Itasca, IL (November 20, 2018) — Discovery Health Partners today announce the addition of three new Board members to support the company as it continues its growth in the payment and revenue integrity space. New to the Discovery Board are Carol Lindstrom, recently retired vice chairman of Deloitte LLP; Ken Coleman, former founder, chairman, and CEO of ITM Software; and Chris Wenner, director at Carrick Capital Partners and a member of the Carrick Capital Partners founding team.
“We are pleased to welcome Carol, Ken, and Chris to Discovery Health Partners and know their significant range of career and board experiences will be an invaluable resource to our team,” stated Discovery Health Partners’ CEO Jason Brown. “Their strengths underscore the priorities we share at Discovery – creating strong customer relationships, building teams with superior talent, growing revenue both organically and inorganically and delivering the best payment integrity and revenue optimization solutions available in the healthcare payer marketplace.”
Coming off its fifth Inc. 5000 win and with plans to continue its fast-paced growth, Discovery Health Partners is excited to welcome its new Board of Directors members.
Carol Lindstrom was, until her recent retirement, the vice chairman of Deloitte LLP. She joined Deloitte in 1993 to build and lead the technology consulting practice. During her tenure, she served as the advisory partner for some of Deloitte’s largest clients. She built and led the Strategic Relationship Management group and a relationship program focused on top global clients. She led Deloitte’s global and US alliances and built several technology businesses. Carol was a member of the Deloitte & Touche Board of Directors for six years, served on the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (DTT) Global Board of Directors for eight years, and was the president of the Deloitte Foundation for many years. Prior to joining Deloitte, she was a partner at Andersen Consulting. She currently serves on the board of directors of Genpact Ltd. (G), Exponent Inc. (EXPO), Energous (WATT), Entertainment Partners, and two not-for-profit boards: the St. Helena Hospital Foundation and the Workday Foundation.
As a Silicon Valley pioneer, Ken Coleman was the founder, former chairman, and CEO of ITM Software, an enterprise software company focused on the information technology function. Previously, he was EVP of global sales, services, and marketing for Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI). Prior to joining SGI, Ken was VP of product development at Activision. Earlier, he spent 10 years at Hewlett-Packard Company, where he held several management positions. Ken serves on the board of directors of CSAA Insurance Group, Entertainment Partners, Saama Technologies, and Complia Health. Previously, he was chairman of two public technology companies, MIPS Technology and Accelrys, and served on the board of City National Bank. Ken also currently serves as a mentor/coach for CEOs in the Silicon Valley technology sector and is an advisor to venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. He also served as a captain in the United States Air Force.
Chris Wenner is a director at Carrick Capital Partners and a member of the founding team. Chris leads the firm’s thematic sourcing effort focusing on healthcare, cyber security, and enterprise software. Chris serves as a board observer at Instamed and Complia Health. Prior to joining Carrick, Chris worked at the investment bank of Perella Weinberg Partners, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions and private capital transactions in the technology industry for clients including Oracle, Google and Hewlett-Packard. Chris graduated from the University of California with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics.
About Discovery Health PartnersDiscovery Health Partners’ mission is to deliver unique, actionable analytic insights and technology-powered solutions to help healthcare payers improve payment integrity, increase revenue optimization, and maximize efficiencies with government programs. Serving more than 60 health plans across the U.S., including six of the 10 largest U.S. health plans, Discovery has been recognized consistently for its growth—earning a spot on the Inc. 5000 list five years in a row and the Crain’s Fast 50 three times. For more information on Discovery Health Partners, go to www.DiscoveryHealthPartners.com.
