Aperio ePathology Solutions

Dirk G. Soenksen, M.S., M.B.A., President and Futurist

Dirk Soenksen has more than 20 years of experience in all aspects of corporate management, most recently as the president and CEO of Aperio, a role he assumed for more than 12 years after founding the company. Prior to founding Aperio, he was involved in three prior start-up ventures, including as the vice president/GM at Applied Spectral Imaging, where he was instrumental in raising both private and venture capital. Prior to that, Mr. Soenksen spent six years in product development at GEC-Marconi. He has a proven record of identifying markets for new technologies and holds a number of patents related to microscope-based diagnostics.

Jared N. Schwartz, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Medical Officer

Jared Schwartz brings 30 years of pathology expertise to his role as CMO, most recently serving as president of the College of American Pathologists, and director of pathology and laboratory medicine at Presbyterian Healthcare in Charlotte, North Carolina. Board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology with subspecialty boards in medical microbiology and cytopathology, he is a graduate of Duke University Medical School, where he completed his residency and fellowship training, and served as chief resident. He was appointed to the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee by HHS, and was a co-chair and author of the ASCO/CAP Guidelines on HER2, which was published in the January 2007 editions of the Journal of Clinical Oncology and Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.

Anne Brumme, Vice President of Operations and Product Development

Anne Brumme comes with over 20 years of strategic and tactical leadership experience in software development, product development and technical services. Prior to joining Aperio, Ms. Brumme contributed to the growth of XP Systems, a provider of financial transaction systems, increasing the revenues and size from a start-up to over 200 people. There she held various technical and management positions including chief technical officer, vice president/engineering, and manager of technical services and installations. For the past seven years at Aperio, Anne has been on the Executive Team, providing oversight for operations, product development and client services. Anne graduated cum laude with a BS in Mathematics, from California State University, Northridge.

Claudia Russell, B.S., R.N., M.B.A., Vice President, Marketing

Claudia Russell has developed her strategic and marketing expertise through the experience of developing and launching several new offerings and often creating new markets. Most recently, she was the chief architect for repositioning the Alaris Medical Systems business from an IV Pump company to an IV Medication Safety company. Prior to that Ms. Russell had a decade of experience with early- to mid-stage companies, including HemoTherapies, where she was responsible for introducing a novel treatment for Liver Disease to the market, and CareMonitor, Inc., a technology communications company serving the home care market. Ms. Russell has also held senior level marketing positions at VitalCom, Inc.; Vesica Medical, Inc., C.R. Bard, Inc., and Cellcor, a novel immunotherapy for treating renal cell carcinoma. Prior to beginning her business career, Ms. Russell was employed as an RN at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA, both in critical care and nursing management with emphasis in Medicine and Cardiology. Ms. Russell holds an MBA from Simmons College in Boston, MA, a BS degree in Psychology from Emmanuel College in Boston, and a Diploma in Nursing from Massachusetts General Hospital, part of the Partners Health System.