Key Executives with RJ Lumba

Modernizing Legacy Insurance Systems: BriteCore’s Raymond Villeneuve

In this episode, we speak with Ray Villeneuve, CEO and board director of BriteCore, a cloud-native core insurance platform built for property and casualty insurers and MGAs. BriteCore supports policy administration, billing, and claims in a unified system, with configuration tools to launch new products and built-in reporting and analytics. The platform also includes portals for agents and policyholders, and is used by more than 100 insurers across North America.
Ray has served as CEO and a board director at BriteCore since 2021. His background is in scaling SaaS businesses, with work spanning go-to-market execution, product roadmap planning, and company-building.
Ray supports Wounded Warriors. To learn more about this organization click here.
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Unifying Data Across Silos: Tamr’s Anthony Deighton

In this episode, we speak with Anthony Deighton, CEO of Tamr, an AI-native master data management (MDM) solution that unifies, cleans, and enriches fragmented enterprise data to produce “golden records” for generative AI initiatives, automation, and decision-making. Tamr’s patented approach combines machine learning and AI agents with human refinement and oversight, delivering value in days or weeks and giving organizations 360-degree views that link data across silos in real time.
Anthony previously served as Tamr’s chief product officer and general manager for data products, and earlier held senior leadership roles at Celonis and Qlik focused on enterprise data and software growth. 
Anthony supports Newton Family Singers. To learn more about this organization click here.
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AI Translation at Scale: Smartling’s Bryan Murphy

In this episode, we speak with Bryan Murphy, CEO of Smartling, an AI translation platform built to help organizations translate and localize content across channels. Smartling’s LanguageAI™ combines AI and machine learning to automate parts of the translation workflow, integrate with existing tech stacks, and support translation quality at scale. The platform is used by hundreds of brands, including OpenAI, Apple, Disney, Shopify, Pinterest, Pepsi, and Verizon.
Bryan is a three-time CEO with a background in e-commerce and SaaS leadership, including roles at eBay and as Co-Founder and CEO of WHI Solutions, an automotive e-commerce platform acquired by eBay in 2012.
Bryan supports Make A Wish. To learn more about this organization click here.
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Transforming Payments: NMI’s Steve Pinado

In this episode, we speak with Steve Pinado, CEO of NMI, an embedded payments provider powering over $440 billion in volume and 5.8 billion transactions annually. NMI’s platform enables transactions across multiple payment channels, including online, in-store, in-app, mobile, and unattended.
Steve became CEO of NMI in August 2025 after decades of leadership in fintech and SaaS. He previously helped guide Billtrust through rapid expansion, its IPO, and eventual sale, and also held senior roles at Jonas Software, Advanta, NextCard, and Electronic Data Systems. Earlier in his career, he worked in investment banking.
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Banking-as-a-Service Leader: Solaris’ Konstantin Kavvadias

In this episode, we speak with Konstantin Kavvadias, Interim Chief Financial Officer and Chief Investment Officer at Solaris, Europe’s leading embedded finance platform. Solaris enables partners ranging from SMEs to multinationals to embed banking services through its modular B2B tech stack.
Konstantin brings more than 16 years of experience in investment banking, including senior leadership at HSBC as Managing Director and Head of Banks Germany and Austria. At Solaris, he is focused on building the company’s equity story and long-term growth strategy.
Backed by over €530 million in funding, Solaris continues to pioneer Banking-as-a-Service across Europe, supporting hundreds of partners with compliance, security, and customer-centric financial solutions.
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Simplifying Diabetes Management: Glooko’s Mike Alvarez

In this episode, we speak with Mike Alvarez, CEO and President of Glooko, a digital health company that connects people with diabetes to their care teams through a unified data platform. By syncing with more than 200 devices and integrating directly into electronic health records, Glooko simplifies data management, enables remote patient monitoring, and strengthens collaboration between patients, providers, and caregivers. Today, the platform supports over 4.4 million users in 30 countries.
Mike became CEO in 2024 after leading Qardio, a remote patient monitoring company. He previously held senior leadership roles at Medtronic, St. Jude Medical, and Novo Nordisk. At Glooko, he is focused on scaling connected care solutions that improve outcomes and expand access worldwide.
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Transforming Global Health: HIMSS’ Hal Wolf

Today, we speak with Hal Wolf, President and Chief Executive Officer of HIMSS, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. HIMSS is a mission-driven nonprofit and global advisor committed to transforming the health ecosystem through information and technology.
Hal brings nearly 35 years of leadership in healthcare, informatics, and innovation, with expertise spanning integrated care models, digital health, and product development.
With a global community of more than 125,000 members, HIMSS provides research, policy expertise, and technology-driven insights to healthcare providers, governments, and health organizations across North America, Europe, the UK, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.
Hal supports Doctors Without Borders. To learn more about this organization click here.
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Accelerating Clinical Data Exchange: MRO’s Jason Brown

Today, we speak with Jason Brown, CEO of MRO, a company transforming how clinical data is exchanged for health systems and providers. MRO’s technology integrates with over 250 EHRs to help providers securely manage and share more than a billion clinical records, driving better clinical and financial outcomes.
Jason brings more than two decades of leadership experience scaling healthcare technology companies. Before joining MRO, he served as CEO of Discovery Health Partners, which was acquired by MultiPlan in 2021, and held senior roles at Evolent Health, Valence Health, and MedAssets.
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Scaling Performance for AI Workloads: VDURA’s Ken Claffey

In this episode, we speak with Ken Claffey, President and CEO of VDURA, a company building data infrastructure for high-performance computing and AI workloads. VDURA’s platform is built on the PanFS parallel file system and combines flash-first performance, software-defined services, and a global namespace to support on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. The company serves more than 1,000 organizations operating AI pipelines, digital twins, and large-scale scientific and enterprise compute.
Claffey joined the company to lead its evolution from a hardware appliance model to a software-first platform and to align PanFS with emerging AI use cases. He focuses on connecting product strategy, architecture, and customer requirements as organizations scale their compute environments.
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Data Platform Leader: Starburst’s Justin Borgman

In this episode, we speak with Justin Borgman, Founder and CEO of Starburst, a data platform that provides fast, secure access to distributed data across clouds, on-premises systems, and hybrid environments. Built on open source Trino, Starburst helps organizations unify their data without costly migrations, enabling advanced analytics and AI at scale. Today, the company is trusted by enterprises in more than 60 countries for mission-critical applications.
Justin founded Starburst in 2017 after serving as Vice President and GM at Teradata, which acquired his prior company Hadapt, an early pioneer of SQL-on-Hadoop.
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