MediSpend, a global technology company providing best-in-class solutions for the life sciences industry, is the compliance system of record for some of the world’s largest pharmaceutical, medical device, dental and emerging biotech companies around the world. Developed by our innovative team, the MediSpend Global Compliance Suite represents the industry’s first global SaaS solution purpose-built to manage the end-to-end process of HCP engagement through transparency reporting, which includes software that facilitates external grant requests.
Our leadership team
Meet the team that makes MediSpend possible. With a wealth of industry experience
our team is able to help our clients solve their global compliance needs.
Craig Hauben, Chief Executive Officer
Craig Hauben is MediSpend’s chief executive officer. An executive with more than 25 years of experience in healthcare industry operations and sales management, Craig has guided the operational strategies of high-growth organizations.
Craig leverages his expertise in operations and sales to help MediSpend maximize its brand, expand its offerings and remain a leading global compliance technology company for the life sciences industry.
Well-known for his ability to adapt quickly to diverse environments, Craig has demonstrated success in conducting private equity transactions, driving business strategy and guiding organizations to optimal growth.
Before joining MediSpend’s leadership team, Craig was executive vice president of the Coding Business at Ciox Health. Earlier in his career, he held positions at North Shore-LIJ CareConnect Insurance Company and UnitedHealth Group. He remains a trustee at HGH Foundation, an advisory board member at WiderCircle, and a board member at Partners for Biliteracy.
Jim Despelteau, Chief Technology Officer
Jim Despelteau is MediSpend’s chief technology officer. An executive with more than 30 years of research & development experience across multiple industries and technological disciplines, Jim drives the strategic technology vision, implementation and operation of MediSpend’s compliance cloud solution and application suite.
Jim draws on his experience in healthcare information technology systems, analytics and cloud-hosted software-as-a-service (SaaS) distribution to shape compliance technology solutions that meet the needs of life sciences companies today and into the future.
Before joining MediSpend, Jim served as chief technology officer at Qcentive, where he bootstrapped the R&D organization to launch the first version of its value-based contracting platform. Earlier in his career, he held senior positions at Verisk Health (now Verscend), where he led global product development and infrastructure teams supporting multiple population health analytics product lines. He has held technology leadership positions for companies in the CRM, enterprise collaboration, and semiconductor capital equipment industries.
Jason Hauben, Chief Financial Officer.
Jason Hauben is MediSpend’s chief financial officer. He is an executive with more than 20 years of leadership experience in domestic and international public and private equity companies in information, media, data and technology.
Jason leverages his expertise in partnering with CEOs and leadership teams to drive growth and enhance workflows and processes.
Before joining MediSpend’s leadership team, Jason was the chief financial officer at PointRight and Vantage Production. He was also the chief financial officer of the Information and Media division of S&P Global (formerly McGraw Hill Financial).
Seth Houston, Chief Commercial Officer
Seth Houston is MediSpend’s chief commercial officer. A 20-year veteran of the software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions industry, he has a passion for helping pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers use innovative technologies to solve business challenges and meet their objectives.
Seth draws on his leadership skills to drive all of MediSpend’s SaaS-based solutions and supporting advisory services.
Before joining MediSpend, Seth was managing director of IQVIA’s US Technology Solutions business unit, where he led cross-functional teams responsible for delivering SaaS-based solutions to life sciences clients. Earlier in his career, he held a variety of leadership positions in product management, marketing, sales and business development with OpenQ, Wolters Kluwer, Proscape Technologies, and IMS Health.
“People don’t want your product or service; they want what it can do for them.”
Francoise Renaud Weiss, Vice President, Client Operations
Francoise Renaud Weiss is MediSpend’s vice president, Client Operations. With nearly 20 years experience in project and program management, and deep technical knowledge, Francoise coordinates and supervises implementation of MediSpend solutions for pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers.
Francoise leverages her expertise in software development and deployment of retail products, software-as-a-service and on-premise enterprise solutions to provide efficient identification, control and accountability of MediSpend’s software deliverables while ensuring compliance with industry standards.
