Health Board of Directors
TECHNATION’s Health Board of Directors represent the interest of TECHNATION’s members focused on the Health tech market.
The Health Board meets four times a year to provide input and direction to TECHNATION Health staff, on behalf of the members; to discuss identified issues and ensure the goals of the Health Division’s membership driven strategic plan are being met.
Chair
Principal, Health Industry Advisor for Canada, Kainos
Ben Goldberg is Principal, Health Industry Advisor at Kainos, a UK-headquartered digital transformation firm bringing proven public sector and health expertise to the Canadian market. In this role, Ben leads healthcare market growth across Canada, with a focus on provider-side process redesign, workflow optimization, and building lasting relationships with health system leaders.
Ben brings over 25 years of experience in IT delivery and business development spanning government, hospital, public laboratory, community care, and private industry. Prior to joining Kainos, he served as Global Industry Lead for Health and Life Sciences at CGI, where he led transformational programs and delivered solutions for ministries and health organizations across Canada and internationally.
Ben is a recognized leader in the health technology community. He serves as Board Secretary for HIMSS and as Board Chair for TECHNATION’s Health sector. He holds an Executive MBA from the Ivey Business School at Western University.
Vice Chair
President & CEO, Novari Health
John Sinclair is the President of Novari Health Inc. (Canada) and Novari Health Pty Ltd (Australia). An eHealth professional, he is a subject matter expert on access to care, patient flow, wait times, eReferral, central intake & eConsult technologies and solutions for patients queuing for healthcare services (surgical, mental health, addictions, diabetes, etc.). John has been the executive lead on dozens of access to care IT solution projects at the individual hospital through to large regional implementations at the LHIN / health authority level. He has been a speaker at healthcare conferences across Canada and internationally and is a university guest lecturer.
John’s background is in business development, solution sales, marketing, product management, channel sales, product knowledge training, public speaking, strategic partnerships, software product road maps and team building. His work experience includes senior leadership positions with small, medium and large organizations in Canada, the United States and Europe. John sits on a mix of both public and private boards.
John is a Certified Professional in Health Information and Management Systems or CPHIMS-CA.
Director
Executive Vice President, Sales, Petal
Jean is a seasoned executive with a wealth of expertise in value-based selling and a proven track record in scaling sales organizations. With extensive experience in both Canadian and US markets, Jean brings a strategic vision for driving revenue growth and market expansion to Petal. Jean’s most recent position was Vice-President of Sales at FigBytes Inc., following a 10 year period at Sphera, where his last role was Global Vice President of Sales.
Director
Client Executive, Ernst and Young LLP (EY)
Todd Beschell is a Director at EY with 20 years of experience in business development, account management, managed services, systems development, data and analytics. His focus has been public sector business challenges, and over the last two years focusing on Canadian health care issues. Based in Edmonton, Alberta, Todd covers the country, working with EY’s National Health Team. When not working, he loves to golf, swim, play pickle ball and travel.
Director
Partner, Management Consulting, KPMG Canada
Andrew is a partner at KPMG in the Management Consulting, Technology Strategy and Digital Transformation practice with a special focus on digital healthcare. He has a 16-year track record building teams that deliver solutions to complex business problems using a variety of technological and management methods.
Known for his strategic foresight, Andrew excels in championing business transformations, seamlessly integrating technology, data, and AI to revolutionize operations and facilitate superior outcomes. Andrew’s approach revolves around generating busin
Director
President & CEO, GEF Consulting
Graeme Foster is the President & CEO of GEF Consulting Inc. (“GEF”), a leading independent consulting and advisory firm focused on Public Sector transformation, particularly within healthcare. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Toronto, with offices across Canada, GEF is a proudly Canadian owned firm and long standing TECHNATION member.
As a leading expert in both program delivery and public sector procurement, Graeme has over 20 years of experience in healthcare in Canada. Graeme brings a unique perspective on the success stories, the challenges, the industry and the key organizational players within the healthcare ecosystem.
Graeme’s entrepreneurial background is underpinned by a Bachelor of Engineering and Management (B. Eng. Mgmt) from McMaster University, the “Supply Chain Strategy and Management” designation from MIT’s (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Sloan School of Business and Graeme is a Professional Engineer (P. Eng.), a Certified Management Consultant (CMC) and Project Management Professional (PMP).
Director
CEO, Process Fusion Inc
David Fung is the CEO of Process Fusion Inc. and has been an entrepreneur for most of his career. He co-founded Charon Systems in 1991, which launched UniPrint.net and became Canada’s largest Citrix system integrator before being sold to Bell Canada in 2004. Fung later served as EVP at Bell Business Solutions until 2006. He co-founded Flipp in 2008 and remained its vice-chairman until 2023. In 2013, he reacquired UniPrint.net, and in 2018, led its acquisition of Process Fusion Inc., merging both under the Process Fusion Inc. name. Fung holds a BSc and MBA from McMaster University.
Director
Sr. Systems Engineer - Canada Healthcare, Pure Storage, Inc.
