participation in the private companies in which BIP invests. Mark currently serves on the Board of Directors of Ingenious Med, Inc., Vendormate, Inc., and Qoil Technologies, Inc. Prior to forming BIP, Mark managed Peachtree Financial Management and Phoenix Capital, LLC two companies that he founded for the purpose of helping high net worth investors build wealth. Mark also has a background in commercial credit, working as an underwriter for Citibank in the late ‘90s.
George Karahalis
Director, Training Staff, Center of Medicaid and Stat Operations/Survey & Certification Group (SCG), Department of Health and Human Services
George Karahalis has more than 35 years of progressive management, operations, consulting and teaching experience with a variety of healthcare organizations, consulting organizations and university settings. In his current position, George acts as a change agent to assure consistent application of Federal Statutes, regulations and State Operations Manual. Prior to working for Medicaid, George founded and served as President of Health Systems Direct, a health care consulting firm focused on providing strategic guidance for a diversified group of disciplines ranging from physician-executives and chief medical officers, to HMO operating officers and CEOs, and Hospital senior executives and marketers. In his role as Advisor to Ingenious Med, George provides strategic guidance to IM management, as well as assisting in the formulation of forward-looking software products. Mr. Karahalis received his BA from the Citadel and he has an MS in Hospital & Health Administration from the University of Alabama in Birmingham, AL.
Mark Chapman
Mark Chapman is the Chief Financial Officer of Vendormate, Inc. and he brings over 20 years of entrepreneurial, financial and operational leadership to Ingenious Med’s Board. In his roles as CFO for pre-revenue start ups to $100+ million annual revenue companies, Chapman has led all aspects of finance, accounting, HR, legal, operations, and IT. Throughout his career, he has raised more than $30 million in equity, debt and mezzanine financing for his companies. In addition he has been on both the buy-side and sell-side of multiple M&A transactions, both domestic and international. Prior to his roles as CFO, Chapman was an audit manager in the technology practice of KPMG's Atlanta office. A 1987 graduate of Auburn University, Chapman is also a Certified Public Accountant licensed in Georgia.
Jim Goodlett
Jim Goodlett is the President and Partner at Morris Technology. Experienced in change management and strategic planning, including moving industries towards a WEBcentric business model, Goodlett's expertise extends to using technology, SCRUM development processes, and agile teams as strategic weapons to grow revenue as well as the customers' business. Prior to the formation of Morris Technology, Goodlett held executive positions as the Director of Emerging Technologies at VeriSign, the Chief Information Architect for H.O. Systems, and the VP of Online Learning at Savannah College of Art and Design. His business experience extends to several Board positions including Vendormate Inc. where he is also a Series A investor, and as well with BestMedical LLC. Goodlett is an active member within numerous community organizations and currently holds Board positions with Savannah Science Seminar and GSU's College of IT, and is a Technology Committee Member for Savannah Country Day School’s project centric online learning strategy. Jim also previously held positions as Co-President of Coastal BETA as well as Board Member and President of the INFRAgard Coastal Empire chapter
Alan Colberg, Bain & Company
Executive Advisory to the Board
Alan Colberg is the Managing Director of Bain’s Atlanta office and also the co-head of Bain’s North America Financial Services practice Colberg focuses on the practice areas of strategy, new business development and process innovation. The majority of his clients are in financial services, business services and technology. While at Bain he has helped clients create real change and superior results in a variety of industries, ranging from consumer finance, apparel, professional services, pharmaceuticals, health care, consumer products, and steel to beverages, banking, insurance, and computers. In his role of Advisor to Ingenious Med, Colberg provides strategic guidance to IM management, as well as assisting the company in securing debt and equity financing. He earned an MBA from Harvard Business School. Colberg is a graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania where he received a Bachelor of Science degree with highest honors in Accounting and Finance
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