Leadership team
Meet the team that guides our organization to achieve the best possible outcomes for every patient.
Matthew Gitelis
Founder, CEO
Matthew Gitelis started his career as a financial analyst covering mergers & acquisitions and capital raises for clients based in Chicago, New York, and Toronto. After leaving the world of Wall Street, he worked as a senior researcher at NorthShore University Health System and Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago where he learned firsthand the many challenges facing healthcare data & analytics professionals. He is an author on more than 30 peer reviewed papers and has presented at academic meetings around the world.
John Gerhardt
Chief Technology Officer
John Gerhardt started his career as an engineering lead in the FinTech industry based in Connecticut and New York, leveraging his background in finance. He then joined Contactually, where he helped build the product and engineering organization, raise a Series A, and ultimately sell the company to Compass Real Estate in 2019. At Compass, John led the Technical Infrastructure and Enterprise Technology groups, supporting Compass to go public in April 2021 and growing from 150 in product and engineering to over 1,500. At PatientIQ, John leads the development and innovation of our platform, ensuring both intuitive design and delivering value.
Jill Dunn
Vice President, Customer Success
Jill has more than 20 years of experience within healthcare, helping to drive growth and bridge customer needs with product solutions. Prior to joining PatientIQ, Jill led customer success teams within several healthcare startups and health systems and successfully increased relationship growth and understanding between the product and its end users. At PatientIQ, Jill is the backbone of our customer success infrastructure, ensuring positive relationships with existing customers and informing continuous product improvement.
Michael Casey
Vice President, Operations & Strategy
Mike Casey started his career in investment banking focused on middle-market M&A transactions before migrating to private equity. Prior to PatientIQ, Mike worked in the Chicago Cubs front office as a member of their Strategy & Development Team. In that role, Mike was responsible for developing enterprise-wide business strategy and helping lead the cross-functional execution, including major corporate development opportunities. During his time at the Cubs, Mike helped launch 12 new ventures for the enterprise. At PatientIQ, Mike is responsible for building new customer relationships, guiding strategic growth, and ensuring smooth internal operations.
Steve Gryglas
Vice President, Sales
Steve Gryglas has decades of experience showcasing the value of emerging healthcare technology to provider organizations. Immediately prior to PatientIQ, Steve built and led the sales go-to-market team at Halo Health, seeing it through its acquisition by symplr in October 2021. At PatientIQ, Steve leads the company's go-to-market sales strategy, demonstrating the power of a patient outcomes platform to improve clinical and operational performance for healthcare organizations.
Chris Jeske
General Counsel
Chris began his legal career as an astute attorney for Fortune 500 companies, handling high-stakes business matters with a pragmatic approach. At PatientIQ, Chris brings his experience of providing strategic legal advice, guiding the company’s mission in enhancing patient care. He enjoys tackling complex issues while contributing to developing innovative solutions meant to advance healthcare.