athenahealth Company Overview

Bob Segert joined athenahealth in February 2019 after serving as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Virence Health. He is a seasoned leader with a passion for understanding and delivering on the needs of the customer, a relentless commitment to operational excellence, and a track record for driving outstanding results.

Bob has over 20 years of leadership experience in the software & IT services industry – spanning across sales, marketing, operations, and corporate strategy. He has served as Executive Chairman of Aspect Software and President and CEO of Expert Global Solutions, where he scaled the company’s global footprint and achieved market-leading positions in customer relationship management and business process outsourcing services. He was also President and CEO of GXS, Inc., the world’s largest B2B cloud integration platform.

He currently serves on the Board of Directors of EPAM Systems, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra Board of Governors and Foundation Board. He also sits on the executive committee of the Vogel Alcove, which supports early childhood development of homeless children in Dallas. Bob holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University.

Richard joined athenahealth as SVP of Product Engineering in March 2018. Previously, he was at Microsoft, where he was an engineering leader in the Cloud & Enterprise division. During that time, he helped develop the Unified Endpoint Manager cloud service, including the data security capabilities, embedded in Office 365.

Earlier in his career at Microsoft, Richard led the replatforming of the Dynamics 365 cloud service. He’s also held engineering leadership roles at several early-stage companies. Richard’s prior healthcare experience includes the development of IoT technology to enable remote service and location tracking of medical devices. He received his M.S. from Brighton University and holds a B.B.A from De Montfort University.

Diane Bartoli joined athenahealth in January 2020 as the GM of epocrates, responsible for overseeing all organizational operations. She brought with her nearly 20 years of leadership experience in health science publishing and digital product development, creating resources to help clinicians provide the best possible care. Prior to joining athena, Diane was the Director and GM of the Kindle Education business at Amazon.

Previously, Diane was the SVP and GM for the Clinical Reference and Workflow business at Elsevier. There she oversaw a digital product portfolio that included integrated physician order sets, nursing care plans, Clinical Pharmacology and Gold Standard Drug database, and clinical reference products. Diane is a member of the Board of Managers for the American Institute of Physics Publishing. She has a BA in English from the George Washington University, and an MBA in finance from the Stern School of business at New York University.

Luis joined athenahealth as our Chief Financial Officer in September 2019. With more than 22 years of experience in Finance, Luis most recently served as CFO for Vistaprint where he oversaw a global team of over 100 across several G&A functions. Prior to his work at Vistaprint, he served as CFO of DAVIDsTEA Inc. and as the CFO of DaVita, a large healthcare services provider. He also served in a number of senior Finance leadership roles at Staples Inc. during his 13-year tenure. Luis earned his MBA from the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago, and his MS in Finance from the Carroll Graduate School of Management at Boston College. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management from the United States Air Force Academy and served as an officer for five years in the US Air Force.

Bret Connor has served as our Senior Vice President, leading Customer Success since joining athenahealth in August 2017. He oversees our customer success organization that supports and enables our clients in their journey to transform healthcare by utilizing our cloud-based platform and services to improve their revenue capture, deliver better healthcare outcomes, and spend more time providing care. Prior to joining us, Bret served in executive leadership roles at VMware, Inc. and McKinsey & Company. Bret received his B.A. in economics from the University of Chicago and his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Karl joined athenahealth in February 2019 following his time as Senior Vice President of Engineering and Cloud Operations at Virence Health. He is a senior technology and operating executive with more than 20 years of experience across multiple sectors, including healthcare, higher education, and telecom.

Before joining us, Karl was at Laureate Education, Inc. as Executive Vice President and the company’s first Chief Information Officer. Prior roles includes senior leadership positions with IBM, Schering-Plough, and McKinsey & Company. Karl holds a Bachelor of Science from Virginia Tech.

Paul joined athenahealth as our Chief Product Officer in September 2019, with over 25 years of experience in the healthcare information space. Paul joined us from PatientKeeper, a provider of software applications that optimize physician and practice workflows, which he led as CEO through much of its nearly 20-year history. Prior to joining PatientKeeper in 2002, Paul held senior executive-level positions at leading healthcare and consulting firms including McKesson Corporation, HPR, and The Boston Consulting Group. He began his healthcare IT career as the founder and president of BCS, an early physician office management software company. Paul holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Fran joined athenahealth as our Chief Human Resources Officer in July 2019. Prior to joining, Fran held a series of HR leadership roles of increasing size and scope, with firms such as Corning, Apex Tool, and Stanley Black & Decker, eventually becoming the Chief Human Resources Officer for Medifast, Inc.

Fran’s interest in healthcare delivery developed early, having served as an officer in the US Army’s Medical Service Corps for six years. During that time, she worked in military medical centers managing patient admissions, medical records and billing. Fran received her B.S in Systems Engineering from the US Military Academy at West Point, and her M.B.A from Harvard Business School.

Jessica has served as our General Counsel since August 2017, after joining athenahealth in September 2016. Prior to her time with athenahealth, Jessica held a number of legal leadership positions at Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. where she was Vice President, Associate General Counsel. Earlier in her career, Jessica served as Senior Counsel at Raytheon, and was a partner in the Corporate Group at Brown Rudnick LLP, where she concentrated on business and securities law. Jessica received her J.D. from the Northeastern University School of Law and her B.A. in English, with Honors, from Bates College.

Bill Conway joined our executive leadership team in 2019 as Chief Sales Officer, bringing over 30 years of healthcare industry experience focused on driving disruptive solutions, leadership expertise in building large client-facing organizations, and a deep understanding of the provider space.

Bill returns after a year with American Well. In his earlier role with athenahealth, Bill served as Senior Vice President with responsibility for Sales, Account Management, Onboarding Services, Channel Management, and Market Strategy. Prior to that, as VP of Small Group Sales, he reimagined the sales approach to accelerate national adoption of our software with independent physician groups.

Bill was previously Regional VP of Sales for Allscripts Corporation and spent 13 years at IDX Systems Corporation in a variety of roles.

Jonathan McDevitt has served as Senior Vice President of Technology Enabled Services since September 2019. He is responsible for our Revenue Cycle, Clinical Document Management, and Patient Communication Operations. Jon joined athenahealth in 2012 as a Vice President of Operations and during his tenure at athena has led various operating groups, most recently serving as our Vice President of Customer Care. Prior to joining athenahealth Jon served in executive leadership roles at Stericycle, and NotifyMD. Jon received his B.A. from the University of North Carolina, and his MBA from Vanderbilt University.

Simon is an award-winning marketing leader who brings more than 20 years of technology and cloud-computing expertise to athenahealth. He joined us in August of 2019 after most recently serving as the CMO at Medidata Solutions, a leading technology and data platform for life sciences. Prior to that, he served as vice president of global marketing for Rackspace, where he built the company’s go-to-market strategy and digital engine. He also spent eight years working for Microsoft, where he served in various marketing and sales roles focused on the company’s cloud portfolio. Simon earned an MBA from Grenoble Graduate School of Business in France.