Leadership
The EIS executive management team
EIS is as proud of our software as we are of our global workforce and executive team. Our ability to succeed across continents and lines of business is the result of our commitment to knowledge, education, experience, and leadership ability.
Alec Miloslavsky
Chief Executive Officer
Mike Dwyer
Chief Technology Officer & Executive Vice President
Sara Perez
Executive Vice President, Marketing
Adam Denninger
Chief Operating Officer
Matthew Denninger
Chief People Officer
Kimberlee Bogen
Chief Legal Officer
Dan Galdenzi
Executive Vice President, Professional Services
Jim Caruso
Executive Vice President, Customer and Partner Success
Steve James
Executive Vice President, Global Sales
Stephen O’Connor
Executive Vice President, Managed Services
Rowshi Pejooh
Executive Vice President, Product
Alexandra Schwartze
Vice President, Employee Engagement
Sergiy Synyanskyy
Chief Financial Officer
Alec Miloslavsky
Chief Executive Officer
Alec Miloslavsky has more than 20 years of experience in technology and entrepreneurial leadership. Prior to EIS, Alec was the co-founder and former chairman and CEO of Exigen Services (now named Return on Intelligence), a company that has grown to revenues exceeding $70 million. Earlier in his career, Alec co-founded Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories and served as CTO from its inception. Alec helped lead Genesys through its successful initial public offering and subsequent sale to Alcatel for $1.9 billion in 1999. This exit generated 30x returns to shareholders. Following the acquisition, he played a key role with the integration of Genesys into the Alcatel organization.
Authored Articles:
“Insurance Customers, and How to Keep Them By Using Connected Technology”, Carrier Management
Featured Articles:
“TECHEXEC: Alec Miloslavsky, CEO at EIS”, Oxbow Partners
Mike Dwyer
Chief Technology Officer & Executive Vice President
Mike Dwyer brings 20 years of technical, architectural, and managerial experience in the insurance and telecommunications industries to his roles at EIS. Mike manages an engineering organization of more than 200 people in the United States and abroad, and plays a key role in designing, implementing, and successfully deploying the company’s insurance software solutions to customers around the globe. Prior to joining EIS, Mike held a variety of engineering architecture and management roles for established and start-up companies, including Sprint Corp., Interwave Communications, and Motorola. Mike holds an Honors bachelor’s of electrical and micro-electronic engineering from the University College Cork in Ireland.
Sara Perez
Executive Vice President, Marketing
Sara has more than 20 years of B2B experience in the tech industry with a track record of driving growth through innovation and marketing. She has worked collaboratively in regional and global roles with companies ranging from start-ups to multibillion-dollar businesses.
As the EVP of Marketing for EIS, Sara brings strong global marketing expertise spanning all aspects of Go-to-Market that includes digital, brand, communications, channels, product strategy for global technology and SaaS companies. Prior to her 3 years tenure at EIS, Sara served in senior management roles in marketing for companies such as Business Objects (SAP), Genesys, VMware and Schneider Electric.
Adam Denninger
Chief Operating Officer
Adam Denninger has an extensive background in both insurance and technology, with a particular focus on creating new, successful business units within existing firms. Before EIS, Adam held leadership positions at major insurance companies, including AIG, ACE Group, and HIG, with specific titles ranging from VP of Product at ACE Group to CUO of Home and Auto at AIG. Adam first entered the insurance industry as a licensed L&A Agent, but before joining the industry, he started his professional career as a biochemist. Adam holds an MBA and JD from the University of Connecticut.
Matthew Denninger
Chief People Officer
Matthew was recently chief of staff and VP of operations for EIS engineering, driving standards, delivering operational improvements, and improving our ability to scale. He has more than 20 years of product and operations experience across manufacturing, technology, personal and commercial lines insurance. He held leadership positions at AXA-XL, The Hartford, and Alcatel-Lucent. He brings a strong track record scaling global organizations through his expertise in transformation (culture & technology), business line expansion, strategic business development, delivery of critical programs, portfolio management, and continuous improvement. Matthew holds degrees in engineering, information technology, and is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt.
Kimberlee Bogen
Chief Legal Officer
Kim brings over 35 years of experience as a legal counsel and a senior executive in the software and services business.
Prior to joining EIS, Kim was the general counsel of a publicly traded software company based in the US and Israel. Before that, Kim founded Bogen Associates International, a firm that provided legal/business development services to emerging growth companies in the digital media space. Earlier, Kim served as general counsel and, eventually, president of a publicly traded wireless communications company that ultimately sold its technology to its Asian partner to produce a wristwatch communication device. She began her legal career in New York at what is now the firm of Norton Rose Fulbright. She has served on the Telecommunications Commission of the City and County of San Francisco and authored several works on intellectual property and software protection.
