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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$33.1M
  • Private
  • US
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Initiate Systems enables you to strategically leverage and share critical data assets. Our master data management (MDM) software and experience as an information exchange leader provide complete, accurate and real-time views of data spread across multiple sources, even outside the firewall. This allows you to unlock the value of your data assets for competitive advantages or operational improvements.

President & CEO
Bill Conroy
Number of Employees 241
Contact Information

200 W Madison St Ste 2300

Chicago, Illinois 60606

www.initiatesys...

(312) 759-5030

NAICS Code Computer and Software Stores: 443120

Recent Events

  • ACL Labs chose Accenx EMR

    11/20/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Initiate Systems Reports 3Q Results

    11/13/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Intermountain Health adds power to interoperability

    11/11/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Initiate Systems Acquires Accenx Initiate Offers Healthcare Communities Interoperability and Connectivity with the Addition of...

    10/30/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Initiate Systems Acquires Accenx

    10/30/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Entity resolution helps FBI's N-Dex system connect the dots

    10/14/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Initiate Launches Registry Tool

    9/30/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Initiate Systems Launches Initiate Provider Management Solution Summary Initiate Provider Management solution is a unique...

    9/30/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Initiate Systems Launches Provider Management Solution

    9/29/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Informatica Acquisition Boosts One-Stop Data Management

    9/16/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Initiate Systems Debuts Payer Data Management Solution

    6/24/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Initiate Systems, Axolotl Corp. Create Partnership for Health Information Exchange Solutions

    6/09/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Bill Conroy President & CEO
Dan Kossmann CFO
Martin E. Moseley CTO
Scott Schumacher Senior Vice President & Chief Scientist
Jeff Galowich Executive Vice President, Corp Dev
John V. Shap Executive Vice President, Worldwide Operations
Lorraine Fernandes Senior Vice President of Initiate Systems' Healthcare Practice
Mark Battaglia Senior Vice President of Business Development
Anthony Crescenzo Vice President, Public Sector
Armando Pauker Vice President
Clarissa Cerda Vice President and General Counsel
David Wilkinson Vice President, R & D
Gina Sandon Vice President, Marketing
Greg Shaw vice president of sales
Louis J Hutchinson Vice President, Public Sector Sales
Scott Harper Senior Vice President, General Manager, Healthcare Practice
Robert E Davoli Managing Director
Ron Galowich Founder
Tony Bowden Partner
David Pulver Initiate's New Director of National Healthcare Organizations
Michele O'Connor senior director
Michael P Moran Senior Product Marketing Manager
Debra Sleigh
Harry E McQueen
Jerome Wang
Jim Burke
Jim Cushman
Jim Pelts
Michael Competiello
Michael Fameli
Michael S Previti
R Scott Harper
Ron Martin
Scott Ellard
Sean Cassidy

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
James J. Peltz Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Initiate Systems, Inc. President & CEO Current
Initiate Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
TenFold Corporation COO Former
TenFold Corporation executive vice president Former

Organization Position Status
Initiate Systems, Inc. CFO Current

Organization Position Status
Initiate Systems, Inc. CTO Current

Organization Position Status
Initiate Systems, Inc. Senior Vice President & Chief Scientist Current
University of California, Los Angeles Associate Professor Former
University of California, Los Angeles Master of Arts and Doctorate Degrees In Mathematics Former
University of California, Davis Bachelor of Science Degree In Mathematics Former

Jeff is executive vice president and a member of Initiate Systems, Inc.'s board of directors. He provides strategic guidance to Initiate Systems and oversees the corporate development, finance, legal affairs and human resources functions of the company. During his 15 years as an attorney and an executive, Jeff gained substantial experience in finance, business development, mergers and acquisitions, licensing, public/private projects, joint ventures and many other types of business transactions. Jeff also serves as president and director of Madison Group Holdings, Inc. Prior to joining Initiate Systems, he practiced law with the Los Angeles firm of Greenberg, Glusker, Fields, Claman & Machtinger. His clients included various entrepreneurs whom he advised in general business, securities and real estate matters. Jeff is also a certified public accountant.

Organization Position Status
Initiate Systems, Inc. Executive Vice President, Corp Dev Current
Greenberg, Inc. Former

Organization Position Status
Initiate Systems, Inc. Executive Vice President, Worldwide Operations Current

Organization Position Status
Initiate Systems, Inc. Senior Vice President of Initiate Systems' Healthcare Practice Current
Empi, Inc. Former
Rhio, Inc. Former

As senior vice president of business development and international operations, Mark is responsible for Initiate Systems, Inc.'s growth outside the United States and via partnerships. Mark joined Initiate Systems in November, 2002 as senior vice president of marketing. With over 20 years of experience in the software and publishing industries, Mark has an extensive background in general management, marketing, strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, operations, partnering and finance. Prior to joining Initiate Systems, Mark was executive vice president of SPSS Inc., where he led the worldwide operations of the SPSS Enabling Technologies Division as division president. While at SPSS BI, he successfully executed a turnaround in the statistical software division by stabilizing high volume transactional sales and significantly increasing high value solution sales. He also led SPSS' marketing as the company increased revenues from less than $20 million to over $150 million. In addition, Mark served as vice president of marketing at London House, an HR publishing firm, and held several executive positions at Deltak Training Corp., a multinational publisher of multimedia training products for IS professionals. Mark received his MBA from the University of Chicago.

