Alnawaz is an Endowed Professor of Radiation Oncology and Director of the Molecular Imaging Division at the University of Michigan School of Medicine. He has developed products in the fields of cancer and cardiovascular disease for twenty years and is a co-inventor on licensed patents from the University of Michigan. Alnawaz trained at the Scripps Research Institute and worked at the Genetics Institute, where he was involved in the development of protein therapeutics for Hemophilia A and B, both of which are in use clinically.
Benno was the Executive Vice President, Business Development, Investor Relations and Secretary at FSI International, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSII), a global supplier of wafer-cleaning and resist-processing equipment and technology until he negotiated FSII's sale to Tokyo Electron Limited in August 2012. Mr. Sand chaired the integration committee at TEL FSI from October 2012 until October 2013. During his tenure at FSII, he served in several executive, operations and financial management roles, including Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer. He also served on the boards of several United States, Asia and European based subsidiaries of FSII, Apprecia Technology, Inc., the Company's Japanese distributor, and other privately-held companies. Throughout his career, Mr. Sand has served as a director of various public and private companies and several community organizations. He has extensive knowledge of the capital markets, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions operations and accounting issues. Mr. Sand's 30 year career at FSII, combined with his experience as a board member of other public and private companies, brings to Invenshure the perspective of a leader facing internal as well as current external economic, social and governance issues.
Robert is the Executive Chairman for the Center for Diagnostic Imaging (CDI). He joined CDI in 2001 as Chief Executive Officer and led the organization through a period of growth, resulting in the addition of more than thirty-five new partnerships and the recently announced merger with Insight Imaging. Previously, he was Director and Chairman of the Association for Quality Imaging (AQI), Chief Executive Officer and Director of American Coating International, President and Chief Executive Officer of First Solar, and President of the Apogee Glass Group. Robert has a BBA in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame and is a CPA.
Brian is a Professor of Radiology and Biological Chemistry at the University of Michigan School of Medicine. He has been active in technology development and implementation involving numerous clinical trials, has over 150 peer-reviewed publications, and is a co-inventor on the patents licensed by Imbio. Brian was recently elected as a Fellow of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and is currently serving on the Scientific Advisory Board for the Cambridge Research Institute. Brian has a Ph. D. in Biophysics from the University of California at Davis.
Bruce is a Partner at Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly, LLP. He regularly advises emerging businesses on equity and debt financing, strategic investments, acquisition and protection of intellectual property, and mergers and acquisitions. Bruce has represented early stage technology companies in transactional matters for more than thirty years. He is listed in Best Lawyers “The Best Lawyers in America” and Chambers USA “America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.” He is also regularly named to Minnesota Law & Politics “Super Lawyers” list. Bruce has a BS in Business Administration from the University of Minnesota and a JD from Stanford University Law School.
Dr. Wulf is a fellowship trained Orthopedic Surgeon at Twin Cities Orthopedics and Clinical Instructor of Sports Medicine with Fairview/MOSMI Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship. Dr. Wulf completed his orthopedic training at the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Wulf is the author of multiple national and international peer reviewed articles and book chapters covering various topics related to orthopedics and sports medicine. He has been actively involved in innovation and product development as an investor, advisor, and inventor.
Devan Padmanabhan is a highly experienced patent litigator who helps clients litigate and manage patent portfolios with national and international needs for more than 18 years. Devan’s significant experience includes patent litigation cases covering a wide range of technologies and industries, and crosses all intellectual property areas, including patent, copyright, unfair competition, trademark, and technology-based cases. As an electrical engineer and lawyer, Devan is able to maximize his technical, engineering, legal, and business acumen to the client’s advantage, both inside the courtroom and in the boardroom. Devan is a member of the Board of Directors of Winthrop & Weinstine.
Don is the Managing Director of Trio Strategic Advisors. Previously, Don was the President and CEO for Assurant Health and held executive positions with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Wisconsin and Time Insurance Company. Don has a BS in Actuarial Science from Drake University and an MS in Health Care Management from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries (AAA).
