CIO Bulletin

Best Entrepreneurs to Watch 2023

Company	Management	Description
CGS www.cgsinc.com	Phil Friedman Founder & CEO	Phil Friedman was born and raised in the former Soviet Union. After spending 12 years in numerous positions in the electronics industry, he immigrated to the U.S. and settled in New York City. In addition to his degrees in Electrical Engineering, Economics, and Finance from his native country, Mr. Friedman also studied Information Systems in the U.S. In 1984, Mr. Friedman founded Computer Generated Solutions (CGS), a diversified IT solutions and services company providing software, consulting, systems integration, training and help desk support.
DTH Expeditors dthx.net	Mike Winslett Founder & CEO	Mike Winslett is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of DTH Expeditors, Inc. DTH was founded in 1999 and is named after Mike’s three children, Drew, Tyler, and Hannah. The DTH name reflects Mike’s motivation to be the best employer, partner, vendor, and friend in the transportation industry through family and community values to create a multi-generational legacy.
Carmel Diagnostics www.carmel-diagnostics.com	Tzali Cnaani Founder & CEO	Tzali Cnaani has a proven track record in all facets of leading R&D and businesses, from inception to fund raising, product strategy, operations and sales management. Previously, Mr. Cnaani was CEO of Lumitest, which developed a unique medical device to measure oxidative stress in biological fluids, establishing the technology through cooperation with medical centers and academia.
B.Russo Designs www.brussodesigns.com	Bruce Russo Founder	Bruce Russo, founder of B. Russo Designs, is one such leader who is turning restaurant and retail owners' dreams into reality. With over 45 years' experience in the construction sector, Bruce founded B. Russo Designs with one goal in mind: to become the best design and build resource available to restaurant and retail owners.
Jeff Yuen & Associates www.jeffyuen.com	CDR Jeff Yuen Founder	CDR Jeff Yuen, Founder is a well-respected domestic and international speaker with over 32 years of compliance and regulatory experience; Jeff was a peace officer/investigator with the State of California, Food and Drug Branch and a Consumer Safety Officer for the US FDA. During his tenure with the US FDA, he was rapidly promoted to the rank of Commander in the US Public Health Service.
Vivolor Therapeutics Inc. vivolor.com	Susan Gibson President	Susan Gibson is the President of Vivolor Therapeutics and the creator of Vivolor Memory Support. She has won multiple awards for her work helping people regain their lives and confidence through improved memory and brain health.
Appranix www.appranix.com	Govind Rangasamy Founder & CEO	Govind Rangasamy, a serial entrepreneur, is the Founder and CEO of Appranix. With extensive experience in building products in the cloud automation and enterprise data management space, Govind founded Appranix with a belief that existing infrastructure-centric cloud and IT automation solutions are completely inadequate to deliver cloud application resilience.
LA Estate Rentals laestaterentals.com	Patrick Michael Founder & CEO	For over 7 years, LA Estate Rentals has been successfully representing the finest in luxury vacation & short/long term rentals for its world class clientele. Its mission is to offer its clients the highest level of discretion, amenities, concierges, convenience and customer service while catering to the unique lifestyles our clients expect in their individual lives.
Waystar www.waystar.com	Matt Hawkins Board Member & CEO	Matt is a proven executive who is passionate about the ability of technology to improve healthcare. As the Chief Executive Officer who formed Waystar, Matt also spearheaded the $2.7 billion sale of Waystar to EQT and CPPIB, with Bain Capital retaining a minority stake in the company. In the last five years, he has helped identify and architect several healthcare-technology-related investments.
Aligned Data Centers aligneddc.com	Andrew Schaap CEO	Andrew is a data center, IT, private equity and real estate executive with over 25 years of complex transactional experience and multi-disciplinary senior leadership. As CEO of Aligned, he is dedicated to accelerating business growth by driving the delivery of data center solutions with industry-leading technology and adaptive infrastructure.
Cloud4Wi cloud4wi.com	Andrea Calcagno CEO & Co-Founder	Andrea Calcagno is the CEO and co-founder of Cloud4Wi, a company that provides a Wi-Fi cloud-based platform to deliver secure and seamless access and innovative location-aware experiences for large enterprises. Under his leadership, Cloud4Wi has become a global leader, serving clients in various retail, hospitality, and transportation industries.
Avricore Health Inc avricore.com	Hector Bremner CEO	Avricore Health is a pharmacy services innovator. The company provides turnkey digital solutions that supports the evolving role of pharmacists and provide infrastructure for making clinical services more accessible and more affordable in our communities.
TransOrg Analytics transorg.com	Naveen Jain CEO	Naveen has 25+ years of diverse experience across functions including marketing analytics, business & product development, consulting, operations, finance and investment banking. Naveen has spent most of his career with American Express. In his last role as Vice President with American Express.
Intercorp Group intercorp.com	Leonardo Braune Founder	Managing director and founder of global consultancy firm Intercorp Group—a leading provider of tax, estate planning and fiduciary structure solutions for high-net-worth entrepreneurs and their families. He has 25 years’ experience of international tax and wealth management services.
STT Logistics Group sttlogisticsgroup.com	Stelios Vergitsis Vice President André Corbert, CEO	"We will go out of our way to find the right solution to fit our customer’s specific needs. We understand that every customer and every load is different and has different needs, which is why we don’t offer ‘one size fits all’ solutions but rather personalized solutions. Additionally, we have 11,477 carrier companies affiliated with us under contract and a database of over 400,000 carrier companies with different capabilities to suit our customer’s needs,” says André Corbert, CEO.
One Act, Inc. www.oneact.jp	Yusuke Asano CEO	Yusuke Asano has served in many multi-national companies with leading positions. He is currently working on creating a breakthrough in the software development process with this know-how. He has also overseen the launch of two venture companies so far, and has excellent management skills.
Advantech Supply Chain Solutions www.advantechsupplychain.com	Adam Gueran President & COO	Adam Gueran brings over 30 years' experience into this business, having managed warehousing accounts in Food, Plastics, electronics and construction Materials. With a deep knowledge and understanding of the storage market as well as operations, Advantech provides optimal solutions for your everyday business needs.
Complete Solar www.completesolar.com	Will Anderson CEO	"We make the world a better place by making clean, renewable energy both accessible and affordable to everyone. As the impact of climate change becomes more dire, the focus of everything we do is to pave a brighter way for our people and our planet," says Will Anderson, CEO.
FourKites, Inc. www.fourkites.com	Matt Elenjickal Founder & CEO	"From Day 1, we have been laser-focused on a singular mission to drive end-to-end supply chain orchestration, with visibility as the foundation. The future of supply chain visibility is here, and we’re continuing to push those boundaries every day,” Mathew Elenjickal, CEO.
Yellowbrick Data yellowbrick.com	Neil Carson Co-Founder & CEO	Previously, Neil served as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Fusion-io where he was responsible for company strategy, product definitions, roadmaps, corporate development and strategic partnerships and key customer acquisitions. Neil earned a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Software Engineering from Cranfield University.