Full Name
Kathy Harris CPA, MBA
Company
Claritas Health Ventures
Job Title
Strategic Advisor
Speaker Bio
Kathy Harris has 40 years of experience spanning mergers and acquisitions, venture and growth investing, financial advisory services, and the rapidly expanding health and wellness space. As a venture partner at Claritas Capital, she is a strategic advisor to the healthcare fund and serves on the board of Scene Health, an industry leader in medication engagement, going beyond traditional adherence to transform disease management.
Kathy serves on the board of directors of Kindbody, a leading fertility clinic network and family-building benefits provider. The company has raised over $350M in capital and completed four strategic acquisitions. Kathy’s board affiliations extend to her previous roles with Progyny, Fertility Authority, Valor Healthcare, and Senior Whole Health. She is also an advisory board member of medZERO, a healthcare-focused fintech company that allows employees to understand, manage, and maximize their healthcare benefits.
Kathy was most recently an EVP with Sharecare, a health and wellness company offering personalized health- related information, programs, and resources. She managed and completed 15 acquisitions across Sharecare’s enterprise, provider, consumer, and life sciences channels, ranging in size from pre-revenue startups to over $200M in revenue. She assisted in raising over $450M in equity and debt capital and was actively involved in the company’s IPO process, including preparing SEC and other regulatory filings and investor and analyst presentations.
In her previous position as a general partner with Noro-Moseley Partners, Kathy boosted the firm’s visibility across a multi-state market area, which enhanced the firm’s referral network and deal flow capabilities. She also focused on the firm’s investment activities in the healthcare services and HIT sectors. Her other experience includes leadership positions with a national mezzanine debt provider and over a decade in investment banking, focusing on financial services and healthcare. Kathy began her career as a CPA with KPMG.
Kathy holds an MBA from Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management and a BS in Accounting from Murray State University. In addition to her academic credentials, her healthcare leadership was recognized when she was named a Top Finalist for the “Woman in Healthcare Leadership” Award by the Healthcare Business Women’s Association. She has also been honored by OnBoard Atlanta’s Executive Leadership Honor Roll and featured as a Woman of Excellence by Business to Business Magazine. Beyond her accolades, Kathy continues to give back to the entrepreneurial community and her alma mater; she serves on the Board of Trustees for the Murray State University Foundation, Endeavor Atlanta’s Advisory Council, and the Springboard Enterprises National Trust.
Kathy serves on the board of directors of Kindbody, a leading fertility clinic network and family-building benefits provider. The company has raised over $350M in capital and completed four strategic acquisitions. Kathy’s board affiliations extend to her previous roles with Progyny, Fertility Authority, Valor Healthcare, and Senior Whole Health. She is also an advisory board member of medZERO, a healthcare-focused fintech company that allows employees to understand, manage, and maximize their healthcare benefits.
Kathy was most recently an EVP with Sharecare, a health and wellness company offering personalized health- related information, programs, and resources. She managed and completed 15 acquisitions across Sharecare’s enterprise, provider, consumer, and life sciences channels, ranging in size from pre-revenue startups to over $200M in revenue. She assisted in raising over $450M in equity and debt capital and was actively involved in the company’s IPO process, including preparing SEC and other regulatory filings and investor and analyst presentations.
In her previous position as a general partner with Noro-Moseley Partners, Kathy boosted the firm’s visibility across a multi-state market area, which enhanced the firm’s referral network and deal flow capabilities. She also focused on the firm’s investment activities in the healthcare services and HIT sectors. Her other experience includes leadership positions with a national mezzanine debt provider and over a decade in investment banking, focusing on financial services and healthcare. Kathy began her career as a CPA with KPMG.
Kathy holds an MBA from Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management and a BS in Accounting from Murray State University. In addition to her academic credentials, her healthcare leadership was recognized when she was named a Top Finalist for the “Woman in Healthcare Leadership” Award by the Healthcare Business Women’s Association. She has also been honored by OnBoard Atlanta’s Executive Leadership Honor Roll and featured as a Woman of Excellence by Business to Business Magazine. Beyond her accolades, Kathy continues to give back to the entrepreneurial community and her alma mater; she serves on the Board of Trustees for the Murray State University Foundation, Endeavor Atlanta’s Advisory Council, and the Springboard Enterprises National Trust.
