Xevant is a company that offers the actionable insights you need to lower drug costs and improve health outcomes. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Xevant co-founder and CEO Brandon Newman to learn more about the company.
Xevant is a company that offers the actionable insights you need to lower drug costs and improve health outcomes. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Xevant co-founder and CEO Brandon Newman to learn more about the company.
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Director, Demand Marketing
Mitchell is a seasoned marketing leader with over a decade of experience driving direct-response demand. From bootstrap budgets to multi-million dollar per month budgets, Mitchell knows how to ensure positive returns on marketing investments. With extensive experience in both B2C and B2B, he has a knack for delivering show-stopping and world-class campaigns that generate immediate impact as well as long-lasting impressions.
VP, Data
VP, Product Management
VP, PBM Solutions
Chase Caudill is Vice President of PBM Solutions at Xevant, leading Rebate Administration services and the company’s advanced Rebate Analytics platform. He drives product innovation with a focus on net cost optimization, underwriting automation, and eliminating manual processes through data-driven solutions. Prior to Xevant, he was Underwriting Manager at Expion Health and started his career in Mutual Fund Accounting at State Street Bank, including a stint in Luxembourg. Chase holds a degree in Economics from Missouri Western and brings a unique blend of financial, technical, and analytical expertise to the evolving PBM landscape.
Head of Account Management and Strategy
Shane Garduno brings over 20 years of experience in healthcare, with a specialized focus in the pharmacy benefits management (PBM) industry. Throughout his career, Shane has excelled in account management and leadership roles, offering strategic guidance, industry expertise, and exceptional service to a diverse range of clients—including employers, TPAs, health plans, and health systems. His deep knowledge and hands-on experience make him a trusted partner across the healthcare landscape. Shane holds an MBA from the University of Utah.
Chief Financial Officer
Pete is an accomplished technology executive who has led many organizations through high growth and profitability stages and has worked with some of the world’s largest companies. Pete most recently completed an exit for RapidRatings, a highly successful data and information analytics company in the risk management and supply chain analytics space where he was both CFO and COO for the business. Prior to RapidRatings, Pete spent ten years working for private-equity and venture backed technology companies in both SaaS and traditional software solutions. Pete also spent 13 years at powerhouse technology company SAP where he led field services for SAP America. Pete started his career in public accounting with Arthur Andersen & Co and is a licensed CPA. He graduated with a business degree from the College of William & Mary in Virginia.
SVP, Data
Ashwin (Ash) has more than 20 years leadership experience in data warehousing and business intelligence practices within the healthcare sector. At Xevant, Ash leads the data and business intelligence teams and is responsible for future state expansion of Xevant data technology platforms and processes, partnering with the organization’s product teams to develop best-in-class products and solutions. Prior to Xevant, Ash was VP Business Intelligence for HealthSmart Benefit Solutions based in Irving, TX, a third-party administrator (TPA) of medical, pharmacy, and clinical data. Ash earned a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science and operations research from Leeds Becketts University in Leeds, England.
Chief Clinical Officer
Manager, People Operations
VP, Services & Corporate Operations
Todd served as an Artillery officer in the U.S. Army before a disability turned his focus to the business world. He’s carried a bag, led multiple sales operations and sales development efforts, and run a sales team in complex selling environments. The son of small business owners, Todd enjoys helping business leaders grow by using proven, repeatable processes. He holds a BS from the United States Military Academy at West Point and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Todd lives in Nashville with his wife. He spends as much time outside as possible and co-founded a brewery in 2019. He’d love to tell you the full story over a pint sometime.
Chief Operating Officer
Director, Web Development
Marvin is responsible for all aspects of software development efforts at Xevant, including architecting and managing software solutions from the ground up. He brings with him a performance history of leading loosely defined enterprise software projects in rapid changing environments. He has previously worked in several industries such as HR solutions, insurance, shared services, and payroll and holds a BS in Information Technology with specialization in Web Development.
Chief Technology Officer
Chief of Staff
Chief Growth Officer
Corporate Controller
Director, Corporate Treasurer
Daniel is a financial professional with more than 15 years of financial and management experience. Having worked in multiple demanding roles including Business Banker, Licensed Investment Professional and Financial Center Manager, Daniel uses his experience to guide and inform his current role as Corporate Treasurer for Xevant. Daniel has led multiple complex cross-functional teams to sustained success in the financial services industry.
VP, Rebates
Gerrit is an experienced leader in the PBM, Specialty and Formulary rebate markets. As VP of Rebates at Xevant, Gerrit is responsible for managing drug rebates through Xevant’s revolutionary pharmacy benefits platform. In his previous roles at Magellan Rx Management, Gerrit led highly respected commercial rebate operations teams and focused on increasing efficiency that enabled scalability and growth.