Customers benefit from Francoise’s ability to engage and communicate with technical and non-technical personnel at all organizational levels and across geographical locations.
Prior to joining MediSpend, Francoise was principal program manager, Mobility Professional Services, for Nuance Communications, where she directed all product launches of the company’s mobile speech applications. Throughout her career, she has been a leader in driving products from definition through launch and leading cross-functional teams on large-scale projects.
Suj Patel, Vice President, Account Management
Suj Patel is MediSpend’s vice president, Account Management. An executive with more than 20 years of experience delivering global, enterprise-wide solutions, he helps life sciences companies achieve the highest levels of success with MediSpend’s innovative solutions and customer-centric services.
Suj draws on his extensive experience in integrating web, e-commerce and cloud-based applications with custom-developed applications and packed solutions to ensure smooth deployment of the MediSpend application suite.
Suj has successfully implemented hundreds of projects for pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, as well as the banking and insurance sectors.
Prior to joining MediSpend, Suj worked in the dot-com industry and with consulting firms such as Deloitte Consulting, Capgemini, IMS, and Huron Consulting Group. He began his career as an application developer.
Neeraj Singhal, Vice President, Product Management
Neeraj Singhal is MediSpend’s vice president, Product Management. With more than 25 years experience in technology leadership, Neeraj drives development and commercialization of MediSpend’s portfolio of cloud-based solutions for healthcare and life sciences companies.
Neeraj leverages his product development expertise, including Six Sigma Black Belt certification, to lead MediSpend’s product management and professional services teams toward their strategic goal of providing proactive compliance tools that meet customers’ needs today and tomorrow.
Customers benefit from his extensive experience developing transparency products, leading large-scale implementations and managing global teams.
Prior to joining MediSpend, served as vice president of professional and client services at MDx Medical (Vitals) where he launched a software-as-a-service healthcare cost transparency product and implemented it for several large health plans. Earlier in his career he served as vice president of global product management and innovation at Cegedim and was a consultant for IGate Capital, where he was involved in multiple global customer relationship management system projects.
Board of Directors
Craig Hauben, Chief Executive Officer, MediSpend
Craig Hauben is MediSpend’s chief executive officer. An executive with more than 25 years of experience in healthcare industry operations and sales management, Craig has guided the operational strategies of high-growth organizations.
Craig leverages his expertise in operations and sales to help MediSpend maximize its brand, expand its offerings and remain a leading global compliance technology company for the life sciences industry.
Well-known for his ability to adapt quickly to diverse environments, Craig has demonstrated success in conducting private equity transactions, driving business strategy and guiding organizations to optimal growth.
Before joining MediSpend’s leadership team, Craig was executive vice president of the Coding Business at Ciox Health. Earlier in his career, he held positions at North Shore-LIJ CareConnect Insurance Company and UnitedHealth Group. He remains a trustee at HGH Foundation, an advisory board member at WiderCircle, and a board member at Partners for Biliteracy.
Steve Eaton, Partner, EDG Partners
Stephen Eaton is co-founder and managing director of EDG Partners, a private equity investment firm focused on the healthcare sector. At EDG Steve has assisted portfolio companies as they set strategic direction, establish best practices and attract key executive leadership. His background in a variety of healthcare settings has allowed him to successfully identify specific healthcare market sectors for targeted investment. He serves on the EDG investment committee.
Prior to EDG, Steve was a successful investor, chief executive officer and entrepreneur in healthcare companies. He previously served on the board of directors of LaVie Healthcare, Housecall Medical, Navigator Group Purchasing, and Emory Healthcare. He was the founder, chief executive officer, and chair of the board of Centennial Healthcare. He currently serves on the board of directors at First Call Ambulance Services and at MediSpend, a cloud-based compliance solution primarily for pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Steve has also been active in not-for-profit healthcare in Atlanta as past chair of the board of Saint Joseph’s Health System and Emory Saint Joseph’s Inc. He was also a board member at Mercy Care Services, a community-based provider of mobile and fixed site clinical services to underserved populations.
