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Viant is lead by an experienced management team with over 100 years of collective industry experience and a proven track record of growing our business and integrating acquisitions.

 

Daniel J. Thomas
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Chief Executive Officer
Viant
In addition to serving as Viant's Chief Executive Officer and member of its Board of Directors, Dan is also a Chairman of Concentra's Board of Directors and served as Concentra's President and CEO from 1998 until June 2007. He has been instrumental in the formation of Viant as an independent company and oversees all business strategy with a customer-centric focus on growth.

He began his career with the Concentra organization in 1993, where he held various leadership positions with OccuSystems, Inc., one of Concentra's predecessor companies, including Director, President and Chief Operating Officer, and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining OccuSystems, Dan spent several years with Medical Care International Inc.

Dan received his bachelor's degree from the University of Northern Iowa and resides in Frisco, Texas with his family.

Tom Bartlett
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President
Viant
Tom Bartlett joined Viant (Originally Preferred Payment Systems) in 1993 as a member of the executive team and was named president in 1999 shortly after the company's acquisition by Concentra, Inc., in 1998. He was named a Concentra division president in 1999 and led the company's group health industry business development efforts.

In 2000, Tom orchestrated the purchase of Health Network Systems, a leading provider of PPO and HMO network management services. In January 2005, Tom was named President of Focus Healthcare Management, a national workers' compensation PPO, as well as Concentra's Provider Bill Review business unit, both of which were subsequently sold to Coventry Health Care, Inc., in 2007. In late 2005, Tom and his team completed the acquisition of Beech Street Corporation, one of the nation's largest Preferred Provider Organizations. In 2007, the company was renamed Viant, Inc., during its spin-off from Concentra, Inc., and subsequently completed the acquisition of the ppoNEXT and Texas True Choice PPO networks. Since 2000, Viant has invested approximately $270 million to acquire PPO networks and network management technology designed to promote efficiencies for all participants in the health care transaction.

Prior to joining Viant, Tom was President of Medical Review Systems, Inc., a health care cost management technology company that was acquired by Equifax, Inc.

David Redmond
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Executive Vice President,
Finance & Chief Financial Officer
Viant
David Redmond joined Viant as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in March 2008. David previously served as a Viant board member and Chairman of Viant's Audit Committee. He brings with him a wealth of experience in public accounting and financial leadership in both the public and private sectors and the healthcare industry, where he achieved a reputation of excellence that is widely recognized by members of the banking and investment communities.

From June 2003 until March 2008, David was President and Chief Financial Officer of AmeriPath, a provider of anatomic pathology and molecular diagnostics, which was sold to Quest Diagnostics in May 2007. He also served as Chief Financial Officer for two privately held and two publicly held healthcare companies. Before entering the healthcare industry, David, a certified public accountant, was with KPMG Peat Marwick for 16 years, including six years as a partner. David graduated with honors from the University of North Dakota with a B.S. in accounting.

Bryan Adel
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General Counsel
Viant
Bryan Adel became General Counsel of Viant in July 2007. His experience includes over three years at McDermott, Will & Emery as a corporate attorney and over 10 years at McDonald's Corporation in various legal and business roles including finance, e-commerce, corporate strategy and international. Bryan also served on the Board of Directors of Chipotle Mexican Grill for two years. Most recently, Bryan was the Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Rewards Network Inc. .
Meridith Herdes
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Executive Vice President,
Chief Information Officer
Viant
Meridith Herdes has more than 20 years of IT and Operations experience within the healthcare industry. She currently acts as Chief Operating Officer for Viant, where she has responsibility for all operations, implementations and IT that service the nation's leading health plans. Prior to Viant, she was an Assistant Vice President in IT with CIGNA HealthCare. In that role, Meridith handled all system responsibilities relating to provider network management across CIGNA's claim platforms. She was responsible for both provider and claims systems during her tenure with HealthSource and has had held senior IT positions within a major hospital system. Meridith was one of the founders of Health Network Systems which began in May of 1999.
Keith Vangeison
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Executive Vice President,
Network Development
Keith Vangeison joined Viant in 2007, with over 34 years of experience in the health insurance and managed care industries. As Executive Vice President of Network Development, Keith has responsibility for all network development, care management and provider credentialing activities nationwide.

