Executive Team

A unique combination of experience in healthcare, executive leadership, software engineering and management of high growth ventures encompasses the executive team at Premise Corporation.

Eric Rosow, M.S., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Rosow, a co-founder of Premise Corporation, serves as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of the company. With more than 20 years of experience in executive healthcare management, Mr. Rosow is responsible for leading Premise’s strategic initiatives surrounding the company’s mission of helping healthcare organizations optimize patient flow in order to improve the care they provide to their patients.

Mr. Rosow earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering at Trinity College, and received his Master of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering from the Hartford Graduate Center/Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He holds several patents and is an active speaker in the healthcare industry.

Mr. Rosow also serves on the Executive Committee of the Trinity College National Alumni Association, the Trinity Engineering Advisory Council, and the Board of Directors for the Connecticut Technology Council. At the community level, Mr. Rosow – a former member of the U.S. National Rowing Team - volunteers his time as a crew coach for the Avon High School Rowing Program, which he helped co-found in 2007.

Craig Gravina, Chief Technology Officer

As Chief Technology Officer for Premise, Mr. Gravina is responsible for the product and technology vision of the company, and for driving innovation within all of our software solutions. He leads the company’s R&D, Software Engineering and Product Management departments.

Gravina has over 14 years of experience leading innovative technology companies. He has founded three start-ups with market-leading products; facilitated successful acquisitions; and then remained a key executive with the acquiring companies. In addition to leading product development, he also has substantial expertise in building and managing intellectual property portfolios with substantial U.S. and international patents.

Previously, Gravina served as Vice President of Advanced Technology and Intellectual Property for Bright Things, plc. Prior to that, he founded PushPlay Interactive, LLC, where he developed the business, technology and intellectual property for the company's leading-edge, industry-first products. He has worked with many global technology leaders and developed products for such companies as Yahoo, AOL, Microsoft and Thomson Consumer Electronics. He holds a bachelor of science from Syracuse University.

Jim Maher, Executive Vice President - Global Markets

Mr. Maher is responsible for all sales and marketing communications efforts for the company. Mr. Maher’s more than 15 years of healthcare experience includes ChartOne Inc., a provider of medical record workflow solutions. At ChartOne, Mr. Maher served as the Executive Vice President of Sales; in that capacity, Mr. Maher led the company's startup technology division in terms of both product direction and market expansion.

Previously, Mr. Maher was a Regional Vice President HPR Inc., a publicly traded company providing claims auditing and physician profiling software and services to the Healthcare market. Mr. Maher stayed on through HPR’s acquisition by McKesson Corporation and was instrumental in the company’s growth into new markets, consistently exceeding sales goals in the regions he covered. He holds a bachelor of arts from Indiana University.

Chris Aulbach, M.S., Vice President of Product Management

As Vice President of Product Marketing, Mr. Aulbach is responsible for the inbound and outbound marketing activities of the Company. In addition, he is responsible for championing various product life cycle activities, from market analysis and product planning activities to product packaging and launch, to ensure the company’s products best serve the needs of the market and our clients.

Prior to joining Premise in 2004, Chris led key revenue cycle product initiatives spanning 7 years with QuadraMed Corporation and predecessor companies, and prior to that served Fortune 500 clients during his four year tenure with Accenture. With proven experience managing new product initiatives within high growth technology providers, and a strong background in enterprise healthcare information systems, Chris plays a key role in driving product strategy and supporting ongoing company growth and expansion.

Mr. Aulbach holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a Masters degree in Management through Rensselaer’s Technological Entrepreneurship Program at the Lally School of Management and Technology.

Jennifer Wittstein, Vice President of Client Services and Training

As Vice President of Client Services and Training, Mrs. Wittstein serves as head of all client support services and training for Premise. Mrs. Wittstein was formerly with AMS Services, a division of Vertafore, Inc., where she led a seventy-member professional services division for the company’s high-end agency automation solution. Prior to AMS, Wittstein worked at Aetna Life & Casualty in various support and training roles.

Mrs. Wittstein holds a bachelor of science in mathematics from the University of Connecticut and has completed graduate work in accounting from the University of Hartford.

Barbara A. Yates, Vice President of Professional Services

Ms. Yates serves as head of all professional services for Premise, and is responsible for our product implementation and consulting teams. Ms. Yates manages a team of healthcare and technology professionals dedicated to achieving quality implementations and maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction.

Prior to joining the Premise team in 2006, Ms. Yates spent the past 25 years in healthcare management and technology with director experience in both the provider and vendor environments. Most recently she spent 3 years as a Director with Eclipsys Corporation, where she was responsible for managing regional implementations and providing direct sales support for new and existing business. Prior to that, she was the Managing Director of Applications with Hartford Hospital, managing clinical and financial implementations as well as providing day to day support of existing applications and the data center.

Ms. Yates received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rivier College, Medical Technologist Training from Washington Hospital Center and a Masters of Public Administration from the University of Hartford.