Leadership Team 

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Ryan Jones

CEO

Ryan Jones

Ryan started his career at BCG and then became Product Manager for Microsoft Sharepoint. Before founding Florence he was President of Pubget, which had 600 medical centers and 6 of the 10 largest pharmas as customers.

Pubget, Microsoft, BCG. MBA from the University of California-Berkeley, BS from Dartmouth College.

Cooper Anderson

CFO

Cooper Anderson

Cooper started his career on Wall Street during which he served as CFO of two public investment funds and has subsequently worked in a CFO capacity with multiple high growth SaaS companies.

When not slaying spreadsheets he loves international travel and is also a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver.

Finance BBA from University of Georgia, Chartered Financial Analyst (AIMR), Post-grad certification in Data Science University of Texas at Austin

Andres Garcia

CTO

Andres Garcia

His experience in security technology coincides with his passion for solving problems with technology. In his spare time he loves traveling with his wife and a camera.

Airwatch, AGCO, Delphi. MBA from University of Georgia, MCS from UT–El Paso, BS in Engineering from Universidad Industrial de Santander Colombia.

Catherine Gregor

CCTO

Catherine Gregor

Catherine has been actively involved in clinical trials for her entire career. She has worked in multiple therapeutic areas in both academic and community hospitals. Most recently she served as Director of Clinical Research Admin for the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.

MBA in Healthcare Admin from Belmont University, Masters and Bachelors in Modern European History from Loyola University Chicago, CCRP, and CCRC.

Blake Adams

SVP of Marketing

Blake Adams

Blake joined Florence in 2017 to help research teams advance cures by introducing them to innovative software solutions. He is a passionate storyteller and growth leader who also loves to travel – he’s been to over 30 countries!

Extensive Marketing and Growth Background in SaaS, Healthcare, and Athletics. BS from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Jeff Pool

Jeff Pool

SVP of Revenue

Jeff Pool

Jeff joined Florence in 2017 after building and leading the national sales team for VMware’s End-User Computing—Healthcare. Prior to VMware Jeff built and lead sales organizations at AirWatch and InnoPath Software.

VMware, AirWatch, InnoPath Software, WFI. MBA from the University of Virginia, BS from the University of Virginia.

Andrea Bastek

Andrea Bastek

VP of Innovation

Andrea Bastek

Andrea came to Florence with 10 years of clinical trial experience and 15 total years in the cardiac medical device industry.   She is passionate about using technology and collaboration to ensure clinical trial success.  In her spare time she enjoys traveling and spending time with her daughters.

Abbott, St. Jude Medical, Ph.D. in Bioengineering from Georgia Tech, MS and BS in Biomedical Engineering from Tulane University

Ben Cooke

VP, Revenue Operations

Ben Cooke

Ben is visionary ops leader with an entrepreneurial spirit and reputation for building out world-class operations teams. He brings over 15+ experience leading ops teams spanning multiple sizes, geographies, and industries.

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Gia Ganesh

VP, People and Culture

Gia Ganesh

Gia is a people development nerd and is passionate about developing employees through employee engagement and professional growth initiatives. She is a multipotentialite, loves zumba and is a chocoholic!
The North Highland Company, Reflexis Systems. MIS from Kennesaw State University, MBA from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Valerie King

VP and General Counsel

Valerie King

Valerie joined Florence in 2021 as the first in-house legal counsel for the company. She has over 20 years of both law firm and in-house legal experience, including for other SaaS software technology companies. She is passionate about animals and happily cares for multiple rescued dogs and cats.

JD from the Cardozo School of Law; MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.