Board of Directors

Jason Krantz has served as Interim CEO of the Company since January 2024, and has served as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company since August 2022, having previously served as Chief Executive Officer and director since founding the Company in February 2011.

Prior to founding Definitive Healthcare, Mr. Krantz founded and served as CEO of Infinata, a SaaS based provider of intelligence to the pharmaceutical industry under the brand BioPharm Insight, from 1999 to 2007 until the company was sold to Pearson Media Group. In addition, Mr. Krantz has co-founded and helped build several intelligence and analytics companies including Energy Acuity, a privately held provider of intelligence on the alternative energy market, and Xtelligent Media, a privately held integrated marketing company focused on the healthcare industry. Mr. Krantz previously served on the board of directors of RainKing Solutions, a private company, from 2015 until 2017. Mr. Krantz currently serves on the board of directors of FINTRX and MDCalc, each private companies. Mr. Krantz holds a B.S. in Finance and Computer Science from Boston College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Sastry Chilukuri has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since September 2022.

Mr. Chilukuri currently serves as the Chairman & CEO of Emmes Group, a provider of services and technology and artificial intelligence solutions to government, biopharma, and contract research organizations to advance clinical research, which he joined in July 2023. He also serves as an Advisor to New Mountain Capital. Previously, Mr. Chilukuri was the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Medidata, a Dassault Systems company, and Founder and President of Acorn AI, Medidata’s data science business. Prior to his time at Medidata, Mr. Chilukuri was a Partner at McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm, from July 2006 to January 2019. Mr. Chilukuri holds a B.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, an M.S. from The Ohio State University, and an MBA from the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management.
 

Chris Egan has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since July 2019.

Mr. Egan is a Managing Partner of Advent International L.P., which he joined in 2000. Prior to Advent, Mr. Egan served as an analyst at UBS, a Swiss multinational investment bank and financial services company. Mr. Egan currently serves on the board of directors of NielsenIQ, and Xplor Technologies, each a private company. Additionally, Mr. Egan serves on the board of directors of CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc., a public company. Mr. Egan holds a B.A. in English and Economics from Dartmouth College.

Al Hamood has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since September 2020.

Mr. Hamood currently serves as President and Chief Administrative and Financial Officer at Culligan International Co (“Culligan”), which he joined in August 2019. Prior to his time at Culligan, Mr. Hamood served as interim Chief Executive Officer and President of ATI Physical Therapy, Inc., a nationally recognized rehabilitation provider, from January 2018 to August 2019. Prior to his time at ATI Physical Therapy, Inc., Mr. Hamood served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Change HealthCare Corporation from 2017 to 2018, and as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of TransUnion from 2008 to 2017. Mr. Hamood also previously served on the board of directors at Culligan from 2016 to 2019 and currently serves on the boards of directors of Accentcare, a private company. Mr. Hamood is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive status), and he received his Bachelor of Business Administration in finance at the University of Iowa, and his Juris Doctor from Southwestern University School of Law.

Jeff Haywood has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since February 2015. 

Mr. Haywood is a Managing Director at Spectrum Equity, which he joined in February 2007. Prior to Spectrum Equity, Mr. Haywood served as an associate at Thoma Cressey Equity Partners, an American private equity and growth capital firm, and as an analyst at Goldman Sachs. Mr. Haywood also currently serves on the board of directors of RxVantage, Datassential, and Membersy Topco, LLC. Mr. Haywood also currently serves as a Board Observer at Everlywell. Previously, Mr. Haywood has served on the board of directors or as a board observer of a range of private companies in the technology, healthcare, and data industries. Mr. Haywood holds a B.A. in Political Science and History from Duke University.

Jill Larsen has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since April 2021.

Ms. Larsen currently serves as a Chief People Officer for Synopsys, a software company focused on the electronic chip design industry, which she joined in July 2023. She is also the founder of DigitalHR LLC, an HR Consulting business. Prior to Synopsys, Ms. Larsen served as the Chief People Officer & Executive Vice President at PTC Inc., a global software company, from January 2020 to March 2022. Prior to her time at PTC, Ms. Larsen served as the Chief Human Resources Officer of Medidata Solutions, Inc., from April 2018 to January 2020.

Ms. Larsen has over 20 years of experience establishing and transforming human resources and talent strategies at global, high-tech companies and has also previously served as SVP of Talent Acquisition and Human Resources at Cisco Systems, Inc., a public technology conglomerate, from April 2013 to April 2018. She also held executive HR leadership roles at EMC (now Dell EMC), and was Chief Human Resources Officer of RSA, the security division of Dell EMC. Ms. Larsen currently serves on the board of directors of Sterling Check Corp., a public company. Ms. Larsen is Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certified, received her B.A. in Communications and English from Boston College and her MS in Human Resources Management from Emmanuel College.

Scott Stephenson has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since September 2023.

Mr. Stephenson held various roles at Verisk Analytics, Inc., a publicly traded strategic data, analytics, and technology partner to the global insurance industry between 2001 and May 2022, including as a member of the Board of Directors from April 2013 to May 2022, Chairman of the Board from April 2016 to May 2022, Chief Executive Officer from April 2013 to May 2022, and President from March 2011 to May 2022. From 1989 to 1999, Mr. Stephenson was a Partner with The Boston Consulting Group, eventually rising to Senior Partner and member of the firm’s North American operating committee. Since February 2020, Mr. Stephenson has served on the Board of Directors of Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (NYSE: PEG), the publicly traded parent company of New Jersey-based gas and electric utility company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (PSE&G). Mr. Stephenson is an Advisory Partner with Advent International and a Senior Advisor to the Boston Consulting Group. Mr. Stephenson holds a B.S. from the University of Virginia and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Kathleen Winters has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since October 2021.

Ms. Winters is an independent director and former CFO. In addition to our Board of Directors, Ms. Winters currently serves as a member of the board of directors of American Express Global Business Travel, a public company. Ms. Winters served as Chief Financial Officer at Automatic Data Processing Inc. from 2019 to 2021, a global technology company providing human capital management solutions. At Automatic Data Processing Inc., she was responsible for leading the global finance organization and representing the company to investors, lenders, and rating agencies, and she played a significant role in driving the company’s strategy, growth, and operational effectiveness. Prior to Automatic Data Processing Inc., Ms. Winters served as Chief Financial Officer at MSCI, Inc., a provider of investment decision support tools, including indexes, for institutional investors from 2016 to March 2019. Before that, she spent 14 years in various financial leadership roles at Honeywell International from 2002 to 2016. Ms. Winters began her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, serving clients primarily in the entertainment and media industries. Ms. Winters holds a bachelor’s degree from Boston College and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive status).

Lauren Young has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since July 2019.

Ms. Young is a Managing Director of Advent International, L.P. (“Advent”), a private equity firm that focuses on investments in five core sectors: business and financial services; healthcare; industrial; retail, consumer, and leisure; and technology. Ms. Young joined Advent in 2011. Prior to Advent, Ms. Young was a member of the U.S. buyout fund at The Carlyle Group, an American multinational private equity, alternative asset management, and financial services corporation, from 2006 to 2009 and served as an analyst at McColl partners from 2004 to 2006. Ms. Young also currently serves on the board of directors of Forescout Technologies and Iodine Software, each private companies. Additionally, Ms. Young serves on the board of directors of CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc., a public company. Ms. Young holds a B.A. from Davidson College and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.