Leadership
We believe in the power of truth plus knowledge, the genesis of the name “Truveta.” Our team is a unique combination of software, health, and big data experience.
Truveta leadership team
Terry Myerson
Chief Executive Officer & co-founder
Jay Nanduri
Chief Technical Officer & co-founder
Ryan Ahern, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer & co-founder
Sally Omidvar
Chief Growth Officer
Angela Winegar
Vice President, Healthcare
Simonne Lawrence
General Counsel
Deb Nielsen
Fabien Mousseau
Truveta Board of Directors
Rod Hochman, MD
Providence Health
CEO Emeritus
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Board Chair
Bobbie Byrne, MD
Advocate Health
Chief Information Officer
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Member of Audit Committee
Patrick Caubel, MD, PhD, MBA
Pfizer
Chief Safety Officer
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Member of Compensation Committee
Robin Damschroder
Henry Ford Health System
President, Value-based Enterprise & Chief Financial Officer
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Chair of Audit Committee
Ernest Franklin, MD
Tenet Health
Senior Vice President, Chief Clinical Operations Officer
Jeffrey E. Graff, CFA
AdventHealth
Senior Vice President & Chief Corporate Development Officer
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Member of Audit Committee
Laurence Kraemer, JD
Northwell Health
Executive Vice President and Chief General Counsel
Terry Myerson
Truveta
Chief Executive Officer & co-founder
Daniel J. Roth, MD
Trinity Health
Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer
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Chair of Compensation Committee
Rich Roth
CommonSpirit Health
Senior Vice President & Chief Strategic and Innovation Officer
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Member of Compensation Committee
Board observers
Sanjay Gupta
Novant Health
Executive Vice President & Chief Transformation Officer
Deborah O'Dell
Vice President & Chief Data Officer
Cyril Philip
Bon Secours Mercy Health
Vice President of Digital Ventures
Nick Reddy
Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer
Eric Smith
Memorial Hermann Health System
Chief Digital Officer
Laura S. Smith
UnityPoint Health
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Our origin story
Truveta began as an idea within Providence in 2018. They knew there were valuable needles of insights buried within the haystacks of data they managed – answers on how to best treat patients, cure diseases, and best serve their communities – yet they could not access them. After working on their concept, they realized two things: the data set needed to be much larger to statistically serve all patients and building a data platform to make sense of the data would require significant technical expertise and investment.
CEO Terry Myerson joined the Truveta mission in March 2020. As the COVID-19 pandemic began ravaging our country and our world, families struggled to safely protect each other with well-intended, but conflicting guidance. Physicians struggled to learn how to treat this virus as hundreds of thousands died. Life science companies struggled to staff clinical trials with enough diverse participants to effectively test and garner approval of life-saving vaccines. The world needed faster answers, clearer guidance, and the opportunity to learn from each other. It became clear – the world needed Truveta.
In September 2020, the company was founded with Providence, Advocate Aurora Health, Tenet Health, and Trinity Health. Soon after, with a shared mission of together Saving Lives with Data, innovative health providers like AdventHealth, Baptist Health of Northeast Florida, Bon Secours Mercy Health, CommonSpirit Health, Hawaii Pacific Health, Henry Ford Health System, Memorial Hermann Health System, Northwell Health, Novant Health, Sentara Healthcare joined in the formation of Truveta. And from there, our health system community has grown with new members which share our mission of Savings Lives with Data.
Terry Myerson is CEO and co-founder of Truveta, a leader in EHR data and analytics, led by a growing health system collective that together provide more than 18% of all daily clinical care in the US. Truveta is trusted by more than 50 leading healthcare and life science customers to study safety and effectiveness, improve patient care, and train medical AI. Across these leading organizations, Truveta connects data, people, and ideas to pursue the mission of Saving Lives with Data.
Terry previously enjoyed a 21-year career at Microsoft, leading the development of Windows, Xbox, and the early days of Office 365. As Executive Vice President, serving on the Senior Leadership Team, Terry played a pivotal role in developing the strategy for Microsoft alongside CEO Satya Nadella. Terry excelled at managing large teams at scale, tackling complex software challenges, and driving growth in partnership with a global ecosystem.
After leaving Microsoft in 2018, Terry joined the Madrona Venture Group and the Carlyle Group as an advisor to their investment teams and portfolio companies. He enjoys learning about new technology, particularly at the intersection of data, AI, healthcare, and life sciences.
An entrepreneur at heart, prior to Microsoft Terry cofounded Intersé, one of the earliest internet companies, which Microsoft acquired in 1997.
Terry is a graduate of Duke University and a current member of the Duke Engineering Board of Visitors.
Jay Nanduri is the Chief Technical Officer and co-founder of Truveta. Jay oversees teams responsible for engineering, de-identification, AI, ML, security, privacy and compliance at the company. As one of the leaders who coined Truveta’s mission of “Saving Lives with Data”, Jay is passionately motivated by how AI will unlock research capabilities with rich EHR data.
Prior to this role, Jay was a Microsoft Technical Fellow with 25 patents and several technical publications. Jay was one of the top engineers at Microsoft during his more than 20-year tenure. He led Microsoft Dynamics 365 Fraud Protection and Supply Chain Insights, focusing on data gravity through consortiums, AI-driven insights and outcomes, and global optimization using operations research.
He also built cloud-based machine learning graph platforms that power the infrastructure for the purchase and usage of Microsoft products, Microsoft’s loyalty program, store recommendations, e-commerce experience optimization, and campaign systems that increase engagement and monetization for Windows, Xbox, Office 365, Azure, Dynamics 365, and MSN. Jay was also a key leader in building the Bing search engine, including leadership roles in Bing Mobile and Bing Maps.
