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The Experience and Insights You Need to Drive Results.

The Experience and
Insights You Need to Drive
Results.

The Experience and
Insights You Need to Drive
Results.

Get to Know Our Team of Patient Engagement Experts

The Phluence leadership team brings together a unique combination of skills and expertise spanning pharma commercialization, market access, software and systems engineering, agentic AI, and process automation. This diverse and dynamic background makes us extraordinarily qualified to help pharmaceutical manufacturers build next-generation, AI-powered patient support programs. 

Team Members

Ashwin Athri, member of the Phluence leadership team.

Ashwin Athri

CEO

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Sumner Madden, member of the Phluence leadership team.

Sumner Madden

President

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Anil Nair, member of the Phluence leadership team.

Anil Nair

CTO

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Niket Bhodia

SVP, Product &
Operations

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Edward Sotherden

SVP, Alternate
Access Solutions

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Karla Goins

VP, FRM Solutions

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Courtney Showers

VP, Client Services

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Saran Traore

Senior Director

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Alexis González

Director,
Implementation
Engineering

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Yuwei Ma

Director, Client
Services

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Bryan Beeley

Platform Architect

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Melissa Valenzuela

Solutions Consultant

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Team Members

Ashwin Athri, member of the Phluence leadership team.

Ashwin Athri

CEO

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Sumner Madden, member of the Phluence leadership team.

Sumner Madden

President

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Anil Nair, member of the Phluence leadership team.

Anil Nair

CTO

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Professional headshot of Niket Bhodia, member of the Phluence leadership team.

Niket Bhodia

SVP, Product &
Operations

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Professional headshot of Edward Sotherden, member of the Phluence leadership team.

Edward Sotherden

SVP, Alternate
Access Solutions

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Professional headshot of Karla Goins, a member of the Phluence leadership team, smiling against a neutral studio background.

Karla Goins

VP, FRM Solutions

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Professional headshot of Courtney Showers, member of the Phluence leadership team.

Courtney Showers

VP, Client Services

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Professional headshot of Saran Traore, member of the Phluence leadership team.

Saran Traore

Senior Director

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Professional headshot of Alexis Gonzalez, a member of the Phluence leadership team, smiling against a neutral background.

Alexis González

Director,
Implementation
Engineering

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Professional headshot of Yuwei from the Phluence leadership team.

Yuwei Ma

Director, Client
Services

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Professional headshot of Bryan Beeley, healthcare strategy and pharmaceutical commercialization professional, wearing business attire and smiling against a neutral background.

Bryan Beeley

Platform Architect

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Melissa Valenzuela

Solutions Consultant

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Board Members

Ashwin Athri, member of the Phluence leadership team.

Ashwin Athri

CEO, Phluence, and EVP, Strategy, Innovation & Partnerships, Precision AQ

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Jake Graetz

Chief Business Officer, Precision AQ

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Bruce Leavitt

Retired Senior Executive and Entrepreneur

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Robert C. Robbins healthcare executive and industry leader featured on the Phluence leadership team page

Robert C. Robbins, M.D.

Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institute, Stanford University

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Miraj Sanghvi

Partner, DigiTx Partners

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Ori Sasson pharmaceutical commercialization strategist and healthcare innovation leader featured on the Phluence leadership team page

Ori Sasson

Founder & CEO, Metafore

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Board Members

Ashwin Athri, member of the Phluence leadership team.

Ashwin Athri

CEO, Phluence, and EVP, Strategy, Innovation & Partnerships, Precision AQ

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Professional headshot of Jake Graetz, healthcare commercialization and patient engagement leader, smiling in business attire against a neutral background.

Jake Graetz

Chief Business Officer, Precision AQ

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Professional headshot of Bruce Leavitt, healthcare commercialization and pharmaceutical strategy executive, wearing glasses and business attire against a neutral background.

Bruce Leavitt

Retired Senior Executive and Entrepreneur

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Robert C. Robbins healthcare executive and industry leader featured on the Phluence leadership team page

Robert C. Robbins, M.D.

Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institute, Stanford University

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Professional headshot of Miraj Sanghvi, a healthcare and pharmaceutical industry leader, smiling against a neutral background, representing innovation, strategic leadership, and patient-centered transformation.

Miraj Sanghvi

Partner, DigiTx Partners

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Ori Sasson pharmaceutical commercialization strategist and healthcare innovation leader featured on the Phluence leadership team page

Ori Sasson

Founder & CEO, Metafore

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