Meet the Team
Steve Fleck
Steve is an experienced entrepreneur whose career has focused on disruptive healthcare technologies and technology-enabled services. Steve was the founder of Careform, a market-leading technology enabled pharmaceutical hub, which was acquired by ConnectiveRx in 2017.
After the acquisition of Careform Steve was named Chief Operating Officer of ConnectiveRx. During Steve’s tenure he successfully integrated operations, product, and other functional areas across ConnectiveRx, enabling new integrated solutions as well as streamlining operations. Steve was instrumental in the company’s continued rapid growth across its campuses in Pittsburgh, PA, Whippany, NJ, and several regional offices.
Prior to Careform, Steve was co-founder of ClearCount Medical Solutions from 2004 to 2013. Under Steve’s leadership ClearCount developed and commercialized innovative patient safety solutions for the surgical operating room. ClearCount was acquired by Stryker Medical in 2013.
Steve’s passion for guiding businesses through transformative periods of growth is reflected in his ongoing work with entrepreneurs as both an advisor and investor. Steve has served on the boards of early-stage businesses including medical devices and enterprise technologies. Steve has served as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Carnegie Mellon University, as an advisor to Innovation Works and Alpha Labs in Pittsburgh, and as a mentor at Nantucket Island Center for Entrepreneurship. He earned his MBA from Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business and a BS in Applied and Engineering Physics from Cornell University.
Josh Cordle
Josh has served a co-founder of multiple innovative healthcare companies which he has helped guide to successful exits. Josh served as co-founder of Careform where he led all aspects of the company’s product strategy and commercialization. Josh also served roles in operations and business develeopment, and was instrumental in the rapid growth of the business which was acquired by ConnectiveRx in 2017.
After the acquisition of Careform, Josh served as SVP of Product & Innovation for ConnectiveRx, leading their product strategy and roadmap, and evaluating & implementing new technology solutions for the ConnectiveRx’s access, awareness, and adherence portfolio.
Josh has served as Chief Product Officer for CareMetx, another innovative technology-enabled hub serving the specialty pharmaceutical industry.
Prior to his work in the hub space, Josh was co-founder of MotionMD, a technology platform servicing the DME industry, which was acquired by DonJoy.
Josh enjoys advising healthcare technology entrepreneurs in the Pittsburgh community, where he lives with his wife and three children.
David Palmer
David has spent his career building and operating organizations serving the healthcare indusrty. David served as Senior Vice President, Operations at ConnectiveRx, a private equity-owned company that provides specialty patient support, affordability, awareness & adherence services to pharmaceutical manufacturers.
David is the former President and CEO of ClearCount Medical Solutions, a medical device company focused on patient safety solutions. David served as President and CEO of ClearCount for eight years prior to the company being sold to Stryker Corporation.
David was the Chief Operating Officer of the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse, a public-private partnership which invests in and supports life sciences companies. David also served as the CEO of Confirmant Ltd., a joint venture between two publicly traded companies, Marconi and Oxford Glycosciences. He was also a Vice President with Marconi, a publicly traded technology company. In addition, David has over ten years of hospital management experience with UPMC Health System.
David is also the owner of In-Home Quality Care, a home healthcare company.
David has a Masters of Public Management from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from West Virginia University.
Our Values
INTEGRITY
We value accountabilty, honesty, and transparency in our work.
INNOVATION
We boldly embrace innovative problem solving.
PASSION
We are passionate about healthcare and working with others who share our interests and values.
Our team has built businesses with thriving cultures, and we understand the importance of aligning values with all stakeholders. Our approach emphasizes the following values: