Team

Senior Management

Bjorn Nordwall - President, Chief Executive Officer

Bjorn leads the CONFIDANT executive management team.

He has over 25 years of global general management, sales and marketing experience in the wireless data and computer industries where he specialized in introducing new technologies in both large companies and early-stage organizations. Prior to joining CONFIDANT, his roles have included Director of Market Development with Motorola and channel and dealer network development with Ericsson Wireless Internet Solutions. He has had business management responsibilities including successful identification, funding and divestiture of three non-core technology products.

Bjorn also had senior general management roles as VP Business Development of Bonita Software and President of New England Software. He holds a BA in Business Administration from the University of Stockholm.

Jonathan C. Javitt, M.D., M.P.H. – Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Javitt has a 30 year history of combining clinical understanding with expertise in health information technology, policy, and health economics. He has been a founder of leading health informatics companies, including NextGen (now owned by Quality Systems, Inc.), Ingenix (A United Health Care subsidiary), and Active Health Management (now owned by Aetna, Inc.). In each of those endeavors, he has focused on the use of leading edge technology to improve the process of care for patients with chronic illness.

Dr. Javitt received his medical training at Cornell, Harvard, and Johns Hopkins Universities and remains an adjunct Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins in addition to serving as Senior Fellow of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies.

Dr. Javitt has served as a senior health advisor to three Presidential administrations. Most recently, he was commissioned by President Bush to chair the Health Subcommittee of the President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC), which helped formulate the White House’s health IT initiative.

In addition to Dr. Javitt’s role in CONFIDANT, he serves as Managing Director for Healthcare and Life Sciences of BTI, a leading information management solutions and bar code technology company.

Thomas Wall - Vice President, Business Development and Marketing

Tom is responsible for developing and managing CONFIDANT's strategic relationships and alliances and leading the marketing, planning, and communications functions.

He brings over 25 years of experience in marketing, sales, and finance in the telecommunications and financial services industries where he has had responsibility for both complex business-to-business network solutions and end-user consumer-based products. Prior to joining CONFIDANT his roles have included Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Nortel, where he had global business unit responsibility for sales, marketing, business development and profitability. He has also has had investment management and previous start-up experience.

Tom has been a Board Member of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, North Carolina Chapter, serving as President the last two years. He holds a BA in Economics from Miami University and an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.

Jack Petro - Vice President, Engineering and CTO

Jack manages the engineering and operations organizations at CONFIDANT.

He has over 20 years experience in leading engineering organizations along with significant experience in operations. Prior to joining CONFIDANT he was Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Engineering at Applied Innovation Inc., a supplier of Network Management Hardware and Software. Startup experience includes Vice President of Engineering at Bonita Software and Vice President of Engineering at ReadyCom, where he set up both engineering and operations. He has also held high level management and engineering positions at Fujitsu Network Communications and Bell Northern Research/Northern Telecom.

Jack has been a member of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Advisory Board at NC State University. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Mathematics from Temple University.

Marc O'Brien - Vice President, Sales

Marc develops and manages CONFIDANT's sales channels, sales group and strategic partnerships for commercialization.

He brings over 17 years of experience in management, sales, strategy, and technology in the financial service industry, where he has played a key role in the development of new business both internationally and domestically. Prior to joining CONFIDANT, Marc ran the largest business unit at Instinet Corporation, a public company. His roles have included Managing Director, Senior Vice President, Sell-side Markets, where he architected the changes in strategy, technology and global sales groups, integrating cross selling programs that maximized on revenue opportunities. Marc was also a co-founder of a financial services firm, which focused on equity execution and independent research.

Marc was a member of Instinet Corporation's Executive Operating Committee, USA and UK. He participated in Instinet's IPO road show and played a key role in the company's only public investor day, as a business leader. He holds BS in Accounting Utica College of Syracuse University.

Board of Directors

Charles "Bucky" Oliver -- Chairman

Charles "Bucky" Oliver is Chairman and Founder (1987) of Jetcraft Corporation, which offers worldwide solutions for aircraft sales and acquisition services. He was the owner and operator of Raleigh-Durham Aviation from 1961 until 1987. He is also an Airline Transport rated pilot with over 16,000 hours experience worldwide.

Bucky served on The Duke Childrens (TM) Hospital National Board of Advisors. He also serves as a member of the Board and Executive Committee for The Hill Center and is co-chair of The Hill Center Campaign.

Through Winsome Investors LLC, Bucky and his partner provide financing and Board leadership for Confidant.

Lanier M. Cansler, CPA

Lanier Cansler is President of Cansler Fuquay Solutions, Inc., a consulting and strategy solutions firm focused on business and non-profit organizations in the health care industry and government. He began his career in 1973, becoming a Certified Public Accountant in 1977. In 1981 he started his own public accounting firm dedicated to management consultation and taxation issues, with an emphasis on services to health care providers. In 1994, Lanier co-founded and became president of Partners Healthcare Group, Inc. In six years, he helped transform a five-physician practice into one of the largest and most successful allergy and asthma specialty practices in the country. Beginning in 1994, Lanier was elected to four terms in the N.C. House of Representatives. In 2001, he was appointed Deputy Secretary of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, the largest-budgeted of all N.C. agencies.

Diane I. Johns, MBA

Diane Johns has broad experience in management and design in various industries, including the hospital, pharmaceutical, and insurance industries. She has both owned a pharmacy and also worked for Northwest Mutual, Kremers-Urban Co. (where she was EVP and controller) and Froedtert Memorial Hospital, the largest tertiary care hospital in Wisconsin. Diane also serves as Chair of the Board of Lutheran Social Services and is President of the nonprofit group Lutheran Church Women.

Dew-Anne Langcaon, CPA

Dew-Anne Langcaon has more than 20 years of financial and business experience with over a decade in healthcare finance, operations, and strategic business development. She is Chief Operating Officer of PacifiCap Group, Hawaii's largest private equity and venture capital firm. She is also a co-founder and the CEO of Ho'okele Personal Health Planners, LLC. Prior to joining PacifiCap, Dew-Anne was the Executive Vice President and Chief Strategic Officer for Hawaii Pacific Health, Hawaii's largest healthcare provider with four hospitals, 350 employed physicians, more than 1,500 affiliated medical staff, and more than 5,000 total employees. Before entering the healthcare industry, Dew-Anne spent six years as a CPA with Deloitte & Touche in Honolulu. Dew-Anne volunteers her time and leadership skills to many boards in the community including: the chair of Hawaii Science and Technology Council; vice chair of the American Red Cross Hawaii State Chapter; secretary of Aloha United Way; St. Andrew's Priory School; Enterprise Honolulu, as well as volunteering her time to various other community projects. Dew-Anne is also currently serving as the co-chair for the University of Hawaii Search Committee for the new Dean for the John A. Burns School of Medicine.