Featured Articles:
“Kimberlee (Kim) Bogen – EIS, Delivering insurance, your way”, Vanguard Law Magazine
Dan Galdenzi
Executive Vice President, Professional Services
Dan brings nearly 25 years of technology, business, and innovation experience in healthcare IT. Before joining EIS in October of 2020, Dan served as the CIO at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont, leading their journey into a member-first culture. He also led their four-year core administrative system migration onto NASCO. Most recently, Dan was the chief growth officer at NASCO. He led the company’s transformation toward a cultural, technical, and innovative product company by forging new relationships with contemporary partners and orchestrating a new provider management product in partnership with Salesforce.
Jim Caruso
Executive Vice President, Customer and Partner Success
Jim Caruso joined EIS from Pega where he was responsible for North America Insurance and Healthcare Professional Services and Global Technical Education. Prior to Pega, Jim directed and managed a succession of high-growth businesses focused on professional services including global software delivery, information engineering, management consulting, network management outsourcing, and business process automation. Earlier in his career, he was president and COO of IT Solutions/Caritor, an offshore software delivery firm which was purchased by Keane in 2007. Jim was also president of PC Support and executive vice president at Axiom, where he managed both regional expansion and business development.
Steve James
Executive Vice President, Global Sales
Steve brings to EIS a 20-year track record helping executives at large companies implement transformational technology. For the past 10 years, Steve has focused on providing technology solutions to the financial services and insurance industries. During that time, he led the sales team for Virtusa Corp. and was a sales leader for Cognizant’s insurance practice. Steve also led the sales team for Click Commerce, an enterprise B2B software provider. Prior to Click Commerce, he was a regional manager and sales executive at Oracle. Steve holds an MBA in international finance and a BA in accounting from Indiana University.
Stephen O’Connor
Executive Vice President, Managed Services
Prior to EIS, Stephen was chief information officer for CSAA (AAA) Insurance. He served as vice president and general manager for IT business management for BMC Software, leading the organization to develop solutions for better transparency into IT resources. He also co-founded ITM Software, where he developed an IT business management suite that allowed IT leaders to align business goals and operations with customers, improve decision making, and optimize technology investments and execution. He earned a BS from Boston College School of Management, where he majored in computer science, and a JD from Suffolk University School of Law.
Rowshi Pejooh
Executive Vice President, Product
Rowshi Pejooh is the chief product designer and one of the founders of EIS. Before joining EIS, Rowshi was the CIO at Creditland. As an entrepreneur, she started YLP Consulting, providing software design and business intelligence services to her clients ranging from Internet start-ups to large banks and insurance companies. Prior to that, she held senior management positions with CSAA. She has an MBA degree from San Francisco State University.
Alexandra Schwartze
Vice President, Employee Engagement
Alexandra Schwartze brings an action-oriented approach to organizational transformation, diversity, and inclusion at EIS. She consistently demonstrates a strong business and strategic mindset and is highly skilled in management training, regulatory compliance, maintaining impeccable corporate standards, and crafting go-to-market strategies that attract and retain top industry talent. Working across cultures and continents, she is driving profitability and efficiency, as well as shaping our vision for an innovative and highly collaborative global company. Her diverse leadership experiences grow from her earlier career managing the personal, legal, banking, and tax concerns of high-net-worth people and family offices.
Sergiy Synyanskyy
Chief Financial Officer
Sergiy Synyanskyy joined EIS from software services provider Return on Intelligence (now Emergn), where he served as CFO. Sergiy started his international career at Ernst & Young where he managed audits and advisory engagements for industrial corporations and banks. He holds a master’s degree in banking and a Ph.D. degree in international economy.
The EIS board of directors
EIS’ board of directors assures the company’s ethical operations and the long-term interests of stakeholders. Directors proactively ensure EIS is committed to the highest standards of responsibility and business success.
Dr. Mark Boxer
Dr. Mark Boxer is an internationally recognized innovator and technologist with more than twenty-five years of experience in healthcare technology, analytics, and digital leadership. He is considered an expert in digital health, behavioral economics, and the use of technology for population health management. He retired as executive vice president and global chief information and digital officer for Cigna, one of the largest global health-services companies. Previously, he held senior executive positions with Anthem; Xerox; and HP (Digital), where he began his career. Mark holds doctorates, with honors, in health administration from the Medical University of South Carolina, and global public health from Arizona Health Sciences. He also holds a master’s degree in information systems from Drexel, an MBA in finance from UConn, as well as bachelor’s degrees in physics and engineering from the University of Hartford. He completed postdoctoral work at the University of Oxford. Mark is an NACD credentialed cyber expert. Mark chairs the governance committee at Grange Insurance, where he serves as a director. He is a governor-appointed trustee for the University of Connecticut. Dr. Boxer is active in the disability community and shared the AAPD Justice for all Award with two U.S. Congressmen for his work advancing disability rights. He is a founding member of the Internet Ecosystem Innovation Committee (IEIC).
