Our Team
Leadership
David J. McLean, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Bonnie Anderson
Vice President, Networks
Marnie W. Bute, R.N.
Vice President, Medical Services
Tom Dow, MS, MBA
Vice President, Business Development
Sara Hakanson
Vice President, Marketing
Ashley Hume
Vice President, Strategic Alliances
Matt Knutson, MBA
Vice President, Operations & Technology
Robert Moravec, MD
Chief Medical Officer
John Nohner
Assistant Vice President, Sales
Roberta Patrow
Director, Compliance & Operations
Board of Directors
J. Matthew Mackowski
Managing Director at Telegraph Hill
CHAIRMAN
CHAIRMAN
Matt has been a healthcare-focused venture capital investor since 1980. He began his venture capital career with Citicorp Venture Capital, where he was VP and a member of the investment executive committee. Matt later joined Robertson, Stephens & Co. and was partner and Chairman of the Venture Capital Group. In 1991 he formed Mackowski & Shepler, an investment partnership focused on developing life science and medical technology companies and the predecessor to THP. Matt has represented THP on the boards of Kinetikos Medical (acquired by Integra), Ambion (acquired by Applied Biosystems), Aurora Discovery (acquired by NEXUS Biosystems), Interface Associates (acquired by NDC), Asuragen, Althea Technologies (acquired by Ajinomoto), AltheaDx, MedPricer, Magstim and TrakCel. Matt received a BA from Duke University and an MBA from The Wharton School.
Kevin Roche
Co-Founder, Emerging Therapy Solutions and Non-Exective Director
Kevin has extensive knowledge and experience in health care and health care transactions. His primary goal is to help small and medium sized health care companies grow successfully and maximize their value. Kevin has a law degree and an MBA from the University of Minnesota. His experience spans law, healthcare, and mergers and acquisitions, having participated in over 70 transactions.
David J. McLean, Ph.D.
Co-Founder and CEO, Emerging Therapy Solutions
Dave is a veteran of the health care industry and is a seasoned CEO and founder. Prior to co-founding Emerging Therapy Solutions, Dave led several managed care technology companies, including Medication Management Systems, Inc. (acquired by Genoa HealthCare), NovoLogix (acquired by CVS), and RxHub. Previously, Dave was CEO of United Resource Networks at United Health Group, a business that managed organ and tissue transplants for 45 million payer lives, and SVP at American MedCenters, and HMO management company. Dave holds a BS in Pharmacy from Ohio State University and a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota.
Ravi Nalliah
Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, TrakCel
Ravi is a seasoned executive and founder with a strong background in finance and healthcare and clinical services. Prior to TrakCel, Ravi was the CFO of Biotec Services International and has extensive leadership experience in finance, health, biotech, safety, and environmental functions. Ravi has a BSc in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Cardiff University.
Jeanette M. Welsh, J.D.
Partner and COO, Telegraph Hill Partners
Jeanette has worked in the areas of private equity, mergers & acquisitions, securities law, and administration since 1990. Previously, Jeanette worked at Three Cities Research, a private equity firm in New York focused on middle market companies. Her private equity investment activities range from growth equity and leveraged buyouts, to transactions taking companies private and bankruptcy auctions. Jeanette has a BA in Philosophy from Hunter College, City University of New York and JD from Fordham University School of Law.
Steve Lefar
SVP, Strata Decision Technology; Executive Director, StrataSphere Partner TLSG Investments (A family office)
Steve has almost 30 years of experience in healthcare with expertise in strategy, analytics, software and working with founding CEOs. In addition to his role at Strata Decision Technology, Steve is a board member and investor in a number of venture backed companies including Wildflower, Evive, ThirdEye Health and Insightin. Previously, Steve was CEO of Applied Pathways (acquired August 2017 by AIM Healthcare which is part of Anthem). Prior roles include CEO of Sg2 (acquired by MedAssets in 2015); President of MediRegs (acquired by Wolters Kluwer in 2007); and head of Corporate Development at Allscripts. Steve is on the board of AJC Chicago and the USA Triathlon marketing committee. Steve has a BA in economics from the University of Michigan.
