VATION VENTURES - Key Persons
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- Chief Strategist, Digital & Technology
- Technology Leader
Abdullah Khan is a dynamic technology leader, passionate about making the complex simple and the simple compelling through driving the adoption and implementation of new ways of working and digital transformations.
With over 15 years' experience in leading large technology and cloud transformation programs, Abdullah is adept at turbo-charging large organisation's digitalisation agenda.
His approach to maximise sustainable business value and deliver a competitive edge, centres on approaches such as scaled agile, customer centred design, DevOps, hyper automation, shift left and servant leadership practices. Through these approaches, Abdullah has reduced lead and cycle time by 500%, cost reduction by 70% and created pipelines of customer defined offerings.
Job Titles:
- Chief Information Officer
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- Chief Information Officer
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- Senior Vice President, Consulting Services ( State & Local )
Aleta has over 20 years as a successful executive business leader and technologist building relationships between business and technology to enable digital transformation and market growth. She drives innovative strategies for business and IT leadership, and has developed teams for Cybersecurity and Project Management Offices from the ground up. Her career began in startup software companies where she started in a call center environment and moved through private and public sector organizations in the areas of software quality, development, product management, and ultimately leadership.
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- VP, Global Head of Regulatory Strategy
Aman Khera has earned her nickname: Rebel Regulator - she does not stay in her regulatory lane, an innovative drug and device development leader with over twenty four years' experience in Global Regulatory Affairs in the Pharma/Biotech industry.
She is an advisor, board member and mentor in industry. For years, she pushed back against the perceived role regulatory teams should play and continues to lobby to make it a strategic role within companies and the industry. Her track record for anticipating, considering and addressing the inevitable regulatory challenges has changed the way people think about regulatory processes and the way the regulatory lens is viewed.
A divergent thinker, she is an expert in providing a broad range of high level strategic regulatory services and consultancy to companies worldwide. Hold extensive experience in regulatory strategy, support and intelligence for all aspects of developing and maintaining products in the pharma/biotech industry., having worked with Regulatory Authorities all over the world as well as companies and people across the globe. By pushing the boundaries of where the regulator's seat is, she has become a change agent throughout the industry. And her push to give regulatory teams a seat at the table from the beginning has resulted in fewer late-stage surprises, smoother trials and optimal outcomes for the development of new therapies.
A strong advocate for the importance of innovation, talent acquisition and talent retention. Committed individual to making the workplace a "Human" workplace. Passionate about the "people" aspect of the life sciences industry as well as strategic operations in building, engaging and retaining teams. Another frontier that she is conquering is diversity. In her view, justice, equity, diversity and inclusion go beyond issues of fairness; they are necessary parts of sound business and scientific practices, she is a committed champion for the industry.
With a deep foundation in regulatory affairs and the life sciences industry, Aman also looks into how strategy and innovation are intersecting within healthcare. She has taken a deep interest in how technological innovations will continue to disrupt the industry, but also how regulations, ethics and compliance will continue to have a loud voice at healthcare table while innovative transformations are occurring. She is a Data Privacy and Blockchain geek and continues to scan the horizon of regulatory and life sciences transformations across the globe.
Job Titles:
- Vice President of Product Operations at Cancer Treatment Center
- Vice President, Product Operations
Amy Walters is the Vice President of Product Operations at Cancer Treatment Centers of America, where she has the privilege of helping patients navigate their cancer journey by enabling cutting-edge technology to enhance their overall experience. Amy is honored to serve as a board member for Arizona Assistance in Healthcare (AIH), committee member for Make-a-Wish, a Big and a committee member for the Big Brothers Big Sisters Program and a volunteer for the Nick Lowery Foundation (Champions for the Homeless). She received a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Northern Illinois University. In addition, she minored in Spanish and had the opportunity to study abroad in Toledo, Spain. Amy obtained a Master of Global Management Degree from the Thunderbird School of Global Management and currently sits on the Thunderbird Global Alumni Network Advisory Council.
Job Titles:
- Vice President, Consulting
Andrew is a data, analytics, & digital executive who has worked with leading retail, consumer, and industrial product organizations throughout North America on global programs to convert digital capabilities and data science into action to gain a competitive advantage. He has a long and successful track-record of building, leading, and executing transformational programs in enterprise scale organizations.
Job Titles:
- Chief Information Officer
- SVP
- Vice President
Andy Lehman is Chief Information Officer and Sr. Vice President at Kettering Health (KH) in Dayton, Ohio. KH is a not-for-profit network of nine hospitals, Kettering College, and over 120 outpatient facilities serving southwest Ohio. With nearly 12,500 employees and 2,100 physicians, Kettering Health is committed to transforming the healthcare experience with world class health services for every stage of life. KH is an IBM Watson Top 15 network and a Fortune 100 "Great Place to Work" recipient. In his role, Mr. Lehman oversees the development of the overall strategic plan and financial goals for Information Systems (IS), as well as the daily operations for IS. He has a BS, Chemistry from the University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, and an MBA from Indiana Wesleyan University.
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- Vice President, Integration
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- Chief Technology Officer, Noram
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- Chief Information Officer
Ben Davis - Chief Data Officer, EVP
Dave has spent thirty-nine years as a senior executive in large tech corporations and seven years consulting to large corporations, including, Hitachi, Cisco, and VMWare. Dave is also a professor at the University of Denver.
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- San Francisco Council Member / Retail Council Member
Jessica's expertise comes from almost a decade of fostering CXO relationships and leading events across domestic and international large corporations. Jessica is the head our events business, including The Innovation Advisory Councils, Executive Roundtables, Innovation Summits, and bespoke events.
Job Titles:
- Co - Founder
- Managing Partner
- Partner
Joe has over twelve years working with large enterprise clients supplying technical needs and advising on business solutions leveraging technology. Joe has extensive experience working with Fortune 500 companies including, DaVita, CenturyLink, American Express, Comcast, Charter Communications, and Optum.
Jordan has extensive experience in marketing, enablement, CRM strategy, business intelligence, marketing automation, SalesOps, and FinOps. Jordan is focused on helping clients achieve their growth goals by providing them with the information, strategies, and processes they need to succeed.