Eduard has served as Medical Advisor to Invenshure since October 2012. Until 2011, he was Co-Founder, Chief Medical Officer, and Director at the Virtual Radiologic Corporation. Previously, Eduard served as Assistant Professor of Radiology at the University of Minnesota and attending Neuroradiologist at Hennepin County Medical Center and North Memorial Medical Center. He has authored more than sixty scientific articles and presented more than forty-five scientific seminars at medical conferences around the world. Eduard completed his education at the University of Minnesota and his Radiology residency and Neuroradiology fellowship at the University of Minnesota Hospital.
Jef is a Tax Partner in the Twin Cities office of McGladrey with over 28 years’ experience as a business advisor and tax professional. Jef works with clients in the information technology and medical technology industries. He assists clients with tax planning in a number of areas, including tax minimization, integrated tax strategies to coordinate the tax plans of the organization and its owners, and assisting management in understanding the tax implications of business decisions and transactions. He also has significant experience working with companies financed through private equity, venture capital and SEC registrants.
Jef also participated in McGladrey’s Business Advisor Program, which was developed in concert with the University of Chicago to provide high-level business advice to clients. Combined with his experience, this program allows Jef to provide a unique perspective in helping clients increase stakeholder value.
Jeremy is an Interventional Radiologist at the Mayo Clinic. His clinical and research focus includes minimally invasive vascular disease and cancer. Jeremy also serves as Senior Medical Director for New Ventures and Business Development at the Center for Individualized Medicine and as Associate Chair of finance in the Department of Radiology. He was Chair of Novation’s Imaging Council and currently sits on the Cardiovascular Council. Jeremey is Co-Founder of Evidentia Health (a seed-stage HIT company), an active angel investor, and board member for SV Biosystems, Inc. Jeremy has an MD from Mayo Medical School and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Mark is the Vice President and Head of Fixed Income Funds at Thrivent Asset Management. Previously, he was Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Investment Advisers Inc., and Chief Investment Officer of Fixed Income at Voyageur Asset Management. Mark has a BS in Economics from St. Olaf and an MBA from the University of Minnesota. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
Matthew Peterson is the CEO of Ancillary and Individual and the Chief Administrative Officer of UnitedHealthcare Employer and Individual segment, a $46 billion dollar business of UnitedHealth Group. He is also the President of the UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation, a 501c(3) public charity dedicated to advancing health care to underprivileged children in the United States. He sits on the board of Make-A-Wish of Minnesota. Mr. Peterson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Management from Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota and a Master of Business Administration degree from Vanderbilt University.
Michael Garwood, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Department of Radiology and Associate Director of the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, at the University of Minnesota, where he has been for the past 28 years. He holds the Lillian Quist – Joyce Henline Chair in Biomedical Research. Dr. Garwood was educated at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where he received bachelor’s degrees in biology and chemistry in 1981, and a Ph.D. in chemistry in 1985. He has many awards and honors, including the Gold Medal from the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Dr. Garwood has published more than 180 scientific papers and is an inventor on 17 patents.
Mike is a Limited Partner at Golden Angel Investors and the co-founder of Terapede Systems, a digital x-ray detector startup. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of FloDesign Sonics, a company that utilizes ultrasound for bioprocess filtration; and Endra, a company that has unique technology for thermoacoustic enhanced ultrasound imaging. In addition, Mike is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Phoenix Nuclear Labs as well as a consultant to start-ups in the medical device industry.
Mike was previously with GE before retiring in January 2015 after a 35-year career. Most recently, he served as GE Healthcare’s Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, leading the global Science and Technology Organization and its research and development teams in diagnostics, healthcare IT, and life sciences.
In 2008, Mike was elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows for his significant contributions to the medical and biological engineering field.
