LYNIATE - Key Persons
Drew Ivan - Chief Strategy Officer
Drew's focus is on corporate strategy. His experience includes over 20 years in health IT, working with a wide spectrum of customers, including public HIEs, IDNs, payers, life sciences companies, and software vendors, with the goal of improving outcomes and reducing costs by aggregating and analyzing clinical, claims, and cost data.
Erkan Akyuz is the Chief Executive Officer of Rhapsody. Erkan brings more than 20 years' experience driving growth and innovation in market leading healthcare technology organizations. As CEO, Erkan is passionate about empowering people. Specifically, Erkan is committed to connecting the healthcare ecosystem so that communication becomes effortless improving access to and affordability of healthcare. Prior to joining Rhapsody, Erkan served as EVP & President for McKesson Imaging, Workflow, and Care Solutions, a proven leader in connected healthcare workflows, achieving strong repeatable growth. Prior roles also include President and CEO, Healthcare IT at Toshiba Medical Systems, Executive VP, Product Strategy & Development at Vital Images, and Chief Technology Officer at Agfa Healthcare.
Jessica joined the company at its inception as the Chief People Officer, responsible for the people strategy and HR operations globally. With more than 20 years of experience in bringing organizations through various stages of growth and transformation, including predominantly healthcare technology and medical device companies, she is an experienced business partner to executives in navigating change and driving business outcomes through focused talent acquisition, leadership and organizational development, and effective people engagement.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- in 2020 As the Chief Financial Officer
Mark joined Rhapsody in 2020 as the Chief Financial Officer, responsible for the company's financial operations globally. Mark brings more than 25 years of financial and general management experience in public and private equity owned high-growth companies within the healthcare technology industry, as well as a proven track record of value creation through strategic initiatives and merger and acquisition activities.
Job Titles:
- Chief Legal and Compliance Officer
- Company Secretary
As Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, Company Secretary at Rhapsody, Merritt manages all of the legal, compliance, and corporate governance functions for the company's global business. Prior to joining Rhapsody, Merritt held various in-house counsel positions at healthcare organizations including in government, public health, and healthcare IT. Merritt leverages her experience to build on the corporate global strategy while bringing a business-minded perspective to all legal negotiations.
Michelle is responsible for defining the go-to-market strategy and leading the marketing team. Her passion for empowering health innovators with complete, connected data shapes the go-to-market messaging and helps grow mindshare. With 25 years of healthcare data management experience, Michelle thrives at the intersection of marketing, sales, product, and customers. Her curiosity and collaborative approach make Michelle a natural convener and trust builder - ensuring the voice of customer is heard. Prior to Rhapsody, Michelle led healthcare marketing at Verato, Initiate Systems/IBM, Informatica, and CareEvolution. Michelle lives in the great Pacific Northwest.
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- President
As President and Chief Operating Officer for Rhapsody, Scott leads the development and product management for all products and services. Scott has been in the healthcare IT domain for the past 20 years and has experience in developing and delivering imaging, workflow, nursing, interoperability, and patient flow solutions to customers in all geographies. He was most recently the General Manager for multiple businesses within McKesson and Change Healthcare and started his career as a software developer.