Steve currently is a board member of the Southeast Board for the U.S. Fund for UNICEF and Project Open Hand.
Dave Cormack, Chairman, Curve Dental Software
Dave Cormack currently serves as chairman at Curve Dental Software and vice-chairman of Scottish Premiership’s Aberdeen Football Club. Most recently, Cormack served as president and chief executive officer at Brightree where he led the start up to a market leader in the post-acute care industry. With over 35 years of experience in the software industry, Cormack has extensive knowledge and an international track record for building successful software organizations.
Prior to Cormack’s success with Brightree, he founded and developed two highly successful start-up ventures, Soft Systems Limited, a London-based vendor of business intelligence tools, and MiracleWorkers.com, an Atlanta-based market leader in internet recruiting for the healthcare industry, now owned by CareerBuilder.com. After the acquisition of Soft Systems by IQ Software, Cormack served as senior vice president of worldwide operations for this NASDAQ-listed business.
Cormack is a 1981 graduate of Aberdeen College of Commerce, Scotland. He and his wife, Fiona, founded the Cormack Family Foundation, a charitable trust which works with a range of charities and initiatives largely in support of young people and children around the world.
Scott Feldman, Managing Director, Susquehanna Growth Equity
Scott is a managing director with Susquehanna Growth Equity and has been with the group since its inception. He focuses on financial services, healthcare IT and human resources technology.
Before joining Susquehanna, Scott was an investment banker with Broadmark Capital, a boutique investment banking firm serving telecom, technology and internet companies. He started his career at Gabelli & Company and worked directly for the founder Mario Gabelli, widely considered one of the greatest value investors of all time.
Scott graduated with a bachelor’s in finance from the Wallace E. Carroll School of Management at Boston College with concentrations in economics and computer science.
Jeff Hennessy, Chairman & CEO, HMP Global, LLC
Jeff Hennessy serves as the chairman and CEO of HMP Global, a multichannel leader in healthcare events and education, with a mission to improve patient care. Under Hennessy’s leadership, the company has grown to produce nearly 400 accredited medical education events each year, as well as clinically relevant, evidence-based content for the global healthcare community across a range of therapeutic areas, from oncology to psychiatry, reaching millions each month. HMP Global’s brands include the award-winning Consultant360, the year-round resource relied upon by primary care providers and specialists, and the Oncology Learning Network, the premier digital destination for the global oncology community; Psych Congress and Evolution of Psychotherapy, the largest independent mental health meetings in the U.S.; EMS World Expo, North America’s largest EMT and paramedic event; the Leipzig Interventional Course (LINC), the world’s premier endovascular education meeting; and the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC), the largest wound care meeting in the world.
With more than 30 years of leadership in field of healthcare, Hennessy possesses deep experience in entrepreneurship, M&A, building high-performing teams and organizations, medical publishing and education, and sales, with a focus most notably on the managed care market. Before joining HMP Global, Hennessy founded Princeton Media Associates, LLC (PMA), a healthcare communications company with a portfolio of award-winning and well-respected brands including First Report Managed Care. In 2008, Hennessy assumed the roles of president and chief operating officer of HMP when the company acquired PMA, leading to the formation of one of the largest and most respected accredited continuing education companies. Prior to PMA, Hennessy also founded American Medical Publishing; under his leadership, the company launched one of the most successful brands in healthcare communications history: the American Journal of Managed Care.
Meet some happy customers
Here are just a few of the hundreds of organizations who are meeting their global compliance needs with MediSpend.
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Portsmouth, NH
Headquarters
Philadelphia, PA
Commercial Operations
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
European Hub
Minneapolis, MN
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MediSpend Global Compliance Suite
The MediSpend Global Compliance Suite consists of a modular suite of SaaS-based solutions: Engagement Manager, Transparency Solution, Grants Manager, Study Manager, Insights and Compliance Advisory Services. Although these offerings can be utilized separately, together they represent a unified, end-to-end solution specifically designed to enable life sciences companies to compliantly manage high-risk business functions.