Prior to Viant, Keith was Senior Vice President of Network Development at HealthMarkets where he was responsible for network development, medical economics care and disease management programs. Executive positions prior to HealthMarkets include Executive Vice President Networks of Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), President & CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine as well as Bureau Chief of Benefits for the State of Illinois Department of Central Management Services. He is a graduate of Southern Illinois University.

Kurt Anderson
Kurt Anderson
Executive Vice President,
Government Markets
EquiClaim
Kurt Anderson heads up Viant's growing Government Services area focusing on taking Viant's portfolio of services into the public sector, including Medicare, Medicaid and Medicare Advantage payers. Kurt joined Viant in December 1998 as Vice President of Sales and has been integral to the success of the organization through various senior leadership roles including most recently President, Group Health where he oversaw all of Viant's commercial business. Kurt is a member of Viant's executive leadership team, which focuses on overall business and market strategies. During his tenure with Viant, Kurt has been responsible for business development, product strategy and operational oversight. Kurt has over 20 years experience in the managed care industry including senior positions with Beech Street Corporation, First Health Corporation and EQUICOR/HCA.
Terry Harris
Terry Harris
Senior Vice President,
Sales and Marketing
Viant
Terry Harris has over 20 years industry experience and is responsible for all sales and marketing strategy and execution for the Viant organization, with a heavy focus on aligning Customer Relationship Management with business goals and growth strategies. Prior to joining Viant in 2002, Terry held senior leadership positions at Brann Worldwide and CIGNA Healthcare. He earned his B.S. degree in Marketing and Personnel Management from Miami University.
Santosh Dave
Santosh Dave
Senior Vice President,
Information Technology
Santosh Dave joined Viant as Senior Vice President of Information Technology in April 2008. He is responsible for the leadership and development of Viant's entire information technology division, including both internal (support, systems, engineering, telecom) and external (claims processing, provider data management, rate and fee schedules) functions.

Santosh has a successful track record forging strategic partnerships between IT, internal business and customer organizations to develop and implement practical and effective solutions. He joined Viant from Wells Fargo's Home Mortgage division, where he was responsible for systems, technology and security for more than 3,200 facilities. He's also held IT leadership positions with GE, Sprint, Freightquote and two IT consulting practices in India. Santosh has an engineering background and completed post-graduate management work in India. In addition to several technical and project management certifications, he is a certified Six Sigma Green Belt.

 

Karl Huff, FSA MAAA
Karl Huff
Senior Vice President,
Chief Actuary
Karl Huff joined Concentra in an analytical role in January, 2001 prior to the spin-off by Viant, which occurred in June, 2007. Currently, he heads the Network Intelligence and Solutions group and has responsibility for Viant's supplemental PPO operations, including focused provider contracting in selected geographies. He has participated in the acquisition activities of Beech Street Corporation, ppoNEXT and Texas True Choice. He has 18 years of experience in the healthcare industry, including actuarial roles at BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois and Unitrin. Karl received his Fellowship in the Society of Actuaries in 2000.
Jody Diaz
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Vice President,
Human Resources
Viant
Jody Diaz is Vice President, Human Resources for Viant. She is responsible for helping individuals, leaders, teams and organizations flourish and achieve high performance and success through all aspects of human resources.

Prior to joining the organization, Jody founded Business & HR Consulting Group specializing in helping organizations to maximize their performance and returns through the alignment of costs and driving cultural and process transformations. Jody enjoys, and has been successful at recruiting, mentoring and developing high potential managers, executives and organizational teams. She has been intricately involved with, and worked through numerous mergers and acquisitions. Jody has a broad background and unique blend of financial, analytical, operational and human resources expertise and has worked in both human resource management roles, accounting/finance roles as well as operational roles.

Jody began her career in the private sector as an Accountant/Auditor for Price Waterhouse in Toronto, Canada. Following her role at Price Waterhouse, Jody worked for many years as a management consultant for top tier clients. Jody continued to work in Management level roles for TXU Communications and the Learning Care Group.

Jody earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting (Magna Cum Laude) from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada and a Master of Business Administration Degree in Human Resources and Organization Development from the University of Dallas, in Dallas, Texas.



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