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Meet the Team

Susheel Jain

Susheel Jain

Co-Founder & CEO

Susheel Jain

Susheel is a visionary healthcare executive and serial entrepreneur and has spent over 25 years helping large and small healthcare companies grow through innovation, new market development, and strategic opportunities and partnerships. He brings thought leadership, business discipline and an unparalleled ability to deliver and demonstrate value to customers

Mel Mendenhall

Mel Mendenhall

Principal

Mel Mendenhall

Bill Bailey

Bill Bailey

Principal

Bill Bailey

Bill has over 40 years of experience, including startups, consulting, and complete oversight in the PBM, Mail Service Pharmacy, Specialty Pharmacy, Central Fill Pharmacy, Retail Pharmacy, and Nuclear Pharmacy. His vast experience includes helping start and operate one of the first mega central fills/mail service pharmacy in the US as the Director of Pharmacy for Merck/Medco’s first NDP Pharmacy in Las Vegas. He, along with other team members of RxWorkz worked to design and build the Abbott (Now Abbvie) Humira Pharmacy-Abbott Campus, Chicago, IL. Recently he was the COO for CitizensRx PBM, from its infancy in Oak Park, IL., that included starting a fulfillment operation called PraxisRx (A CitizensRx Affiliate)-and was the President/COO.

Lisa Berning

Lisa Berning

SVP Payment Solutions

Lisa Berning

Lisa comes with over 25 years of experience delivering innovative strategic, technical, and operational solutions in multiple healthcare verticals and organizations; to include BC/BS, Change Healthcare, Providence Health & Services, WebMD, and Multiplan (formerly Beech Street and Private Healthcare Systems). Lisa provides expertise in Provider Contracts, Provider Demographic and Fee Schedule Data, Healthcare Eligibility and Claims EDI, Electronic Remittance Advice, Claims Payment and Print Distribution, Virtual Card Programs and Straight-through-Processing Payment Solutions, NACHA CCD+ ACH Payments, eChecks, X12 EDI Transactions and Proprietary Formats, HIPAA Standard Transactions/Privacy/Security, HITRUST, SOC1/2, Cybersecurity, and PCI Compliance.

Cathy Farris

Cathy Farris

Director Member Clinical Services

Cathy Farris

Cathy Farris is the Director of Member Services at Exouza where she strives to answer questions efficiently and solve problems quickly for members. Previously she was an elementary school teacher for 27 fabulous years in Texas.

Teddy White

Teddy White

Co-Founder and President

Teddy White

Ted White is an entrepreneur with over 40 years’ experience in the healthcare, HR, software and the insurance arenas. He brings a strong background in operations, client services, business and corporate development.

Kevin O'Neill

Kevin O'Neill

VP of Business Development

Kevin O'Neill

Kevin is a transformative healthcare executive with over 20 years of helping companies of every size grow using team development, go-to-market strategies and demonstrating value to his clients. His unique social work background and listening skills allow him to focus on the strengths of his colleagues to ensure both clients and their customers find real world benefits in their lives. Kevin is excited to help Exouza’s current and future customers deliver superior service while reducing medication costs.

Dan Cooper

Dan Cooper

CIO

Dan Cooper

Dan Cooper has been in executive leadership for the last 20 years as either a CIO or COO. In 1999, he began working in the healthcare industry delivering technical solutions and services to improve patient care and support. He has implemented 25 Health Information Exchange organizations in the US.  Dan has led teams that won three IT Innovation Awards, including two for care management programs and one for electronic charting, and received “Integrator of the Year” twice. 

Laurie McBrierty

Laurie McBrierty

SVP Product Management

Laurie McBrierty

Laurie McBrierty has over 25 years’ experience in product management and marketing for both new and existing products. Laurie’s expertise is taking an idea or concept through the product life cycle. This experience combined with extensive experience in healthcare, including health systems, vendors, education, and health plans helps ensure Exouza products are proactively managed.

Patty Powers

Patty Powers

System Developer

Patty Powers

Patty Powers is an IT professional with over 20 years’ experience in healthcare technology. Her demonstrated skills span the Software Development Life Cycle, documenting requirements to post implementation. She brings to the table a keen eye for automation, troubleshooting, and problem solving. Her superpower is listening to the needs of others, then bridging that gap between what is and what is needed.

David Buckley

David Buckley

CFO

David Buckley

David Buckley is a successful senior financial executive with over 35 years’ experience leading accounting, finance, treasury, risk management and information technology initiatives for venture capital and private equity backed companies. He has extensive experience in healthcare, including multi-site operations, payer reimbursement and third-party administrative services. David has successfully executed and integrated mergers & acquisitions, including behavioral health companies and healthcare providers.

Lidia Karp

Lidia Karp

VP Clinical Operations

Lidia Karp

Nathan Kleinman

Nathan Kleinman

SVP Analytics

Nathan Kleinman

Dr. Kleinman has over 20 years’ experience in healthcare data analysis, leadership, and decision support. He helps clients understand and use healthcare and employee benefits data. He is a specialist in Real-World Data and Real-World Evidence, collaborative study design, results presentation, and decision support. Dr. Kleinman has expertise in predictive modeling, statistical analysis, population risk, and high-risk patient identification.

Steve Back

Steve Back

VP Software Solutions

Steve Back

Steven Back is a senior management professional with over 30 years’ of progressively responsible positions in business, technology, and project management. He is skilled in all phases of a project life cycle, from initial feasibility analysis and conceptual design through implementation and enhancement. Steven is effective at managing corporate business and technology operations, establishing, and directing new strategic programs, and leading IT and business consulting functions.

Dan Gragert

Dan Gragert

System Developer

Dan Gragert

Dan Gragert is a web designer and developer with over 15 years’ experience creating and refining visual designs and automating projects. He utilizes his keen eye for detail to improve user experiences through front-end and back-end application and web development.

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