Organization Position Status
Initiate Systems, Inc. Senior Vice President of Business Development Current
Enclarity, Inc. Senior Vice President of Marketing Current
SPSS Inc. Executive Vice President, Marketing Former
London House Vice President of Marketing Former
University of Chicago Mba Former

Organization Position Status
Initiate Systems, Inc. Vice President, Public Sector Current

Armando is a general partner with an investment focus in hardware and software for enterprise and networking infrastructure, and security. Prior to joining Apex, Armando served as Vice President of Networking Products, responsible for marketing, sales, development and operations, for Cybernet Systems Corporation, a start-up company that develops and markets Linux-based software applications. Previously, Armando was a senior product manager for electronics at Imaging, a developer of high performance digital imaging servers. He also served as a management consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton, where he worked with Fortune 100 clients on strategic issues. Prior to that position, Armando was a senior engineering manager at Tandem Computers, Inc., where he led development efforts in fault-tolerant systems, primarily in new storage technologies. Armando holds an MBA with High Distinction from the University of Michigan, and he received his BS in Engineering (Electrical) from the California Institute of Technology.

Organization Position Status
Initiate Systems, Inc. Vice President Current
Metallect Corporation Board of Directors Current
Initiate Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cogency Software, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Digitalwork.Com, Inc. Member Current
Cogency Software, Inc. Member Current
Informative, Inc. Member Current
Cybernet Systems Corporation Vice President of Networking Products Former
Apex Venture Partners General Partner Former
Electronics For Imaging, Inc. Senior product manager Former
LP Imaging, Inc. Senior Product Manager Former
Tandem Computers Senior Engineering Manager Former
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. Management Consultant Former
Informative, Inc. Board of Directors Former
University of Michigan MBA Former
California Institute of Technology BS in Engineering Former
Initiate Systems, Inc. Member Former

Organization Position Status
Initiate Systems, Inc. Vice President and General Counsel Current

Organization Position Status
Initiate Systems, Inc. Vice President, R & D Current
Vignette Corporation vice president of technology Former
Sterling Software Former

As vice president of marketing, Gina provides leadership around corporate messaging, branding, communications, public/media relations, industry solutions, demand creation and inside sales. She has gained extensive experience in technology marketing from her roles at Arasys Technologies, Click Commerce, Inc., DARC Corporation and St. Paul Software. She was instrumental in launching Isix Software (a division of DARC). Gina holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with concentrations in Marketing and Management from Minnesota State University. Professionally, she is affiliated with the Association for Internet Professionals, American Marketing Association, International Business Communicators and Technology Executives Club of Chicago.

Organization Position Status
Initiate Systems, Inc. Vice President, Marketing Current
TenFold Corporation COO Former
TenFold Corporation executive vice president Former
Initiate Systems, Inc. member Former
Click Commerce, Inc. Former
Arasys Technologies, Inc. Former
Darc Corporation Former
Minnesota State University Bachelor of Science Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Initiate Systems, Inc. vice president of sales Current
Pointserve, Inc. member Former
The University of Texas at Austin BA with special honors in computer science and mathematics Former

Organization Position Status
Initiate Systems, Inc. Vice President, Public Sector Sales Current
Netscape Network sales manager Former
Powersoft, Inc. engineer Former
The George Washington University Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Statistics Former

As Senior Vice President and General Manager of Initiate Systems' Healthcare Practice, Scott is responsible for setting the overall healthcare strategy and tactical implementation. Scott oversees direct sales, sales operations, customer satisfaction and strategic alliances. Scott has spent the past 20 years in a variety of healthcare technology companies, including McKesson, Cerner, SeeBeyond and Sybase. In 10 years at SeeBeyond, Scott built their healthcare business from 20 to over 1,500 clients and lead their strategic move into the EMPI space, the HIPAA transaction architecture space as well as the integration based composite application markets. Scott has a degree from Susquehanna University.

