Joel E.
Barthelemy
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Joel E. Barthelemy, Founder and CEO of Scottsdale-based GlobalMed, has a vision of quality, timely care for all through connected health.
Donna McLaughlin-Travis
Chief Operating Officer
As Chief Operating Officer, Donna is responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations, leading the strategic goals and aligning key Prior to that, Donna was the Chief Strategy Officer at Total Transit Inc. Early in her tenure there, the industry was rocked by unprecedented disruption by Uber and Lyft. In response, Veyo was built from the ground up as a tech company revolutionizing the healthcare logistics industry with it’s mobile and cloud-based technologies that deliver real-time data analytics, coupled with a transformational delivery model to increase access to care. Veyo serves Managed Care Organizations, State Medicaid agencies and commercial payers. Earlier in her career, Donna held leadership positions for VistaCare, the 3rd largest national Hospice provider and Loyola University and Medical Center in Chicago. Donna received a Bachelor’s degree from the Art Institute of Chicago, a Master’s in Organizational Development from Loyola University Chicago and completed the Executive Education Program in Finance from Harvard University.
Michael D. Harris, CHA, PMP
Chief Innovation Officer
As Chief Innovation Officer, Michael D. Harris is GlobalMed’s principal design lead and product theorist.
Chokha Palayamkottai
Chief Technology Officer
As Chief Technology Officer, Chokha oversees all aspects of software engineering and technology delivery capabilities, bringing Chokha was most recently CTO of Amsys Group where he led the development and implementation of AMSYS’s blockchain product strategy, AMCHART health platform and AMSYS Capital software platform. Chokha was responsible for managing Amchart’s technology partnerships and senior-level relationships with leading and emerging technology companies, and he led HealthConnexx (an AMSYS company) technology initiatives and partnerships. Additionally, he developed Amsys’s Digital Asset Fund platform to trade digital assets based on complex quant algorithms and architected Amsys’s on-prem infrastructure which was instrumental in launching big data and distributed services division and played a key role in the company’s technology business during the major transitions to distributed computing and data driven products. Previously, Chokha has been a CTO, advisor and mentor for various startups and has a patent pending invention for a system to treat Alzheimer’s disease using Stroboscopic light therapy and data capture. He has been responsible for developing three new blockchain based businesses in the area of healthcare, supply chain and secure communication. Chokha has worked with several Fortune 500 companies including IBM, Cisco and Perficient as a Principal Architect delivering solutions to clients like Caterpillar and Etsy. Chokha was a mentor at a leading startup accelerator Kyyba Xcelerator and was part of the TiE Charter Member – largest non-profit organization for entrepreneurs and a co-chair for Artificial Intelligence track for TiE Midwest region.
Brian Blakley
Chief Information Security Officer
Experienced professional in Information Technology (IT), Information Security, Governance, Risk and Compliance. To couple with over 25 years Brian has provided strategy and leadership in IT and Information Security engagements for a wide variety of industries in predominantly mid-market and enterprise organizations. All while founding seven IT and information security firms over the last 20 years that he eventually sold and exited. Additionally, Mr. Blakley has been directly involved in several acquisitions over the years as a buyer, seller and adviser.
Sam Price
Executive VP, Office of Government Affairs and Business Development
Julia Huls
Senior VP, Global Commercial Sales
Julia Huls is responsible for the development and performance of sales activities for commercial markets. Julia grew up in the Amazon Jungle of Peru. Today she lives in Scottsdale, Arizona where she enjoys spending time with her husband and family of 9 kids. She loves to travel and looks forward to every opportunity to see her family in Peru. Her favorite hobby is deep sea fishing.
David Bosen
Vice President, Engineering
As the VP of Engineering for GlobalMed, David leads the development of innovative virtual health products for David has a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from Arizona State University. He has worked in mechanical engineering and design for over 15 years, initially on the ground control side of UAVs with Kutta Technologies. David was the Chief Engineer for the seating division at ArmorWorks for 9 years managing the development and prototyping efforts of blast protective seats. He has worked with both domestic and international vehicle manufactures to integrate those seats to save the lives of soldiers on the battlefield from injuries caused by roadside bombs and mines. His team was a key player in several of the newest ground vehicles such as the ACV 1.1 for the USMC and the MPF for the US Army.