Management Team

Ahmed Ghouri, M.D., Co-Founder of Anvita Health, is a board certified anesthesiologist and principal author of 70 scientific publications. As Chief Executive Officer for Anvita he oversees all clinical informatics and serves as Anvita's liaison to the medical community.

Dr. Ghouri served as co-investigator on the Phase III trials for FDA approved pharmaceutical products flumazenil (Romazicon) and desflurane (Suprane). He served as an assistant clinical professor at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, and held an attending anesthesiologist position at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills, California. He received a medical degree from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, where he also completed a biomedical engineering research fellowship.

Raghu Sugavanam has more than 25 years of experience in the software industry with a focus in deploying technology solutions for the direct marketing industry. He has managed the successful deployment of large-scale direct marketing database solutions for several Fortune 1000 companies in the healthcare, technology, finance and retail industries. As Anvita's Chief Operating Officer, Sugavanam is the head of IT strategy, and leads the information technology group.

Prior to joining Anvita Health, Sugavanam was the founder and president of Mercantile Software Systems, a developer of a high performance database marketing system. In 1997, Mercantile Software was acquired by a leading direct marketing services company Harte-Hanks, Inc.

Sugavanam began his career at Engelhard Corporation, managing large systems projects for the company's metal refining operations. He then went to AT&T, where he managed the design and implementation of the systems for billing and consumer marketing applications for millions of users. Sugavanam received a master's degree in computer science from Rutgers University and a master's degree in chemical engineering from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. He is a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology in Madras, India.

Jon Adams, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Anvita Health, joins the executive team after spending four years as their Director of Strategic Partnerships. Jon was pivotal in identifying and securing Anvita’s premiere clients, including Humana. Jon brings to Anvita over 14 years of experience in the healthcare IT industry as a corporate strategist and sales consultant.

Prior to joining Anvita Health, Jon spent seven years as the Director of Business Development for Advanced Clinical Software (ACS), a start-up clinical trial management software (CTMS) company based in Seattle, WA. Jon designed and implemented sales programs that allowed ACS to become the industry’s most widely deployed CTMS solution. ACS was acquired by Merge Healthcare in 2012.

Jon’s next venture included becoming a principal member of A2M Resources, a healthcare consulting and advisory service firm focused on clinical system selections, implementation & integration, and regulatory compliance. Jon designed and oversaw all sales operations, as well as provided clinical trial and regulatory consultative services. A2M was acquired in 2011.

Jon received his Business Management degree from Whitworth University in Spokane, WA.

Keith M. Glassford, Ph.D., has more than 15 years of leadership experience with informatics, computational science and health information technology companies. He most recently served as Vice President, Client Services for CliniComp, Intl., a developer of mission critical electronic medical record solutions for hospitals, integrated delivery networks and other acute care providers. Prior to that, Dr. Glassford was Vice President, Chemicals, Materials & Manufacturing for Accelrys, a leading informatics and computational science company, where he had global responsibility for developing and deploying software and service solutions. He received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering from Michigan State University.

Keith currently serves on the Industry Advisory Board for The Life Science Information Technology (LIST) Global Institute in helping to define a Good Informatics Practices guidance document for the health care industry in addition to being a HIMSS LSIT Data Management Task Force Chair. Keith is also a Scientific Advisory Board member for Nanostellar Inc., a privately held clean-technology company which develops nano-engineered catalysts for diesel automotive and stationary power industries.

Steve Kempf, Jr., Vice President of Strategic Accounts at Anvita Health has over 15 years’ experience in healthcare delivery systems, health plan management, and clinical technology.

In previous roles at Humana, Steve served in technology and clinical strategy functions delivering innovative healthcare solutions, including the integration of the Anvita technology. Before joining Humana he was at Norton Healthcare for seven years, Kentucky's largest healthcare provider, where he led projects through a revenue-cycle turnaround.

In 2007, Steve was recognized with the “Forty under 40” award from Business First, for his contributions in enterprise and the community. He currently serves on the leadership board for Greater Louisville, Inc., Annual Campaign.

Steve obtained a Master’s degree in Business Administration with a focus in entrepreneurship and a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of Louisville.

Jeff Hawkins, Vice President of Engineering, joined the executive team at Anvita Health in January of 2013.

Prior to joining Anvita Health, Jeff spent 14 years leading strategic healthcare technology initiatives at Humana. He led teams across diverse areas including Enterprise Web Systems, EDI, Eligibility and Enrollment, PBM integration, eCommerce and Clinical.

As the Director of Clinical Systems at Humana, Jeff led teams focused on enabling strategies such as clinical programs, clinical messaging, and provider partner integration. Jeff has established a strong track record of executing large software programs that deliver innovative solutions. Under his leadership Clinical IT experienced significant growth and success; most notably the build out of Humana’s enterprise clinical workflow and decision support system.

Jeff holds a Bachelors of Science Degree in Management Information Systems from Western Kentucky University.