Full Name
Robert Frist
Job Title
CEO and Chairman
Company
HealthStream
Speaker Bio
Robert ("Bobby") A. Frist, Jr. is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chair of the Board of Directors of HealthStream (Nasdaq: HST M), the nation's leading healthcare IT company focused empowering and developing the healthcare workforce to improve the quality of patient care.
After co-founding the Company in 1990, HealthStream's software solutions are now used by the majority of U.S. hospitals to train, assess, develop, schedule, and credential their human capitol. Under Bobby's leadership, the Company held its initial public offering in 2000—and holds the distinction of being the only publicly-traded, "dot-com" that is a currently-thriving company in Tennessee. HealthStream is one of 25 publicly-traded companies in midTennessee—and has been singled out by Forbes Magazine as one of the "Top 100 Best Small Companies" in the U.S.
Bobby's visionary leadership of HealthStream has been widely recognized by repeatedly being listed in the "Power 100" list of most influential leaders in healthcare, numerous "Most Admired CEO" awards, and one of the top "In Charge" healthcare leaders as published by Medical News. His contributions as an innovative business leader were further recognized as the recipient of the prestigious Ernst & Young "Entrepreneur of the Year" award for the Southeast region of the U.S.
As a leader in the healthcare industry and broader business community, Bobby Frist was an initial proponent of the nationally award-winning "Nashville Entrepreneur Center" where he is currently Vice-Chair. He is a former Chair of the Nashville Health Care Council and has served on multiple non-profit boards—including the Minnie Pearl Foundation and the Adventure Science Center. Bobby is a frequent guest speaker at both academic institutions—like Vanderbilt University—and at community organizations—like the Urban Institute. During the recent pandemic, Bobby worked with Tennessee Governor Lee to assist with the state's emergency response to extend hospital capacity.
As a native Nashvillian, Bobby Frist and his family are life-long residents of Nashville where he and his family have been an enthusiastic supporter of education, which has included programs to promote equitable access to quality educational opportunities for everyone and numerous local schools.
After co-founding the Company in 1990, HealthStream's software solutions are now used by the majority of U.S. hospitals to train, assess, develop, schedule, and credential their human capitol. Under Bobby's leadership, the Company held its initial public offering in 2000—and holds the distinction of being the only publicly-traded, "dot-com" that is a currently-thriving company in Tennessee. HealthStream is one of 25 publicly-traded companies in midTennessee—and has been singled out by Forbes Magazine as one of the "Top 100 Best Small Companies" in the U.S.
Bobby's visionary leadership of HealthStream has been widely recognized by repeatedly being listed in the "Power 100" list of most influential leaders in healthcare, numerous "Most Admired CEO" awards, and one of the top "In Charge" healthcare leaders as published by Medical News. His contributions as an innovative business leader were further recognized as the recipient of the prestigious Ernst & Young "Entrepreneur of the Year" award for the Southeast region of the U.S.
As a leader in the healthcare industry and broader business community, Bobby Frist was an initial proponent of the nationally award-winning "Nashville Entrepreneur Center" where he is currently Vice-Chair. He is a former Chair of the Nashville Health Care Council and has served on multiple non-profit boards—including the Minnie Pearl Foundation and the Adventure Science Center. Bobby is a frequent guest speaker at both academic institutions—like Vanderbilt University—and at community organizations—like the Urban Institute. During the recent pandemic, Bobby worked with Tennessee Governor Lee to assist with the state's emergency response to extend hospital capacity.
As a native Nashvillian, Bobby Frist and his family are life-long residents of Nashville where he and his family have been an enthusiastic supporter of education, which has included programs to promote equitable access to quality educational opportunities for everyone and numerous local schools.
Full Name
Veronica Mallett MD MMM
Job Title
Chief Administrative Officer
Company
CommonSpirit
Speaker Bio
Veronica Thierry Mallett M.D. MMM is a dynamic health care leader. Currently she is serving as the Chief Administrative Officer for the More In Common Alliance (MICA). This historic partnership between the Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) and Common Spirit Health (CSH) will prove to be transformational for increasing diversity in the healthcare work force. The initiative will double the class size in the MSM and MSM Physician’s Assistant program, creating regional campuses for MSM and creating 10 new residency sites with up to 10 program per site expanding the diverse primary care and specialty workforce across the nation. She previously served as President and CEO of Meharry Medical College Ventures (MMCV), a wholly owned subsidiary of Meharry Medical College, and as the Executive Director for the Center for Women’s Health Research at Meharry. Dr. Mallett served as the Senior Vice President of Health Affairs and Dean at Meharry Medical College School of Medicine (MMC SOM) until 2020. In this role, she was responsible for all clinical operations for the academic health science center, dedicated to educating physicians, dentists, researchers, and health policy experts. In 2021, she was named to the board of directors for Sharecare, Inc. (Nasdaq:SHCR), a digital health company.
