EXPERTS IN APPLIED
INNOVATION.
We have a long track record of building teams that develop leading-edge technology within real-world constraints to transform whole industries.
LEADERSHIP
Prasanna Ganesan
Founder and CEO
Prasanna founded Machinify in early 2016. He received his PhD in Computer Science at Stanford and then co-founded VUDU in 2005 (acq. by Walmart 2010). His pioneering work as CTO resulted in over 30 patents and him receiving the 2013 Home Entertainment Visionary award. Prasanna received the President of India Gold Medal for his academic accomplishments and also holds the distinction of being the #1 ranked student entering the Indian Institute of Technology.
Edward Lichty
Chief Operating Officer
After leading corporate development at TiVo for many years, Edward joined Prasanna and Tony at VUDU, where he served as VP of business development, COO. Edward led the sale of VUDU to Walmart in 2010 and then ran the company as an independent subsidiary. Most recently he led strategy and partnerships at Medium, helping to take the company from early beta to one of the most important publishing platforms on the Internet.
Tim Wetherill
Chief Clinical Officer
Tim trained as a General/trauma surgeon at the University of Kansas. He worked as a general surgeon in both private practice and the VA before transitioning to BCBS Montana and HCSC where he led major transformations around utilization management, payment integrity and pharmacy. He was also Chair of the Medical Policy Committee and the creator of the Vendor Clinical Validation Committee.
Victoria Bubien
Chief People Officer
Victoria leads Machinify’s People strategy including Recruiting, Talent Management, Compensation, Culture and more. She brings 15+ years of experience in strategic people roles, with a focus on early tech start-ups going through rapid growth. Before joining Machinify she built and scaled the People & Talent function at Augmedix and Crunchbase. Victoria holds a Masters Degree in Psychology from Universidad de Buenos Aires.
Tony Miranz
Co-Founder and President
Tony is the co-founder and Sales leader at Machinify. Tony has played an essential part in multiple successful companies: he led global sales and operations at Phone.com, he was the CEO and co-founder at the groundbreaking digital streaming startup Vudu, and the COO at the leading Fintech device startup Poynt. Tony has a BA of Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois and a MS in Electrical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Vijay Bharadwaj
Chief Data Scientist
Vijay oversees the development of new products to make better decisions using healthcare data. He brings a 15-year track record of successfully applying Data Science and AI/ML methodologies to various business problems. Most recently, Vijay led the development and improvement of the AI algorithms that power Netflix’s best-in-class content recommendation system and the optimal allocation of their multi-billion dollar marketing budget.
David Levinger
Chief Information Officer
As, Chief Information Officer, David leads the DevOps organization, including IT, IS, Security and Compliance. He brings a strong expertise in cloud transformations, big data and distributed computing, and 20+ years of experience running Operations teams within startups and public companies. He designed and managed secure and scalable infrastructures at Epiphany (acq), Guidewire Software (IPO) and Paxata (acq). David received his BS in Cloud and Systems Administration.
Prasanna Ganesan
Founder and CEO
Prasanna founded Machinify in early 2016. He received his PhD in Computer Science at Stanford and then co-founded VUDU in 2005 (acq. by Walmart 2010). His pioneering work as CTO resulted in over 30 patents and him receiving the 2013 Home Entertainment Visionary award. Prasanna received the President of India Gold Medal for his academic accomplishments and also holds the distinction of being the #1 ranked student entering the Indian Institute of Technology.
Tony Miranz
Co-Founder and President
Tony is the co-founder and Sales leader at Machinify. Tony has played an essential part in multiple successful companies: he led global sales and operations at Phone.com, he was the CEO and co-founder at the groundbreaking digital streaming startup Vudu, and the COO at the leading Fintech device startup Poynt. Tony has a BA of Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois and a MS in Electrical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Edward Lichty
Chief Operating Officer
After leading corporate development at TiVo for many years, Edward joined Prasanna and Tony at VUDU, where he served as VP of business development, COO. Edward led the sale of VUDU to Walmart in 2010 and then ran the company as an independent subsidiary. Most recently he led strategy and partnerships at Medium, helping to take the company from early beta to one of the most important publishing platforms on the Internet.
Vijay Bharadwaj
Chief Data Scientist
Vijay oversees the development of new products to make better decisions using healthcare data. He brings a 15-year track record of successfully applying Data Science and AI/ML methodologies to various business problems. Most recently, Vijay led the development and improvement of the AI algorithms that power Netflix’s best-in-class content recommendation system and the optimal allocation of their multi-billion dollar marketing budget.
Tim Wetherill
Chief Clinical Officer
Tim trained as a General/trauma surgeon at the University of Kansas. He worked as a general surgeon in both private practice and the VA before transitioning to BCBS Montana and HCSC where he led major transformations around utilization management, payment integrity and pharmacy. He was also Chair of the Medical Policy Committee and the creator of the Vendor Clinical Validation Committee.
David Levinger
Chief Information Officer
As, Chief Information Officer, David leads the DevOps organization, including IT, IS, Security and Compliance. He brings a strong expertise in cloud transformations, big data and distributed computing, and 20+ years of experience running Operations teams within startups and public companies. He designed and managed secure and scalable infrastructures at Epiphany (acq), Guidewire Software (IPO) and Paxata (acq). David received his BS in Cloud and Systems Administration.
Victoria Bubien
Chief People Officer
Victoria leads Machinify’s People strategy including Recruiting, Talent Management, Compensation, Culture and more. She brings 15+ years of experience in strategic people roles, with a focus on early tech start-ups going through rapid growth. Before joining Machinify she built and scaled the People & Talent function at Augmedix and Crunchbase. Victoria holds a Masters Degree in Psychology from Universidad de Buenos Aires.
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