Jared Hissa is a healthcare IT leader with 17 years of experience spanning solution architecture, platform engineering, and IT operations. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, Jared serves as the technical healthcare lead for Pure Storage in Canada, partnering with health systems to modernize data platforms supporting EHRs, enterprise imaging, analytics, and cyber resilience.
Jared specializes in simplifying complexity, driving non‑disruptive modernization, and improving the reliability and performance of mission‑critical applications—while aligning technology roadmaps to patient‑care outcomes, privacy, and fiscal responsibility. Having held engineering and leadership roles across solution architecture, platform engineering, and IT operations in global organizations, Jared brings a practitioner’s lens to governance, risk, and measurable operational excellence. Outside of work, Jared is an avid musician and enjoys crafting new flavours on the griddle, grill, and smoker.
Pure Storage supports over 1,000 healthcare customers globally, delivering a modern SLA‑backed data platform that powers mission‑critical healthcare workloads. Based on an evergreen architecture, Pure guarantees predictable performance, native cyber resilience, and non‑disruptive upgrades to keep clinical systems always‑on and compliant.
Director
Partner, Life Sciences & Health Care, Deloitte LLP
Zahra Jivan has over 18 years of consulting experience working at the intersection of business transformation, technology transformation and organization transformation. Zahra has focused the last 16 years in the health sector leading large scale digital strategy and transformation engagements. She has supported clients with digitally enabled transformations, stakeholder engagement, change management, human-centered design, process redesign, business case development, future state visioning, implementation planning, and procurement. Her experience spans the healthcare sector—at the hospital, provincial and federal level.
Director
President & CEO, Tectonic Advisory Services Inc.
Glenn Lanteigne is the Chief Executive Officer & Founder of Tectonic Advisory Services Inc. In this role, Glenn brings 25 years of experience as a strategic advisor, health system technology and Health IT leader, and leads all advisory services for the public and private sector clients of Tectonic.
Glenn has provided leadership, business development and management across Health IT. He is known for providing leadership to clinical and business leaders, and corporate clients, CEOs and Boards, with a proven track record of success in raising capital, business development and creation of innovative healthcare solutions.
Glenn has received several awards for his leadership in the healthcare sector, and recognized as one of the top healthcare IT leaders in North America.
Prior to joining Tectonic, Glenn provided leadership to organizations including the Government of Ontario, the Government of Canada, LifeLabs, TELUS, Allscripts, and GE.
Glenn has served 10 years in the Canadian forces as a tank commander.
Glenn holds a BA (Hons) in Economics & Politics from Royal Military College of Canada and an MBA from the University of Ottawa and is a Six Sigma Black Belt.
Currently, Glenn serves on the Board of Directors various organizations including COACH, Canada’s Health Informatics Association and is an instructor at the National Institutes for Health Informatics.
Director
President, Healthtech Consultants/Nordic International
Terri LeFort is a seasoned healthcare professional with over 30 years of combined clinical and technical experience. As the president of Nordic International, Terri oversees policy, strategic direction, integration, and standardization for the firm’s international markets.
Director
Director, Public Sector & Healthcare, Infosys Public Services Canada
Kevin McConomy has spent over 35 years working in the areas of public sector strategy, policy, technology operations and client relationship management. His fields of sector expertise include health, transportation, justice and IT shared services. Kevin’s professional career in information technology includes senior level roles in program management, service delivery, consulting, service deployment & change management. He is pleased to have served time both as a public servant and private sector consultant allowing him to best understand the inner workings of a provincial government while staying ahead of the innovative trends driving the commercial IT sector. Kevin is currently the Director, Ontario Public Sector for Infosys Public Services.
Infosys Public Services Canada, a subsidiary of Infosys (NYSE: INFY), is a leader in business consulting, technology solutions, and next-generation digital services. We enable public sector organizations in the US and Canada to navigate their digital transformation journey.
Director
Director of Canadian Market & Medical Informatics, MEDITECH
Bob Molloy leverages his impressive 30-year tenure at MEDITECH to drive success as Director of Canadian Market and Product Strategy. His journey began with clinical programming, but his talent was quickly recognized. He rose through leadership positions, culminating in Development Director, where he oversaw the development of MEDITECH’s advanced clinical solutions for both the US and international markets. Now, Bob champions the needs of the Canadian healthcare landscape. He understands the challenges faced by Canadian customers and works tirelessly to address them. With his in-depth knowledge of Electronic Health Records (EHR), Bob plays a pivotal role in advancing digital healthcare solutions across Canada. His expertise benefits healthcare organizations, providers, and ultimately, patients.
Director
Vice President & General Manager, Oracle Health Canada
Erin O’Halloran is the General Manager and Vice President for Oracle Health Canada, leading the mission to create a human-centric healthcare experience powered by unified data. Erin oversees the strategic development and delivery of the Oracle Health business in the Canadian market, focusing on innovative strategies to modernize healthcare information and technology for our clients across the country.
Erin leads a diversified and dynamic team that work alongside Canadian public sector organizations who have or will be implementing Oracle Health solutions in their organizations and health systems to improve care decisions, support whole-person care, and promote better experiences for patients, clinicians, and staff with intuitive, intelligent healthcare technology solutions.