Born in Detroit, Dr. Mallett attended Barnard College, Columbia University followed by medical school at Michigan State University. Following medical school, she completed residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Fellowship in Urological Gynecology at Wayne State University. She completed a Research and Surgical Fellowship in Electrophysiology of the Pelvic Floor/Reconstructive Surgery at St. Mary’s Hospital, Manchester, England. She earned a master’s degree in Medical Management from Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh.
Since finishing her formative education, Dr. Mallett has served on the Faculty of Northwestern, Wayne State, University of Tennessee, Texas Tech Health Science Center El Paso, holding leadership positions in each of these schools. In her over 25 years of leadership experience, she has served as Fellowship Director, Residency Director, Director of Healthcare Excellence, Practice Plan Director, and Department Chair at Wayne State, University of Tennessee Memphis, and Texas Tech respectively.
Dr. Mallett has received several leadership awards; including 2022 Athena Award, the Nashville Business Journal Women of Influence 2020, the Nashville Medical News 2018 Woman to Watch, and Nashville Healthcare Council fellow. She has authored over 100 articles, book chapters, and abstracts combined.
Born in Detroit, Dr. Mallett attended Barnard College, Columbia University followed by medical school at Michigan State University. Following medical school, she completed residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Fellowship in Urological Gynecology at Wayne State University. She completed a Research and Surgical Fellowship in Electrophysiology of the Pelvic Floor/Reconstructive Surgery at St. Mary’s Hospital, Manchester, England. She earned a master’s degree in Medical Management from Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh.
Since finishing her formative education, Dr. Mallett has served on the Faculty of Northwestern, Wayne State, University of Tennessee, Texas Tech Health Science Center El Paso, holding leadership positions in each of these schools. In her over 25 years of leadership experience, she has served as Fellowship Director, Residency Director, Director of Healthcare Excellence, Practice Plan Director, and Department Chair at Wayne State, University of Tennessee Memphis, and Texas Tech respectively.
Dr. Mallett has received several leadership awards; including 2022 Athena Award, the Nashville Business Journal Women of Influence 2020, the Nashville Medical News 2018 Woman to Watch, and Nashville Healthcare Council fellow. She has authored over 100 articles, book chapters, and abstracts combined.
Full Name
Jessica Beegle
Job Title
Health Tech Executive, Board Member, and Advisor
Speaker Bio
Jessica Beegle is a leading enterprise growth executive working at the intersection of healthcare and technology. With a focus on transforming businesses through innovation, she excels in creating new business models, pioneering de novo business ventures, and integrating advanced technologies such as cloud computing and artificial intelligence, in regulated sectors, ranging from consumer health to clinical care and drug development. She brings the unique ability to bridge traditional healthcare enterprises with emerging technology companies to drive adoption of cutting-edge solutions with the goal of providing better health outcomes for all.
As the inaugural Senior Vice President & Chief Innovation Officer at Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare system under Apollo Global Management, Jessica led digital transformation initiatives that spanned 62 hospitals, 62 rehab and behavioral centers, and 250 additional care sites across 31 states. She partnered with Google and Palantir to create the company's first integrated enterprise data lake, significantly improving operational efficiencies and patient outcomes, spearheaded the system's introduction of generative AI solutions to reduce clinical administrative work, and championed the enterprise roll-out of remote patient monitoring programs to enhance patient access, while reducing total cost of care. Additionally, she spearheaded a $30 million strategic investment joint venture between Apollo, Lifepoint, and 25Madison, investing in leading companies like Abridge, Midi Health, Cadence, and BioIntelliSense and building de novo startups.
