Meet the Team
We envision a world where every leader can achieve what today seems impossible
Real Engagement Creates Real Impact
Laudio is inspired by clinicians, healthcare experts, and technology innovators who believe that health systems can activate their own frontline managers and create “real engagement.”
The results our customers are seeing are beyond our expectations – a platform that is truly impacting our clinician burnout problem in healthcare, and improving healthcare quality, safety, and patient satisfaction. At the same time, we’re saving health systems millions of dollars through workflow efficiency and reduction in staff turnover costs.
Welcome to Laudio.
We’re excited about the value we’re delivering to health systems and the journey ahead.
“Supporting frontline managers and enabling them to more meaningfully engage with their staff supports everything good and human and important on the frontlines of care.”
– DR. RUSS RICHMOND, MD | CEO
Our Team
We are a team of veterans and clinicians, healthcare technology experts, entrepreneurs, and innovators.
Russ Richmond, MD
CEO
Russ Richmond, MD
CEO
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What I love about Laudio is its focus on addressing burnout across the entire team - not just those at the top. Outside of work, I love skiing with my family in Vermont and working out while listening to podcasts.
CJ Floros
COO
CJ Floros
COO
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My favorite thing about Laudio is driving a sustainable best practice of management that has impact to both staff and patients. Outside of Laudio, I love skiing, golfing, and sailing, plus traveling with my family.
Tom Hills
SVP Sales
Tom Hills
SVP Sales
LinkedIn
I love Laudio because it answers the critical question every front-line manager faces: who needs my attention today, right now? Beyond work, I spend as much of my time outside as I can hiking, snow and water skiing, and traveling with my wife, kids, and our Springer Spaniel Rosie.
Mridul Ganesh
Head of Product and Engineering
Mridul Ganesh
Chief Product Officer
LinkedIn
I love Laudio because I truly believe in the impact a great manager can have on a person's professional and personal life. I'm grateful to be helping managers support their staff better through Laudio. Outside of work, I love cooking and music.
Tim Darling
Chief Analytics Officer
Tim Darling
Chief Analytics Officer
LinkedIn
What I love about Laudio is talking to our users and hearing from them how we fit into their leadership journey. Their feedback and ideas keep making us better. Outside Laudio, you'll find me walking or hiking with my family.
Ellen Zhang
CFO
Russ Richmond, MD
Chairman of the Board
CJ Floros
Board Member
Ben Evans
Board Member
Kevin Kumler
Board Member
Mike Caffrey
Board Member
Liam Donohue
Advisor
Payal Agrawal Divakaran
Advisor
Brant Heise
Advisor
Caleb Winder
Advisor
Heather Brace
Chief People Officer Intermountain Healthcare
Maureen Swick
Enterprise Senior Vice President, Nursing and Pharmacy Atrium Health
William A. Spooner
FCHIME, LCHIME, CHCIO, Retired Senior Vice President, CIO, Sharp HealthCare
Darren Walker
Founder, SoundMind Leadership & Former Chief People Officer, Sanford Health
Joel Ray
Col, USAF, NC, MSN, RN, NEA-BC Laudio Chief Clinical Advisor & Former VP of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at UNC REX Healthcare
Mark Solazzo
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Northwell Health
Daniel L. Gross
DNSc, RN, Retired Executive Vice-President, Sharp Health Care
Ninfa M. Saunders
DHA, MBA, MSN, FACHE Retired, President and CEO of Navicent Health
Dale E. Beatty
DNP, RN, NEA-BC Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President, Stanford Health Care
Nancy Pratt
Senior Vice President of Clinical Product Development, Clinicomp, Intl
"Frontline managers are the key to everything that happens in a health system. Laudio's dedication to supporting those managers has significantly improved their ability to engage with their team members."
– CHRO, THREE-TIME MAGNET-DESIGNATED HEALTH SYSTEM
OUR MISSION
We are driven to empower and connect leaders so they can drive outcomes.
About Laudio
Laudio is here to empower and connect frontline healthcare leaders to drive outcomes that matter. With its leader operations solution, Laudio automates repetitive work and serves up daily recommendations and best practices that help frontline leaders gain better visibility into their teams, find opportunities for meaningful connections, and discover clearer paths to achieving their goals. Today, forward-thinking leaders across health systems all use Laudio to scale their impact while leaving the workday more satisfied. Soon, every leader will be able to achieve what seems impossible today, and that is the vision that drives us.