Mike is Chairman and CEO of 3B Group LLC, a private holding company for healthcare ventures. 3B Group currently is engaged in the durable medical business, owning Corner Home Medical as well as Pacent Solutions, a wound management technology platform. The group has a startup pharmaceutical purchasing platform for independent pharmacies to optimize their purchases, and they recently divested their Merwin Long Term Cary Pharmacy business with a sale to CVS Health. Mike has been in the pharmacy business for over 35 years and currently is Chairman of North Memorial Healthcare, Chairman of the Jack Jablonski Believe in Miracles Foundation, and past Chairman for Independent Pharmacy Cooperative, a coop of over 4,000 independent pharmacies with purchases of $6 billion. Mike has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota.
Paul is the President of River Bet Consulting. He is a leading authority on building organizations that deliver outstanding results and his specialization is in leadership coaching, organizational effectiveness, and strategy formation and implementation. Previously, Paul was the Senior Vice President of US Human Resources at Best Buy, Chief Human Resource and Chief Marketing Officer at Park Nicollet Health, and Vice President of Organization Effectiveness and Chief Learning Officer at Target. Paul has a BA from the University of Michigan and an MBA from the University of Minnesota – Carlson School of Management.
Paul is the Senior Vice President of Wealth Management and Senior Portfolio Manager and Wealth Advisor for UBS. He is also the registered financial advisor for the NFL Players Association and serves on the Board of Trustees for Gustavus Adolphus College, Board of Directors for the Economic Club of Minnesota, Board of Directors for the Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest, and Board of Directors for the Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners. Paul has a BA in Business Administration and Political Science from Gustavus Adolphus College.
Russell is the Chief Investment Officer at Thrivent Asset Management. He oversees all of Thrivent Financial’s investments, including mutual funds, variable products, and the general account. Previously, Russell was a Managing Director at Colonnade Advisors, President of Prudential Portfolio Managers (PPM) America, a member of the Management Committee and Board of Directors of PPM (London), chairman of PPM (Canada), and a Portfolio Manager and Executive at Washington Square Capital. Russell has a BA in Business and Economics from Gustavus Adolphus College and an MBA from the University of Minnesota Graduate School of Business.
Thomas is the Chief Clinical Officer at the Center for Diagnostic Imagine (CDI). He is a practicing radiologist with subspecialty expertise in pain management and spine, body, and musculoskeletal imaging. Thomas has a longstanding interest and experience in health policy and management, having served for nine years on guideline development committees at NASS and ICS, worked on appropriateness initiatives for high-tech imaging at CDI and ICSI, and worked on care coordination initiatives at CDI and the MMA. Thomas has a BS in Biology, Biochemistry, and Chemical Engineering from MIT, an MD from Harvard Medical School, and an MPP in Health Care Policy and Management from Harvard University.
Tom Vanderheyden is Vice President, Business Development and Commercialization. Tom joined UnitedHealth Group in 2003. He has held leadership roles as Vice President of Global Operations while living in Gurgaon, India, Chief Operations Officer at UnitedHealth International, VP of Mergers and Acquisitions, and VP of Business Development. Tom’s twenty year career prior to UnitedHealth Group included systems engineering and sales responsibilities at IBM, creating an IT infrastructure outsourcing business within a publicly held IT staffing firm in Chicago, managing a Midwest regional technology and business consulting company and raising venture capital as Chief Operations Officer of an early stage software business. Tom holds a Bachelors degree in Organizational Management and Communications and an M.B.A. in Global Management.
Andy joined Invenshure as the Chief Software Architect in July 2012. Previously, Andy worked as Manager of Web Development at Bethel University, Web Developer for Infrae, and Unix Administrator/PC Analyst for the University of North Dakota. Andy has a B.A. in Computer Science and Mathematics from the University of North Dakota.
Annie joined Invenshure as the Marketing Coordinator in October 2012, then took on the role of Investor Relations in 2015. Previously, she worked as a Product Specialist at Hemosphere, Inc. and Marketing Associate at Steady State Imaging. Annie has a B.S. in Marketing from Villanova University.
Ashley joined Invenshure as a Program Manager in September 2016 after spending a year serving abroad with The World Race. She graduated from Bethel University with a B.A. in both Computer Science Software Project Management and Business Entrepreneurship. Outside of work, she enjoys traveling, running, hiking and exploring new coffee shops with friends.
Can 'pronounced John' joined Invenshure as a Business Development Manager in July 2013 and is responsible for creating and deploying operational strategies for Invenshure and its portfolio companies. Can is also the Director of Business Development at Invenshure's subsidiary company, Imbio. Previously, he was the Head of Sales and Business Development at Zurich MedTech in Zurich, Switzerland. Can has a B.S. and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering focused on RF/Microwave design from the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering focused on high field MRI instrumentation design from the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research (CMRR) at the University of Minnesota.
David Hannes is the Chief Operating Officer of Imbio, having joined in April, 2015. He brings nearly 20 years of experience across Operations, as well as Business Development and Strategy in medical device business to the Imbio team. Prior to joining Imbio, Mr. Hannes was Vice President of Business Development for NeuWave Medical, a microwave ablation start-up based out of Madison, Wisconsin. Mr. Hannes joined NeuWave in its second year of commercial sales and was a key member of the leadership team which built the company into the market leader in microwave ablation, including gaining broad acceptance across the nation’s Top 50 cancer centers. Mr. Hannes led NeuWave’s Business Development and Strategy, corporate contracting and Marketing during this rapid transition from start-up to growth business. Prior to Neuwave, Mr. Hannes spent more than 14 years at GE Healthcare across a variety of operational and commercial leadership positions including Corporate Purchasing, Commercial Operations, Finance, and Global Service P&L leadership. Early in his career, Mr. Hannes was a manager in Ford Motor’s Corporate Purchasing group where he built his global commercial, strategy and lean manufacturing/operations experience. Mr. Hannes has a B.S. in Business from The University of Dayton and an MBA from the University of Madison – Wisconsin.
Elisa joined Invenshure in January 2015 as a Lead User Experience Architect. She is responsible for crafting usable, useful, and desirable products and services for our portfolio of companies. Previously Elisa worked as a UX consultant and is a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer. She holds a B.A. from St. Olaf College where she studied the social sciences, business and art history.
Erik joined Invenshure as Director of Information Systems in November 2011 and employs his broad expertise in a variety of technology fields such as network design/engineering, large-scale storage systems, virtualization, systems security, and systems automation/orchestration. Previously, he held systems administration roles for a medical insurance provider, medium-sized higher-education institution, and an engineering design service company. Erik has a B.S. in Computer Science from Bethel University.
Imad is the Chief Operating Officer of Flywheel. Previously, he held executive and senior management positions with Lexmark Healthcare, Acuo Technologies, and ScImage. Imad has extensive services and operations experience in healthcare informatics, enterprise imaging, data sharing and interoperability in multiple clinical disciplines. Imad holds a B.A. in Mathematics and an MBA in Healthcare Management.
Jennifer joined Invenshure in June 2012 as an Associate Research Scientist. With a B.S. in Physics and a B.A. in Mathematics from Bethel University, Jennifer’s focus is in imaging and computer programming. Outside of the office, Jennifer enjoys the outdoors, cooking and CrossFitting.
Jeno launched and leads our Invenshure Hungary Research and Development Operations. Jeno has supported Invenshure's development team as a Principal Engineer since 2010, providing deep technical experience in IT, medical and industrial projects. Jeno has decades of experience in product development from technical concept to production quality design. Previously, Jeno was a Senior Electrical Engineer at Logic PD, serving as the General Manager of Logic's Hungary Research and Development team. Prior to Logic PD, he worked for Sun Microsystems in the UK. Jeno has a M.S. Engineering focused on Electrical Engineering from Technical University of Budapest.