Before Lifepoint, Jessica was integral to the founding team that incubated and launched Walgreens Health, expanding Walgreens Boots Alliance's role in healthcare by delivering new high-value solutions to payers, health systems, PBMs, and pharmaceutical manufacturers. At Google, she led consumer efforts for Google Health, helping connect and bring meaning to consumers' digital health journeys across major Google products such as Search, Maps, YouTube, Android, and Nest, and drove global market development and expansion for Google's Artificial Intelligence unit, DeepMind, as it began commercializing AI solutions in healthcare. At Amazon Web Services (AWS), she created the Healthcare & Life Sciences business and successfully established AWS as the premier public cloud partner for healthcare and life sciences organizations across the globe, helping reinvent the way organizations collaborate, make data-driven clinical/operational decisions, and accelerate innovation from bench top to bedside. Her career began at General Electric, where she contributed to the $6 billion healthymagination strategy, leveraging GE's diverse capabilities to tackle global healthcare challenges.
Jessica's influence extends to her roles with the World Economic Forum, serving on the Global Agenda Council for Brain Research, Meta-Council on the Future of Health, Future of the Internet Working Group, and Global Shapers. She has advised and held board positions with numerous innovative startups, including Abridge, Cadence, OMNY Health, Science37, Arterys, and A.Team. She also serves on the Board of the United Way of Nashville Tocqueville Society and is a sought-after keynote speaker and panelist at leading financial, tech, and innovation conferences hosted by JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, HLTH, ViVE, and the Nashville Healthcare Council.
Jessica has been named to the Becker's Healthcare Top Chief Innovation Officer, Top Chief Transformation Officer, and the Nashville Business Journal Women of Influence- Top Executive lists, further recognizing her impact on the industry.
She holds a J.D. from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law and a B.A. from the University of Georgia. Jessica is also a graduate of GE’s Executive Commercial Leadership Program (ECLP) and the Executive Education Program at Harvard Business School.
As the inaugural Senior Vice President & Chief Innovation Officer at Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare system under Apollo Global Management, Jessica led digital transformation initiatives that spanned 62 hospitals, 62 rehab and behavioral centers, and 250 additional care sites across 31 states. She partnered with Google and Palantir to create the company's first integrated enterprise data lake, significantly improving operational efficiencies and patient outcomes, spearheaded the system's introduction of generative AI solutions to reduce clinical administrative work, and championed the enterprise roll-out of remote patient monitoring programs to enhance patient access, while reducing total cost of care. Additionally, she spearheaded a $30 million strategic investment joint venture between Apollo, Lifepoint, and 25Madison, investing in leading companies like Abridge, Midi Health, Cadence, and BioIntelliSense and building de novo startups.
Before Lifepoint, Jessica was integral to the founding team that incubated and launched Walgreens Health, expanding Walgreens Boots Alliance's role in healthcare by delivering new high-value solutions to payers, health systems, PBMs, and pharmaceutical manufacturers. At Google, she led consumer efforts for Google Health, helping connect and bring meaning to consumers' digital health journeys across major Google products such as Search, Maps, YouTube, Android, and Nest, and drove global market development and expansion for Google's Artificial Intelligence unit, DeepMind, as it began commercializing AI solutions in healthcare. At Amazon Web Services (AWS), she created the Healthcare & Life Sciences business and successfully established AWS as the premier public cloud partner for healthcare and life sciences organizations across the globe, helping reinvent the way organizations collaborate, make data-driven clinical/operational decisions, and accelerate innovation from bench top to bedside. Her career began at General Electric, where she contributed to the $6 billion healthymagination strategy, leveraging GE's diverse capabilities to tackle global healthcare challenges.
Jessica's influence extends to her roles with the World Economic Forum, serving on the Global Agenda Council for Brain Research, Meta-Council on the Future of Health, Future of the Internet Working Group, and Global Shapers. She has advised and held board positions with numerous innovative startups, including Abridge, Cadence, OMNY Health, Science37, Arterys, and A.Team. She also serves on the Board of the United Way of Nashville Tocqueville Society and is a sought-after keynote speaker and panelist at leading financial, tech, and innovation conferences hosted by JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, HLTH, ViVE, and the Nashville Healthcare Council.
Jessica has been named to the Becker's Healthcare Top Chief Innovation Officer, Top Chief Transformation Officer, and the Nashville Business Journal Women of Influence- Top Executive lists, further recognizing her impact on the industry.
She holds a J.D. from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law and a B.A. from the University of Georgia. Jessica is also a graduate of GE’s Executive Commercial Leadership Program (ECLP) and the Executive Education Program at Harvard Business School.