James P. Aylward
Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer
Sy.Med Development, Inc.
Mr. Aylward is Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of
Sy.Med Development. He joined Sy.Med in February of 1997 and was named
President and Chief Executive Officer in May of 1997. Under his leadership,
Sy.Med has won numerous business achievement awards and became an MGMA
AdminiServe Partner and a Microsoft® Gold Certified Partner. Prior
to joining Sy.Med, Mr. Aylward held sales and marketing management
positions with three Tennessee HMOs: Complete Health, HealthWise of
America and American Medical Security. He was an integral part of the
senior management startup team at each of these companies, and was
responsible for growing the health plan membership from zero members
to tens of thousands of members in two years. United HealthCare acquired
both Complete Health and HealthWise of America. After earning his Bachelor
of Science degree from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, Mr.
Aylward began his business career at Caterpillar Financial Services
Corporation. Over a seven year period, he held various positions, including
Territory Manager, and was responsible for all sales and marketing
activities in Alabama, Kentucky and Tennessee.
Fred C. Goad, Jr.
Partner
Voyent Partners, LLC
Since August 2001, Mr. Goad has been a member in Voyent Partners,
L.L.C., a private investment company based in Brentwood, Tennessee.
From June 2000 through March 2001, Mr. Goad served as Co-Chief Executive
Officer of the transaction services division of WebMD Corporation (Ticker:
HLTH), a provider of health care transaction, information and technology
services. From March 1999 through May 2000, Mr. Goad served as Senior
Advisor to the Office of the President of the transaction services
division of Quintiles Transnational Corp. (Ticker: QTRN), a provider
of services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device
industries. Mr. Goad served as Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
of Envoy Corporation, a provider of electronic transaction processing
services for the health care industry, from June 1996 until Envoy was
acquired by Quintiles in March 1999. From 1985 to June 1996, Mr. Goad
served as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director of
Envoy Corporation.
Mr. Goad also serves on the Boards of Directors of Performance Food
Group Company (Ticker: PFGC), Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital and several
private companies. He was also a founding member of the Nashville Healthcare
Council. Mr. Goad received a B.S. Degree from the University of Virginia.
Thomas H. Stearns, FACMPE
Vice President of Medical Practice Services
State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company
Mr. Stearns has had over 30 years experience as a Medical Management
Executive. He is currently Vice President of Medical Practice Services
with State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Corporation in Brentwood, Tennessee.
He is a current member of the Board of Directors, a Fellow, and a Past
Chairman of the Examinations Committee for the American College of
Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE). Mr. Stearns is also very active
with the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) and has been Finance/Audit
Chairman, Member of Board of Directors and Past President of the Southern
Section. He has also held Secretary/Treasurer and Board of Director
positions with the Center for Research in Ambulatory Health Care Administration
(CRAHCA) and was Past President for the Tennessee Medical Management
Association (TMGMA).
Frank E. Gordon
Managing Partner
Crofton Capital, L.P.
Mr. Gordon is currently managing partner for Crofton Capital, L.P.
in Nashville, Tennessee. Prior to joining Crofton Capital, he was Vice
President of Development and Managed Care of MediSphere Health Partners,
a woman's healthcare company based in Nashville, Tennessee. He obtained
a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Texas in Austin
and a Masters in Business Administration Degree from Georgia State
University in Atlanta. Prior to joining MediSphere, Mr. Gordon was
Director of Provider Relations at HealthWise of America and served
in this capacity through the acquisition of HealthWise by United HealthCare.
He has also held various marketing and development positions with Hospital
Corporation of America, Surgical Care Affiliates and Geriatric Medical
Care. Gordon currently serves on the Board of Directors of HealthStream,
Inc.
Gerard (Gerry) M. Hayden, Jr.
Chief Financial Officer
HealthStream, Inc.
Gerard ("Gerry") M. Hayden, Jr. joined HealthStream as senior vice
president and chief financial officer (CFO) in mid-May 2008 after resigning
from HealthStream's Board of Directors, where he had been a Member
since 2006. Having led healthcare technology companies, he brings broad
industry experience in finance, mergers and acquisitions, and accounting
to HealthStream's executive team. Most recently serving as chief financial
officer for MedAvant Healthcare Solutions, Mr. Hayden has additional
experience serving as chief financial officer for such companies as
Private Business, Inc., Covation, Meridian Occupational Healthcare
Associates, Inc., ENVOY (now part of WebMD), and Allied Clinical Laboratories,
Inc. In his new role at HealthStream, Mr. Hayden will assume leadership
for accounting and financial operations. Mr. Hayden holds a Bachelor
of Arts in Government and International Studies from the University
of Notre Dame and a Master of Science in Accounting from Northeastern
University.
