The xCures Team
Management
Mika Newton
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Executive Officer
With over 25 years of leadership experience in life sciences and healthcare, Mika is an expert in healthcare data management, with a focus on data completeness and universality. He has a proven track record of bringing transformative technologies to market, driving growth, and fostering innovation.
Ben Koshy
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Ben brings 20 years of experience in leading financial planning, strategy, and corporate development across multiple sectors. Before joining xCures, he held senior finance leadership roles, notably at Adaptive Biotechnologies, where he played a key role in scaling the company from a startup to a $7B public enterprise, driving operational and financial growth that culminated in a successful IPO. Ben also served in finance roles at Amazon and Zulily, where he was a key contributor to its $2.4B acquisition by QVC Group. Ben is a CFA charterholder and has an MBA from the University of Washington.
Glenn Kramer, PhD
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Glenn Kramer has developed AI-enhanced computational geometry engines, transaction processing systems, business intelligence / market monitoring systems, and innovative investment products that use predictive analytics. He holds 22 issued US Patents. He was most recently Chief Data Scientist at SRS Acquiom. He holds BS and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT, and a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Sussex.
Kenny Wong, MS CGC
Chief Product Officer
Chief Product Officer
Kenny has over a decade of product leadership/management experience in growing innovative healthcare products. Most recently, he was the Vice President of Products at GenomeSmart which was acquired by Ambry Genetics in 2020, a subsidiary of Konica Minolta. Prior to that, he was the Senior Product Director for Counsyl, which was acquired by Myriad Genetics in 2018. Kenny developed his passion for helping patients early in his career as a board-certified genetic counselor at UCSF Medical Center. He holds a BSc from University of British Columbia in Cell Biology and Genetics and a MS in Human Genetics from Sarah Lawrence College.
Joshua Marker
General Counsel
General Counsel
Josh brings over a decade of experience in digital health, leading legal and privacy functions. Prior to joining xCures, he was at Commure, was the founding member of the Evidation legal department, and spent time in the EHR universe, with a focus on bringing novel, cutting-edge products to market. Before moving in-house, Josh was at Reed Smith, a global law firm, in the Life Science & Health Industry group. He holds a J.D. from UC Law San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings) and a B.A. from Wesleyan University.
Team
Adan Nunez
Principal Engineer
Principal Engineer
AJ Rabe
Principal Software Engineer
Principal Software Engineer
Alaa Awawda
Data Scientist
Data Scientist
Alanis Sabates
Customer Success Manager
Customer Success Manager
Bijan Vakili
Senior ML/OPS Data Engineer
Senior ML/OPS Data Engineer
Bill Mahoney
VP of Engineering
VP of Engineering
Bryan Federowicz
VP Software Strategy & Growth
VP Software Strategy & Growth
Daniel Thurber
Junior Software Engineer
Junior Software Engineer
Dave Scaglione
Director, Customer Innovation
Director, Customer Innovation
Don Chuyka
Director of Informatics
Director of Informatics
Dosien Kuqali
Video Editor
Video Editor
Eric Svetcov
CISO/CPO & VP IT
CISO/CPO & VP IT
Filipe Dinis
Graphic Design & Social Media Director
Graphic Design & Social Media Director
Hannah Hayes
VP, Clinical Operations
VP, Clinical Operations
Harrison Fleming
Account Executive
Account Executive
Hiba Kouser
Research Scientist, Real World Evidence
Research Scientist, Real World Evidence
Hugh Salamon
VP, Data Science
VP, Data Science
Jeff Rapp
Principal Engineer
Principal Engineer
Josh Yurasits
Sr. Customer Success Manager
Sr. Customer Success Manager
Kristi Lui
Product Manager
Product Manager
Luke Wolf
Sr. Software Engineer
Sr. Software Engineer
Matthew Goff
Senior Data Scientist
Senior Data Scientist
Meaghan Ayers
Director, Program Management Office
Director, Program Management Office
Michael Ekern
Platform Engineer
Platform Engineer
Nataly Aguirre
Sr. Customer Success Manager
Sr. Customer Success Manager
Patrick van der Valk
VP Marketing
VP Marketing
Sabrina Irizarry
Customer Success Manager
Customer Success Manager
Sae Yamada
Executive Assistant to Mika Newton
Executive Assistant to Mika Newton
Sarah Lewis
Clinical Research Coordinator
Clinical Research Coordinator
Tim Stuhlmiller
VP of Scientific and Medical Affairs
VP of Scientific and Medical Affairs
Tyler Smith
IT Engineer
IT Engineer
Zachary Kaufman
VP of Product Management
VP of Product Management