Fit-for-purpose expertise

Frank A. Corvino is our Co-Founder and CEO. A quantitative scientist by training, he has spent the last 15 years advancing the way epidemiology, health outcomes, medical affairs and market access leverage RWE for decision-making and stakeholder communications. He has published frequently in Mathematics, Physics, Statistics and Healthcare, and held academic positions at the City University of New York and Stevens Institute of Technology, where he also received his PhD. He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Dr. Lynn Okamoto is a seasoned senior executive and thought leader with over 25 years of success in the life sciences, including leadership roles at Symphony Health and GSK. She specializes in health economics, providing valuable expertise for go-to-market strategies and product development. She holds a PharmD from the University of Michigan, and has completed both a Clinical Pharmacy Residency and a Pharmacoeconomics Fellowship.

A strategic business leader with over 25 years of experience driving growth across innovative and transformative healthcare organizations, Carolyn Hillegass ACC previously owned an executive consulting business supporting commercial growth strategies. She has deep knowledge of health economics, RWE, health policy and market access, having supported the commercialization and launch of many key brands.

Jennifer Fillman MBA is a highly respected executive with over 27 years of corporate, financial, and business experience, including as a general manager for pharmaceutical business units and as Senior Vice President and CFO of a contract research organization’s largest operating segment. She has significant experience in scaling pharmaceutical services businesses to maximize growth potential.

Prior to his current role, Joe DiCesare was VP and Global Head of RWE & Modeling at Allergan, having previously spent 20+ years at Novartis, including roles leading the Novartis Global and US HE&OR departments, and the Global Oncology Strategic Pricing team. Joe received his Pharmacy degree from Rutgers University and a Masters in Public Health from the UMDNJ School of Public Health. He is currently an Adjunct Professor at Rutgers College of Pharmacy.

An accomplished international executive, Simon Nynens has served as CEO of the New Jersey Innovation Institute, Chief Commercial Officer of NJIT University, and Chairman and CEO of Wayside Technology Group. A recipient of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2011 New Jersey Award, he is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program, an honorary member of the National Academy of Inventors, and has served on the President’s Leadership Council of Stevens Institute of Technology.

Dr. Kuldeep Kumar Singh is a physician and healthcare expert with 20+ years of industry experience. He specializes in health technology assessment, market access, and pricing for pharmaceuticals and vaccines. He held senior positions at Novartis and WHO, and has executed diverse projects in market access, pricing, health economics, and HTA for companies across Europe and USA. He has an MPH from University College London / Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin / Karolinska Institutet, and an MBA from London Business School.

Deb Casso provides scientific and operational direction for RWE strategy, generation, synthesis, and scientific communications. She has more than 30 years of experience in the design and conduct of observational research studies, including 15 years of experience partnering with life sciences clients on the design, conduct, and strategic considerations of pharmaco-epidemiology and drug safety studies and the use of RWE for both pre- and post-approval regulatory decision-making. Deb has an MPH in Epidemiology from the University of Washington.

Dr. Pashos’ RWE/HEOR career spans academia, consulting and life sciences companies. At Harvard Medical School, he managed one of the first Patient Outcomes Research Teams funded by the US government. He then founded and led an RWE/HEOR consultancy before becoming VP at Takeda leading Global Outcomes and Epidemiology Research, and at AbbVie leading Global Evidence Strategy. His research appears in 125+ publications and 300+ presentations. He served as President of ISPOR, 2008-2009.

For the past decade, Michael has been fostering company growth on a number of ongoing client relationships, supporting the organization from both the UK and US. He works on talent acquisition, company culture, and employee life. He also introduces executable strategies that harmonize business practices to best deliver client solutions.