Erin is a dedicated and passionate healthcare executive with a focus on healthcare technology and digital transformation strategy. Her passion for innovation and mission-driven approach fuels her work, where she leads as a strategic thinker and connector. With a strong background in business development and more than 20 years of experience spanning medical devices, biotech and life sciences, consulting and healthcare technology, Erin is committed to leading change and fostering growth and innovation within the healthcare industry.
In addition, Erin has worked as a college instructor and has a strong background and experience in adult education, training, and facilitation. Erin has an MBA from Royal Roads University and an undergraduate degree from Wilfrid Laurier University.
Director
Executive Director, Consulting Services, CGI
John Olaonipekun is the Executive Director, Consulting Services at CGI, where he leads the Ontario Healthcare Practice and supports clients in advancing innovative, technology‑enabled healthcare solutions. With more than 25 years of experience in enterprise sales and business development, John has partnered with organizations across Healthcare, Government, High‑Tech, and Security to drive growth, strengthen performance, and deliver meaningful outcomes.
Since joining CGI, John has focused on bringing the company’s global healthcare expertise and industry‑leading partnerships to clients across Ontario, helping them navigate transformation with confidence and clarity.
Beyond his professional work, John is a committed community advocate. He mentors youth and professionals on education, mental health, and wellness, and proudly serves on the Board of the Women’s College Hospital Foundation. John holds an MBA in Global Management, is a Certified Information Security Manager, and has completed the Board Innovative Governance Program.
Director
Director of Business Development (Ontario & Atlantic Canada), TELUS Health
Saurabh is a diversified tri-sector health care leader with over twenty-five years of experience across the private, public and not-for-profit health care sectors. He is currently the Director of Business Development (Ontario and Atlantic Canada) for TELUS Health as well as the 2 nd Vice-President of The Empire Club of Canada. He has served in leadership roles in the medtech sector with Abbott Diabetes Care and Baxter Canada, in the pharmaceutical sector with GlaxoSmithKline and Eli Lilly Canada, and with the Ontario Government, having served two Ontario Ministers of Health and leading various health system transformation portfolios including digital health, health innovation, strategic procurement, pharmaceuticals, pharmacy and laboratory services modernization. Saurabh has also served in various governance role including Board Member at MEDEC, Board Member of the Canadian American Business Council, Co-Chair of the Digital Health Committee at Medtech Canada, Chair of the Ontario Committee at MEDEC and Member of the Ontario Medtech Working Group advising Ontario Health Innovation Council.
Principal Account Manager Healthcare, Canadian Public Sector Eastern Canada
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Director
Principal Account Manager Healthcare, Canadian Public Sector Eastern Canada, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Kyle is a healthcare Account Executive with proven a background and experience leading teams to create innovative solutions and services to solve customer challenges. His sales background is coupled with extensive experience in solutions selling and business development by utilizing technical, marketing and operations teams. He has a background which includes 19 years devoted to the Canadian public sector in Canada including healthcare, education, federal, provincial and local governments. He has also developed extension relationships with healthcare strategist and senior leadership in the United States from his experience at Dell and VMware.
Kyle is responsible for Amazon Web Service’s (AWS) relationships within the Ontario Healthcare market. In addition to his direct role Kyle also serves as a healthcare lead within AWS Canada. AWS aims to help Canadian healthcare customers employ cloud services to reduce cost, drive efficiencies and increase innovation across the country. In his role, Kyle is responsible for the awareness, education and adoption of AWS by healthcare customers in Ontario and across Canada. He is also an active participant with Digital Health Canada (formerly COACH – Canada’s Health Informatics Association) as well as continued involvement with CHIEF (Canadian Health Informatics Executive Forum).
AWS has been continually expanding its services to support virtually any cloud workload, and it now has more than 100 services that range from compute, storage, networking, database, analytics, application services, deployment, management, developer, mobile, Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), security, hybrid and enterprise applications.
Kyle has an honors degree from Wilfrid Laurier University, resides in Port Credit, Mississauga and is an active coach with the Port Credit Hockey Association and Mississauga Majors baseball association.
Chief Commercial Officer / Chef des affaires commerciales
LGI Healthcare Solutions (Logibec)
Director
Chief Commercial Officer / Chef des affaires commerciales, LGI Healthcare Solutions (Logibec)
Franco Sicilia has 25 years of experience working with large high-tech organizations, namely in voice recognition, biometrics, healthcare IT and connected care. He has held leadership roles in product management, sales, go-to-market strategies, and business unit management, namely at TELUS Health.
Director
National Vice President, Product Division, Maximus
Alain is a seasoned executive and transformational leader known for building high-performing teams and guiding complex organizations through large-scale change with integrity and clarity. He brings deep expertise in digital health service delivery, service management, and infrastructure modernization, with a strong track record leading the design and operation of technology-enabled health services that improve access, coordination, and outcomes. Alain is recognized for aligning technology strategy with organizational priorities, leveraging data-driven insights and transparent communication to strengthen performance, resilience, and service quality. His leadership emphasizes accountability, collaboration, and long-term value creation, making him a trusted voice in advancing health system innovation and community impact.
