Leadership
The WhiteCloud team is made up of experts in the areas of analytics and healthcare decision support. The team is led by Bob Lokken and Jeff Rutherford, both seasoned executives with rich leadership experience across a variety of technology organizations.
Executive Team
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Bob Lokken Chief Executive Officer Bob Lokken is the CEO of WhiteCloud Analytics. Bob was previously the CEO of ProClarity Corp., winner of over 40 industry awards for analytic and performance management technologies. Bob authored the key patents behind ProClarity’s market-leading technology. In May 2006, ProClarity was acquired by Microsoft. Afterwards, Bob led the Microsoft team responsible for developing the commercial strategy for Microsoft’s business intelligence offerings. Bob is a frequent keynote speaker at industry conferences, civic events, and business schools on the use of analytics to drive business results, technology start ups, and other topics. Bob has personally consulted with numerous hospitals on their decision support and performance improvement strategies, and serves on several boards, including a non-profit hospital system. Bob has a degree in Computer Science from Montana State University and studied Operations Research and Business Administration at two different universities. |
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Jeff Rutherford Chief Operating Officer Jeff Rutherford is the COO of WhiteCloud Analytics. Prior to joining the WhiteCloud team, Rutherford was the Worldwide Director of Sales for Business Intelligence at Microsoft. Rutherford came to Microsoft from ProClarity where he was Director of Strategic Alliances and managed the worldwide Microsoft relationship. Prior to that, he was Executive VP of Sales for a successful startup in Seattle focused on Document Management and Infrastructure Outsourcing which leveraged the experience he gained while working in several leadership roles at Hewlett-Packard in the LaserJet Printer group. Most notably Rutherford led the outbound marketing and sales efforts in North America for the LaserJet Printer Group. Rutherford is a graduate of Boise State University with a degree in Industrial Business. |
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"Profitable Decision Support: How St. Luke's is Leveraging Data to Drive System Performance"Hospital CIOs, COOs, and other decision makers will learn about decision support solutions that eliminate waste and identify strategic performance improvement opportunities in order to drive superior operational, financial and clinical outcomes.
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Foundations for Effective Healthcare Performance ManagementSuccessfully managing a healthcare system has never been more challenging. Read this white paper to learn how the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) successfully implemented a performance management solution that has been hailed as a model for healthcare reform. The WhiteCloud team is proud to have contributed to this initiative that has enabled the VHA to provide world-class care with patient satisfaction outranking that in the private sector.
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You Can’t Fix What You Can’t See
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