Organization Position Status
Initiate Systems, Inc. Senior Vice President, General Manager, Healthcare Practice Current
McKesson Corporation Former
Cerner Corporation Former
Sybase, Inc. Former

Organization Position Status
Hiwired Managing Director Current
webMethods, Inc. Managing Director Current
OutStart, Inc. Managing Director Current
Vettro Managing Director Current
Eedo Managing Director Current
Sigma Partners managing director Current
Internet Security Systems, Inc. Managing Director Current
Vignette Corporation Managing Director Current
Dazel Corporation Managing Director Current
Aprimo, Incorporated Managing Director Current
StorageNetworks Managing Director Current
Octane Software Managing Director Current
Outstart Sellingedge.Com Managing Director Current
Dyax Corp. Managing Director Current
Outstart Managing Director Current
Cerulean Technology, Inc. Managing Director Current
Incipient, Inc. Managing Director Current
Glasshouse Technologies, Inc. Managing Director Current
Interactions Incorporated Managing Director Current
Vericept Corporation Managing Director Current
Initiate Systems, Inc. Managing Director Current
m-Qube Managing Director Current
Eedo Board of Directors Current
Incipient, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Outstart Board of Directors Current
Hiwired Board of Directors Current
Idiom Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Hanger Network, Inc Board of Directors Current
Smart Path, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Outstart Sellingedge.Com Board of Directors Current
Glasshouse Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Aprimo, Incorporated Board of Directors Current
Interactions Incorporated Board of Directors Current
Internet Security Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Entrepreneurs Foundation of New England Board of Directors Current
Initiate Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Certeon Inc Board of Directors Current
Technology Providers - Virtusa, Corp Board of Directors Current
Autovirt, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Data De-Duplication Board of Directors Current
Exagrid Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Epoch Systems Chief Executive Officer Former
SQL Solutions, Inc Chief Executive Officer Former
Epoch Systems President Former
SQL Solutions, Inc President Former
Epoch Systems Managing Director Former
SQL Solutions, Inc Founder Former
Sigma Partners Managing Partner Former
Sybase, Inc. Executive Officer Former
Hiwired Managing Partner, Sigma Partners Former
SQL Solutions, Inc Executive Officer Former
Ariba, Inc. Former
Northeastern University Computer Science Former

Organization Position Status
Initiate Systems, Inc. Founder Current
First Health Current
Madison Realty Group Chairman Current
Initiate Systems, Inc. CEO Former
Apex Venture Partners Board of Directors Current
The Marmon Group, Inc. President Former
The Marmon Group, Inc. Director of Real Estate Operations Former

Organization Position Status
Initiate Systems, Inc. Partner Current

Organization Position Status
Initiate Systems, Inc. Initiate's New Director of National Healthcare Organizations Current

Organization Position Status
Initiate Systems, Inc. senior director Current
Initiate Systems, Inc. Master Patient Index Current

Organization Position Status
Initiate Systems, Inc. Senior Product Marketing Manager Current
Debtech International, LLC Senior Product Marketing Manager at Initiate Systems, Inc Current

Organization Position Status
Initiate Systems, Inc. Current
Sutter Health CIO of Strategic Development Former
California State University Master of Science degree in business administration Former

Organization Position Status
Initiate Systems, Inc. Current
University of Redlands bachelor's degree in management Former

Organization Position Status
Initiate Systems, Inc. Current
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Former

Organization Position Status
Initiate Systems, Inc. Current
CHS Inc. Former
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Former
First Consulting Group Inc. Former

Organization Position Status
Initiate Systems, Inc. Current
Accenture Ltd. manager Former
Purdue University Bachelor's degree in Finance Former

James J. Pelts. James J. Pelts has served as a member of our board of directors since December 2000. Mr. Pelts has been employed by William Harris Investors, Inc. since 1997 as manager of various real estate and venture capital investments. He is also a member of its fund of funds and asset allocation committees. Mr. Pelts holds a B.S.E. from University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from University of Chicago. Mr. Pelts is also a director of our Australian, Canadian and United Kingdom subsidiaries.

Organization Position Status
William Harris Investors, Inc. Manager Current
Initiate Systems, Inc. Current
University of Chicago M.B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
Initiate Systems, Inc. Current
First Data Corporation vice president Former

Organization Position Status
Initiate Systems, Inc. Current
Choice Hotels International, Inc. Former
Cards Etc Pty Limited Former

Organization Position Status
Initiate Systems, Inc. Current
Cerner Corporation Sales Manager Former
McKesson Corporation product specialist Former
Eastern Illinois University Bachelor of Arts In Economics and Minor Former

Organization Position Status
Initiate Systems, Inc. Current

Organization Position Status
Initiate Systems, Inc. Current

Organization Position Status
Initiate Systems, Inc. Current

Organization Position Status
Initiate Systems, Inc. Current
TenFold Corporation Vice President of Applications Development Former
Accenture Ltd. business, systems analyst Former
Kent State University Bachelor of Business Administration Degree In Economics Former

Organization Position Status
Initiate Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Executive News

  • Initiate Systems Demonstrates Interoperability with Federal CONNECT Gateway

    Business Wire - 7/07/09 - View Story

  • Initiate Systems Debuts Payer Data Management Solution

    TradingMarkets - 6/24/09 - View Story

  • Initiate Systems Introduces Initiate Payer Data Management

    Business Wire - 6/22/09 - View Story

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