VP, Product Management
Mike is a true product champion & ambassador with 18+ years of experience in critical product launch, strategic branding, and delivering profitable campaigns that capture market share and create growth. His vision and skills for implementing integrated, high-impact, go-to-market strategies have proven to drive increased sales and an overall improvement of marketing programs. Mike’s ability to leverage business savvy in order to align management, data intelligence, and content management generate more informed business decisions resulting in enhanced revenue for progressive, enterprise organizations.
VP, Strategic Accounts
Laura Phillipson is a client management expert with experience managing client services teams. Her past roles include Sr. Client Services Executive for Navitus and over a decade of experience as a Certified Pharmacy Technician. Laura’s career in client relations spans nearly two decades. An avid sports fan, Laura excels in helping clients create a strong strategy with a competitive edge. Laura’s extensive background in both customer service and the medical field provides an ideal blend to lead client management for Xevant.
Director, Compliance
Chad is a credentialed and strategic audit and compliance professional with more than 10 years’ experience assisting companies with achieving their business objectives through adept governance, compliance, and risk management. Prior to Xevant, Chad served in several auditing and accountant roles for Protiviti, Intermountain Healthcare, and First Data Corporation. He is a credentialed CISM and CISA and holds a BS in Accounting.
Director, Data Warehouse
Erin is 20-year data warehousing and business intelligence technology leader who has conceptualized, designed, and implemented ground-breaking data-centric technology solutions. She has solved big problems, delivered operational efficiencies, and increased productivity and cost savings throughout her career by delivering enterprise class data warehouses and business intelligence solutions. Prior to Xevant, Erin served in multiple technology leadership positions with Hampton Roads Transit, MSN, The Port of Virginia, and Innova Systems. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Hawaii.
Chief Marketing Officer
Greg is a seasoned marketer and innovative business leader, specializing in launching and scaling high-growth companies. As a founding member and leader in multiple venture-backed tech startups, Greg has cultivated extensive expertise across various industries, including software services, healthcare, commercial real estate, and consumer products. His passion lies in driving demand and accelerating growth through comprehensive, omni-channel go-to-market strategies. When he’s not immersed in building dynamic businesses, Greg can often be found mountain biking, fly fishing, or carving deep powder on remote mountains.
Chief Analytics Officer
Jason (Jace) Garfield, MSW has thrived in many industries ranging from data and information technology to foster care and mental health management. In his role with the Utah State Justice Commission, he helped publish medical research on drug effectiveness. Jason’s passion for technology and data automation paved the way towards innovations in identifying new to market drugs, tracking systems to identify clinical interventions, and data automations, resulting in millions in operational cost reductions. At Xevant, Jace leads every aspect of product operations and is responsible for a diverse team of technology experts.
Chief Revenue Officer
With 20+ years of sales and sales management experience in SaaS sales and professional services, Jason is a dynamic, performance driven leader with an exceptional record of achievement in motivating sales teams to exceed quotas, while ensuring client success. Having led many organizations in the start-up, high growth, and emerging phases, Jason brings an entrepreneurial hunger to the sales, client success, and business development organizations with the ability to penetrate new markets, produce high growth sales results, achieve adoption and retention goals, and grow market share and revenue quickly.
President & COO
Jeff is the Chief Operating Officer at Xevant and is accountable for operational excellence at the company. Prior to joining Xevant, Jeff successfully applied his extensive, multidisciplinary expertise in building and scaling growth and service infrastructures within start-up, mid-market, and Fortune 500 technology and services companies. He has recruited and built new leadership and functional teams within operations, sales, marketing, product development, client success, finance, and HR. The success of these business transformations also contributed to a culture of increased accountability and empowerment, contributing to significant improvement in employee engagement and overall enhanced business performance. Jeff holds an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business in North Carolina and a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance and Economics from Grove City College in Pennsylvania.
Chief Financial Officer
Lindsay Jones, CPA, is a financial executive with experience in start-up companies & mature enterprises. He has a proven track record of helping, leading, and enhancing executive management teams. He has worked with private equity groups and private investors to identify, analyze, and close acquisitions and divestitures of companies. He has founded two startup companies, owned his own business, and closed over $500 million in private and public equity and debt financing, in his twenty-year career.
Chief Executive Officer
Brandon has a dynamic, 30+ year leadership career spearheading several businesses with emphasis on growth, revenue, and sales performance. He has run many high-growth environments, including start-ups, turnarounds, and $1B+ dollar businesses. As a serial entrepreneur, he has a proven record of founding new businesses and advancing them through growth and acquisition, merger, or roll-up including ScripPoint, Veridian, and AviaraMD. He is the driving force for vision, new market strategy, revenue growth, technology development, and partner alliances.