Jay earned a Master of Computer Science from the National Institute of Technology India and a Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School.
Sally Omidvar is the Chief Growth Officer at Truveta, where she leads product management, design, clinical informatics, marketing, and communications.
Before stepping into the Chief Growth Officer role, Sally built and led Truveta’s Partner Research and Success team, driving customer success, delivering research insights, and fueling growth across Truveta’s partnerships. Drawn to Truveta by its mission, Sally believes data is essential to closing care gaps and improving outcomes—especially in underserved and rural populations.
Previously, Sally held leadership roles at DataRobot, where she served as Field CTO for Healthcare and Vice President of Public Health and Health Technologies. Earlier in her career, she directed AI-driven public health initiatives in collaboration with Google.org and Gavi, and developed NLP-based disease risk models as Director of Epidemiology at Praedicat. Prior to entering the startup world, Sally spent nearly a decade as a research scientist, including time at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Sally holds an MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Stanford University and dual Master of Science in Public Health degrees from Emory University in Epidemiology and Environmental & Occupational Health.
When she’s not working, Sally can often be found exploring the outdoors with her husband, Amir, and their three cats in beautiful Colorado.
Simonne Lawrence is the General Counsel of Truveta. She is driven by a belief in the power of data to improve lives and is proud to help advance Truveta’s mission of Saving Lives with Data. With a career spanning over 15 years, she brings extensive experience in healthcare law and regulatory compliance.
Before joining Truveta, Simonne held the position of VP, Healthcare Regulatory at Rite Aid Corporation, where she created and executed on regulatory compliance strategies for Rite Aid and its subsidiaries. She also served as Deputy General Counsel and VP of Compliance at Elixir, a subsidiary of Rite Aid, leading a team of forty professionals, with responsibility for privacy, data protection, and internal audit.
Simonne earned her Bachelor of Arts from Duke University and her Juris Doctor degree from Florida State University College of Law. She is also Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC).
Dr. Ryan Ahern is the Chief Medical Officer and co-founder of Truveta with more than a decade of experience in healthcare data and clinical research. At Truveta, Ryan leads the Life Science Partner team which focuses on developing new partnerships and ensuring those partners are successful in their research. Prior to this role, he was Head of Corporate Development and Data Strategy at Clarify Health Solutions leading corporate development, including mergers and acquisitions and strategic partnership activities. He also has experience as an Engagement Manager in the Healthcare Strategy and Corporate Finance Practice at McKinsey and Company.
Ryan is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine and practices at Harborview Medical Center, Seattle’s large county hospital. Prior to this, he trained in internal medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital and has served as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical Center and New York Presbyterian; attending physician at Massachusetts General Hospital and instructor at Harvard Medical School.
Ryan currently serves as a business advisory board member at Kitotech Medical, a medical device company with micro staple-based wound closure technology.
Deb Nielsen is the Chief People Officer of Truveta focused on recruiting, hiring, and human resources for the company. She’s passionate about culture with the belief that employees are a company’s most vital asset and resource.
Deb has more than 20 years of experience in human resources, predominantly in technology, media, and staffing. Prior to Truveta, she worked as the Vice President of Employee Experience at OfferUp where she helped the company navigate through accelerated growth. Her experience spans the spectrum of HR functions, most prominently in employee acquisition, growth and retention, compensation and benefits, and organizational development.
She collaborates across all levels of an organization to align employee talent and create an environment where employees and the organization are all working to achieve and contribute their fullest potential. Deb has extensive experience partnering with executive leadership to define company values and culture. She is a trusted partner and advocate for all levels of the company.
Deb holds a Bachelor of Arts in French and International Business from The University of Puget Sound. She is a member of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) and has achieved certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR).
Fabien Mousseau is the Chief Financial Officer of Truveta with over 20 years of experience as a finance leader with expertise in generating strategic insight, driving smart financial and business decisions, designing pricing strategies, managing risk, optimizing cost structure, and establishing reporting and planning processes.
Before joining Truveta, Fabien was Senior Vice President Finance Planning and Analysis at Core Scientific, a startup focused on infrastructure and software solutions for artificial intelligence and blockchain. At Core Scientific, Fabien built the first budgets, helped design the pricing of the new AI PaaS and SaaS business, drove infrastructure capacity planning across the business, and supported more than 20x revenue growth over three years.
Prior to Core Scientific, Fabien worked at Microsoft leading the Customer Lifetime Value program where he built the customer-centric revenue growth framework. He was also CFO of the Windows Business Group, a $15+ billion business for Microsoft, where he helped transition offerings to an enterprise SaaS model and analyzed acquisition opportunities for commercial enterprise growth.
Fabien received a Bachelor of Science in engineering from École Polytechnique, in France, a Master of Engineering in environmental engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and his MBA from Harvard Business School.
Angela joined Truveta in May 2022 and leads health system engagement, responsible for membership growth and success for recruitment, data contribution, and health system research. She previously led an advanced analytics team at Ascension that supported health outcomes research, clinical quality analytics, strategic growth initiatives, and population health modeling, including a widely cited observational cohort study examining the impact of race on COVID mortality. Prior to and during her graduate work, Angela worked as a consultant to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies to support their compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice regulations.
Angela earned her undergraduate degree in molecular biology from Princeton University and her MS and PhD in health economics and outcomes research from The University of Texas, where she also currently serves as affiliate faculty at the Dell Medical School. Angela lives in Austin, Texas with her husband and two (very busy) middle school-aged daughters.