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, Co-Founder
Mr. Rosow, 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 a Master of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering from the Hartford Graduate Center/Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He holds several patents, is an active speaker in the healthcare industry, and has more than 50 academic papers and other publications to his name.
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.
John Hannon, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Hannon is responsible for the overall operations and financial management of Premise Corporation. Prior to joining Premise, he served as CFO and COO of Mangrove Systems, Inc., a leading designer of next generation switches for 3G and 4G wireless network providers. Mangrove Systems was acquired by Carrier Access where Mr. Hannon was retained as VP of Business Development.
Previously, as VP and General Manager of Ascend’s Broadband Access group, Mr. Hannon oversaw research and development, product management, SQA, division revenue and expense goals. While at Ascend, Mr. Hannon increased revenues from a few hundred thousand to over $60 Million, and managed the introduction of three additional product platforms before Ascend was acquired by Lucent Technologies. He has also held leadership roles with Honeywell, General Datacomm, ADC Telecommunications, Sahara Networks and MSA Venture Partners. Mr. Hannon earned an MBA, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts.
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.
Joseph S. Adam, M.S., Vice President of Strategic Services, Co-Founder
Mr. Adam, a co-founder of Premise Corporation, is responsible for maintaining executive-level relationships with many of Premise’s premier partners, crossing the operational areas of delivery, support and new product development. In addition, he leads various special projects, coordinating with the Product Management and Engineering teams. Mr. Adam also serves on the Board of Directors.
Mr. Adam created the initial design and was the primary developer of the company’s flagship patient-flow product. After initial penetration into the hospital marketplace, he helped lead the effort to properly scale the company for larger distribution and to build out the executive management team.
Prior to co-founding Premise, Mr. Adam worked at two Hartford based entrepreneurial software companies, Distributor Information Systems Inc and Structured Computer Systems, where he managed design teams and developed enterprise software solutions. He holds several patents and has co-authored numerous academic and industry papers. Mr. Adam earned a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and Mathematics and Computer Science degrees from Trinity College, where he was an NCAA All-American wrestler and two-time New England champion.
Chris Aulbach, M.S., Vice President of Marketing and Product Management
As Vice President of Marketing and Product Management, 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.
Barbara Bryan, MBA, BSN, Vice President of Consulting Services
Ms. Bryan leads Premise Corporation’s Consulting Services, which helps hospitals set and reach patient flow goals via redesigned processes, culture change, and optimization of patient flow technology.
A trusted advisor to hospital leadership teams, Ms. Bryan is recognized as an expert in patient throughput issues. Her fifteen years of experience includes both hands-on clinical care nursing and healthcare industry management. She has managed successful projects involving operational improvement and cost reduction initiatives, leadership development, systems implementation and patient throughput engagements.
Prior to joining Premise, Ms. Bryan was President and CEO of Bryan Advisory Group, a small, independent healthcare consulting company which she founded. She was formerly a Director with Navigant Consulting, the firm that acquired her previous business, the Invalesco Group, in 2004. As one of the founding partners of the Invalesco Group, Ms. Bryan developed and grew the firm into a multi-million dollar consulting company within three years.
Ms. Bryan earned a Masters of Business Administration from St. Francis University, where she received an academic excellence award. Ms. Bryan graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelors of Science in Nursing from Georgetown University.
Michael Choiniere, Vice President of Finance
As Vice President of Finance, Mr. Choiniere is responsible for the day-to-day financial management, administrative aspects (human resources) and involved in sales compliance for the company. Mr. Choiniere has more than 16 years of experience in accounting/finance of which 10 have been in high growth-oriented software companies.
Prior to joining Premise as Controller in March of 2007, Mr. Choiniere previously worked at Open Solutions Inc. which encountered tremendous growth throughout his 8 years there, reaching 18th on the Forbes list of fastest growing publicly traded companies in the United States. Open Solutions later went private in January 2007.
Mr. Choiniere earned a BA in Accounting from Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Bill Emerson, Vice President of Software Development
As Vice President of Software Development, Mr. Emerson is responsible for the system architecture, software engineering and database design of all Premise products. Mr. Emerson was formerly with Open Solutions, Inc. a provider of Core Financial Applications located in Glastonbury, CT, where he served as their Senior System and Database Architect. He has an extensive background in software development and relational database design and has worked with a wide variety of Microsoft technologies.
Mr. Emerson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Connecticut.
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.