Jeremy is Chief Medical Officer at Invenshure and is managing partner of Invenshure Fund II. He helped launch OneOme for which he now serves as a director. He is an active investor and board member in the diagnostics and genomics arenas. Previously, he founded Evidentia Health, a health IT company focused on diagnostic reporting. Jeremy was an interventional radiologist at Mayo Clinic where he also served as Associate Chair of the Department of Radiology and ran business development for Mayo Global Business Solutions. Jeremy earned his MD at Mayo Medical School and completed surgery and radiology training at Mayo Clinic and Harvard Medical School. He earned his MBA from Harvard Business School.
Joe joined Invenshure as a Senior Software Engineer in April 2015 and works for portfolio companies doing full-stack web development and embedded device prototyping. Previously, Joe held development, leadership, and agile coaching positions at Logic PD and John Deere. Joe holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from North Dakota State University and a MS in Computer Engineering from Iowa State University.
Lina joined Invenshure in March 2015 as a Software Development intern, then transitioned into a full-time Software Developer in May 2016. She graduated from Augsburg College with a B.S. in Computer Science and a minor in Mathematics. At Invenshure, she is responsible for developing and maintaining all of the portfolio sites.
Luke joined Invenshure as a Embedded Systems Engineer in December 2014 and works on technology concept ideation, creation of functional prototypes, and assessing investment opportunities. He also consults and assists Invenshure's portfolio companies. Previously, Luke was an Electrical Engineer II at Logic PD. Luke has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and a B.A. in Physics from Bethel University.
Mark joined Invenshure in January 2015 and is currently the CFO for Invenshure and its early-stage portfolio companies. Previously, Mark was the CFO at The Emily Program where he oversaw Accounting, Finance, Payroll and Financial Analytics. During his tenure, Mark sat on the Board of Directors, was a member of the Sr. Leadership Team, structured a debt and equity recapitalization and was instrumental in business development during a period of rapid growth. Before that, he was an institutional consultant at Morgan Stanley. Mark received his J.D. from the University of St. Thomas School of Law and B.A. from Saint John’s University.
Matt joined Invenshure in May 2014 after completing his B.S. in Finance from Minnesota State University, Mankato. Matt currently works with Invenshure and its portfolio companies on creating financial models and assisting in business development. Matt's interests outside of the office include playing sports, traveling, and reading.
Mary joined Invenshure as an Administrator in November 2011. Previously, Mary was involved in administrative positions that included interaction with the public, which she very much enjoys. Mary has always lived in the Twin Cities and surrounding suburbs. She enjoys traveling, although she prefers to stay close to her Minnesota home and her family.
Nathaniel joined Invenshure as an Infrastructure Engineer in February 2015, and can generally be found using idealistic goals to build pragmatic solutions. Historically, Nathaniel has gravitated to wherever the hardest problems can be found, and Invenshure is no exception. Nathaniel has previously worked on next-generation education initiatives, automated infrastructure compliance, and generally fighting for a healthier, more robust industry.
Rosie joined Invenshure as its Accountant in 2012. She currently works with the accounting team for Invenshure and its portfolio companies. Previously, Rosie provided accounting services for non-profit and for profit organizations in the Twin Cities. She obtained her B.A. in Sociology Metropolitan State University and is pursuing a Masters of Accounting at St. Mary’s University.
Ryan joined Invenshure in early 2012 and is currently the Director of Research and Development for Invenshure and two of its portfolio companies, Flywheel and Imbio. Previously, Ryan was a Research Associate/Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota where he created novel MRI acquisition and reconstruction techniques. Ryan has a B.S. in Physics from the University of Minnesota, a Master of Information and Data Science from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Ph.D. in Medical Physics from the University of Minnesota.
Steve Sheldon is a jack-of-all-trades that has been with Invensure for 4 years. At present, he is managing multiple businesses and non-profits to serve their technology needs. Steve has an M.A. in Higher Education, and came from a background working with college students at both Bethel University and Geneva College, but his passion was always dabbling in the IT world. He started his career in IT with Logic Product Development in 2005, and has been working with Danny and Troy ever since. One thing you may not know about Steve is that he did an ‘Around the World’ Trip with his wife 10 years ago, traveling to 23 countries over 10 months
