Dan is the co-founder and CEO of Adheris, Inc. Prior to this appointment, he led several consulting engagements in the pharmaceutical, retail, high technology, and chemical industries at Corporate Decisions, Inc.

Some of his consulting projects included the development of a database marketing strategy for a major pharmaceutical company; improving the analytical effectiveness of the Analysis and Research department for a leading manufacturer; developing and implementing a "customer-focused" marketing strategy, initially targeted at the geriatric market; reducing the cycle time for pharmaceutical clinical development; and increasing the effectiveness of a 700-member sales force.

Dan has held various management positions, including: National Sales Manager for Dynisco, LLC, a manufacturer of industrial instrumentation; Retail Market Studies Coordinator for Unocal, a major oil company; and Consultant for Motorola, where he led an internal project to evaluate the viability of a new high-tech business venture.

Dan holds a Master's of Management with Distinction from the J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Since joining Adheris in 1994 as Senior Vice President, Jim has developed business both with the retail pharmacy industry and with pharmaceutical manufacturers.

He brings over 20 years of experience as a senior executive for leading pharmacy chains, and as a supplier to the retail pharmacy industry. He held the position of Senior Vice President, Professional Operations, at D.S. Revco , Inc.; and Vice President of Pharmacy Operations at Brooks Drug, Inc., two of the largest U.S. retail pharmacy chains.

In addition to his experience at Revco and Brooks Drug, Jim spent 10 years at CVS, Inc., serving as Divisional Merchandise Manager/Pharmaceuticals.

Throughout his career, he has been a strong advocate of the role the pharmacist plays in distributing health-related educational literature to patients in the local community.

Jim is a Registered Pharmacist, holding a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

Howie brings more than 20 years of operating and financial management experience to Adheris. Prior to joining Adheris in 1997, Howie spent four years overseas as a consultant. He also served as CFO of Wellesley Medical Management Inc., a $50 million health services company.

In addition, Howie served as President of Harte-Hanks Data Technologies, a marketing database company serving the financial services industry; as a Division President for Harte-Hanks Direct Marketing, one of the largest direct marketing companies in the country; and as General Manager of the Arrow Electronics Computer Maintenance Services business unit.

He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Brandeis University.

Nick joined Adheris in 1996, bringing extensive knowledge and experience in both computer hardware and software. He has been instrumental in the design, implementation, and ongoing management of the current Adheris compliance system.

Before joining Adheris, Nick worked for Sequent Computer Systems as a Senior UNIX Consultant.Prior to this appointment, he worked for the U.S. Department of Defense,managing a variety of projects.

Nick received his Master of Science degree in Computer Information Systems from Boston University, and his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Merrimack College.

Laleh oversees the Adheris Research and Development Committee, researching new ideas and approaches to improve the effectiveness of adherence programs, submitting and presenting Adheris research at medical and pharmaceutical conferences, and overseeing our continuing education programs for client pharmacists. Laleh also serves as Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Northeastern University Bouve College of Health Sciences and as Adjunct Instructor in Clinical Pharmacy at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy in Boston and as such is a preceptor for Pharm.D.students from both schools.

Before joining Adheris, Laleh worked in several areas of pharmacy practice,including retail, hospital and mail order. She spent a number of years working at the world-renowned McLean Hospital, an inpatient psychiatric facility. While at McLean, she focused on patient education and care as well as investigational research into new drug treatments in the psychiatric market.

Laleh holds her Master of Science degree in Finance from Boston College and her B.S. in Pharmacy from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy.

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Also, Laleh was in a featured story on NewsLine for Pharmacists. Click on "Pharmacists" and look in the archives for Nov 1 2007 article.

Alex is a biostatistician who brings nearly 20 years of experience analyzing medical and claims data to Adheris. Before coming to Adheris, Alex designed and analyzed cohort and case-control studies for PharMetrics, Inc., including studies of compliance and persistence. He has also held positions at Vasca, Inc.;  Genome Therapeutics Corp.; and Beth Israel and Brigham & Women's Hospitals in Boston, where he analyzed numerous clinical trials and epidemiologic studies.

In addition, Alex has worked in biostatistical consulting for many years, and has published more than 20 articles in a variety of medical and scientific journals.

Before entering biostatistics, Alex was a research scientist in the area of statistical physics. He received a Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics from the Institute for Low Temperature Physics in Kharkov, U.S.S.R. He also holds a Master's degree in Mathematics and Statistics from Kharkov University, U.S.S.R.

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