Ken Coleman
Ken Coleman is a Silicon Valley pioneer who was the founder, chairman, and CEO of the enterprise software company ITM Software. Previously, Ken was EVP of Global Sales, Services and Marketing for Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI). Prior to joining SGI, Ken was VP of Product Development at Activision. Earlier, he spent 10 years at Hewlett-Packard Company, where he held several management positions. In addition to his board role at EIS Group, Ken is Chairman of Saama Technologies, Inc., and also serves on the board of directors of CSAA Insurance Group, Entertainment Partners, Prevedere, and Complia Health. He is currently a Special Advisor to both Andreessen Horowitz Venture Capital Firm and Carrick Capital Partners Private Equity Firm. Ken is also an advisor at Pinterest as well as several other early stage technology companies. He is a member of the Executive Leadership Council and the Dean’s Advisory Council for the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University. Ken earned both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from The Ohio State University. He also served as a captain in the United States Air Force.
Rodion Kuhaev
Rodion Kuhaev is the Head of Investment department at EastOne Group. Prior to joining EastOne in 2008, Rodion was a Managing Director at N.R.Growth Consulting, a private equity firm focusing on the TMT and consumer sectors in the CIS region. He led all phases of the investment process and served on boards of portfolio companies. Earlier in his career, Rodion was a Vice President in the Sputnik Group, a private equity and investment advisory firm, where he was in charge of advisory services and investor relations, and led M&A projects in media, telecom, technology, energy, financial, real estate and other sectors. Rodion earned a degree in economics from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations.
Sharon Ludlow
Sharon also serves as Executive in Residence, Global Risk Institute and recently advised OMERS, one of Canada’s largest pension plans, on its insurance investment strategy. Sharon serves on the Boards of EIS Group, Green Shield Canada and Ortho RTI. Earlier in her career, she launched Kanetix, Canada’s first online insurance marketplace for consumers.
Sharon is a Chartered Accountant/Chartered Professional Accountant; with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto. Sharon is a graduate of the Directors Education Program, Rotman/Institute of Corporate Directors and holds an ICD.D designation.
Sharon was awarded by WXN as one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women and one of the Top 50 Women in the insurance industry globally by Reactions magazine.
Alec Miloslavsky
Alec Miloslavsky is the CEO of EIS and has more than 20 years of experience in technology and entrepreneurial leadership. Prior to EIS Group, Alec was the co-founder and former chairman and CEO of Exigen Services (now named Return on Intelligence), a company that has grown to revenues exceeding $70 million. Earlier in his career, Alec co-founded Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories and served as CTO where he helped lead the company through its successful initial public offering and subsequent sale to Alcatel for $1.9 billion in 1999. This exit generated 30x returns to shareholders. Following the acquisition, he played a key role in the integration of Genesys into the Alcatel organization.
Andrea Orcel
Andrea Orcel is currently the CEO of UniCredit. His career spans over 25 years of working in, leading, and advising some of the world’s largest and most complex financial services organizations. He is a practiced leader and manager of multifaceted financial institutions with a deep understanding of the importance of technology and digitalization as a transformation agent within financial services.
Prior to joining UniCredit, Andrea was President of UBS’s Investment Bank division, spearheading the creation and execution of UBS’s Accelerate initiative and the subsequent successful positioning and rerating of the Global Investment Bank. Andrea was a Member of the Group Executive Board of UBS, CEO of UBS Limited and UBS AG London Branch, Member of the Board of UBS Americas Holding LLC, and senior contact for US industry regulators.
Andrea holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Commerce from the University of Rome, and an MBA from INSEAD.
Andrea was a member of the Board of UBS Optimus Foundation and Senior Sponsor and Leader for Diversity and Talent Development at UBS, issues he is a passionate and vocal advocate for.
Akash Pradhan
Akash Pradhan works across TPG’s private equity funds focusing on software and enterprise technology investments. He is based in San Francisco and joined TPG in 2013. Akash has been or is currently involved with TPG’s investments in Nintex, Planview, Government Brands, EIS, Ellucian, Checkmarx, DreamBox Learning, Renaissance, Kaseya, GreenSky, Box, and Zscaler. Before joining TPG, he worked at The Raine Group, a technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) merchant bank, in New York. Akash holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS in Business Administration, Summa Cum Laude, from UC Berkeley.