Dirk Soenksen is a strategic results-oriented healthcare executive with over 25 years experience. Prior to Ceresti, Mr. Soenksen founded venture-backed Aperio and served in the positions of President/CEO/Chairman until its acquisition by Danaher/Leica Biosystems in 2012. He built a winning team that established Aperio as the recognized global leader in digital pathology, with a staff of 200, a rich portfolio of patents, healthy and growing revenue, multiple FDA clearances, and an installed base of more than 1,000 systems in 35 countries. He earned his AB degree in Chemistry from Bowdoin College, MSEE from the University of Pennsylvania, and his MBA from Pepperdine University.

Mark Wrenn has over 30 years experience developing reliable and scalable software architectures. Before co-founding Ceresti, Mr. Wrenn was Sr. Director of Product and Business Development at Aperio where he led the development of a global, HIPAA compliant, cloud-based second opinion network for pathology. He also served as Director of Professional Services where he delivered value-added software and services, including interfaces to third-party IT systems, for a pathology PACS. He earned his BSEng in Computer Science from the University of Connecticut.

Rob Lonardo has more than 35 years of experience in managed care with an emphasis on Medicare Advantage, Dual Eligibles and SPD (Seniors and Persons with Disabilities) populations.  Rob’s career has included leadership roles at  FHP Healthcare, Blue Shield of California and running a large IPA serving the Inland Empire and San Diego markets.  Rob led CareMore Medical Enterprises for nearly 6 years, initially working for its physician owners, and subsequently running Growth and Business Development after Anthem’s acquisition of CareMore.  Most recently, he worked at Alignment Healthcare in Orange, CA serving in multiple leadership roles.

Rob has a true passion for changing the way care is delivered, particularly to seniors.  He has been a leader in improved coordination of care, better use of technology, using data to help health plans ‘find’ the patients that need them most, and assuring that every member with any disease or condition gets the care they need when and where it should be delivered.

Dr. Norman has 30 years of experience in population health, value-based care, and provider transformation.  His career has focused on supporting provider & health systems, ACOs, and health plans as they pivot to the value-based care era where cost efficiency, quality outcomes, and experience of care are balanced to formulate the overall value of health care delivery.

Most recently, Dr. Norman led the Health System Consulting practice at Willis Towers Watson where he worked directly with health systems transitioning to value-based care.  Previously, he served as Chief Medical Officer for xG Health Solutions, where he adapted and disseminated the value-based care know-how and tools developed by Geisinger Health System for other delivery systems transforming from fee-for-volume to fee-for-value care models.  Before that, he held a series of executive leadership roles in multiple sectors of the healthcare ecosystem, with a consistent focus on population health management and value improvement.