Allan Camaisa - Chief Executive Officer

Allan Camaisa is the founder and CEO of Anakam Inc. A seasoned, serial entrepreneur, Allan has a proven track record of success and provided the initial seed capital to launch the company’s highly successful Anakam Identity Suite® into multiple verticals. Allan provides the creative vision and energy that fuels Anakam's growth and has recruited a top flight management team.

Previously, Allan founded High Technology Solutions, Inc. (HTS) which he grew to over 400 employees and over $45 million in annual revenues. HTS won many honors including INC Magazine's top 500 private companies in 1997, 1998 and 1999.

Allan received the Governor's Small Business of the Year Award, the 1998 Ernst and Young Regional Entrepreneur of the Year in the Internet and Software Category and the SBA Small Business Person of the Year. Allan was successful in raising $17 million in Venture Capital in 1999 from GE Capital, Intel, Ford Motor Company, and JP Morgan Chase Hambrecht & Quist to launch an Internet subsidiary, Eye Velocity, which focused on Internet Visualization. He currently owns three US Patents.

Allan Camaisa is a graduate and alumnus of both the United States Naval Academy and the Executive Program at Harvard Business School.

Scott Leftwich - Chief Operating Officer

Scott brings over 26 years of operational leadership experience to Anakam. As COO, he is responsible for the effective cross-functional coordination of sales, marketing, client delivery, finance and product development. Scott has been instrumental in the hiring of the senior management team and the successful execution of operations for the company.

Scott has served as the COO of three separate companies, including a very successful government services firm in which he personally hired most of the senior staff and helped build the systems which grew the company from start up to $60 million in sales and over 800 employees. Prior to joining the commercial business world, Scott was a US Navy pilot who deployed all over the world flying the P-3C anti-submarine warfare aircraft. When not deployed, he served as an analyst for both the Comptroller of the Navy and the Director of Program Appraisal and as the military assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs. Commander Leftwich’s final tour in the Navy was in the White House Military Office where he was a program manager directing emergency planning efforts in support of the President.

Scott graduated seventh in his class at the United States Naval Academy. He also received an MBA with honors from Harvard Business School.

Brent Williams - Chief Technology Officer

As CTO, Brent is responsible for defining how Anakam products meet market requirements. Brent leads technical marketing of our products and solutions and is responsible for communicating product capabilities and value propositions to the identity management market place. Brent also leads Anakam's East Coast office, which specializes in government client program support.

Brent joined Anakam after an extremely successful period as Director of Business Development for Homeland Security, Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Special Operations for SRA International where he was responsible for solutions-based selling against technically complex challenges facing the national security community. He led SRA to new wins in new markets and was directly responsible for ballistic growth in the national security space at SRA.

Brent graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and went on to serve on nuclear submarines. In addition to his submarine duty, Brent was selected to serve at The White House supporting emergency preparedness activities and national security policy development. He completed his graduate degree in engineering at Johns Hopkins University.

William Braithwaite, MD, PhD – Chief Medical Officer

Bill’s career has been dedicated to improving the quality and efficiency of healthcare for patients and practitioners. He was one of the authors of the Administrative Simplification Subtitle of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and a major contributor to the subsequent regulations setting federal standards. At regional, national, and international meetings, he makes presentations exploring current issues of health information technology and is frequently introduced affectionately as, "Doctor HIPAA.”

Most recently Bill served as the chief clinical officer for the eHealth Initiative and its Foundation, providing clinical and technical insight into the programmatic and evaluation activities of the organization, particularly those focused on policies for information sharing and technical aspects of IT adoption and health information exchange. He staffed the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC) to help produce their June 2004 Report, “Revolutionizing Health Care Through Information Technology.”

A pioneer in the field of medical informatics, Dr. Braithwaite envisioned a critical role for computers in clinical practice as a medical student at the University of Chicago. After his graduation, residency, and military service, he followed that vision to get a doctorate in Medical Information Science from the University of California, San Francisco. On a health policy sabbatical with the U.S. Senate Finance Committee health staff in 1994, he promoted his vision by working with an industry coalition to develop the legislative language that became the Administrative Simplification Subtitle of HIPAA. In late 1994, he was asked to work with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to continue development in the area of health information standards as Senior Advisor on Health Information Policy in the Office of the HHS Secretary. After seven years at HHS, he served from 2001 to 2003 as National Director of HIPAA Advisory Services in the Washington DC office of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

Anna Slomovic, PhD - Chief Privacy Officer

As CPO, Anna is responsible for addressing privacy issues that affect Anakam’s clients, as well as for Anakam’s internal privacy practices. Anna has a broad range of privacy-related expertise, including medical privacy, privacy of genetic information, privacy issues raised by new technologies and analytic methodologies, such as biometrics, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), data mining and the use of watch lists. She has done research and analysis on data protection under the Privacy Act, HIPAA, E-Government Act, and other national and international regulatory regimes.

Anna has over ten years of privacy experience in private sector and government organizations. Her most recent corporate position was that of Chief Privacy Officer of Revolution Health, a consumer-facing health care company. She has led and participated in several multi-disciplinary working groups in health IT and national security.

Anna has BS in Engineering and Applied Sciences from the California Institute of Technology, MBA from Loyola Marymount University, and MPhil and PhD in Public Policy Analysis from the Pardee RAND Graduate School.

John Macaulay, MD - Vice President of Healthcare & LifeSciences

With a background as both a physician and an information technology professional, John brings a unique blend of healthcare and technology expertise to the design of Anakam product offerings. His business savvy, industry insight, and thought leadership has helped Anakam build a formidable presence within the Healthcare and Life Sciences vertical. He is also a nationally recognized and sought after speaker in Health Informatics Identity Management.

Upon earning his undergraduate degree, acceptance to medical school and completing a distinguished collegiate football career at Stanford University and in the NFL with the Green Bay Packers and on the San Francisco 49ers as a member of the 1984 Super Bowl championship team, John joined Microsoft where his leadership characterized the late 80’s growth of this software giant.

John then fulfilled his lifelong dream of becoming an internist. He pursued his medical education and training in the University of California system. After leaving practice in the late 1990’s, he reentered the business workforce and leveraged his blend of experience in medicine and technology. His stewardship as a principal vaulted a startup biopharmaceutical company from inception to $850 million in annual revenue in less than 18 months.

Yuri Sudhakar - Vice President of Sales

As Vice President of Sales, Yuri is responsible for managing all aspects of Anakam sales operations. He oversees Anakam's sales, selected channels, alliances, and sales engineering for Anakam's healthcare, public sector, financial services and e-commerce verticals at Anakam.

Yuri has over ten years of experience in the information technology industry with a specific focus on healthcare and the public sector. His experience includes sales roles at Microstrategy, Siebel, Oracle, and Symantec. Prior to joining Anakam, Yuri was responsible for federal heatlhcare for the Symantec Public Sector Healthcare team and was responsible for managing large federal healthcare accounts like the Department of Veterans Affairs. In addition, at both Siebel and Oracle, Yuri managed all sales management activity for the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Veterans Affairs. He was selected for the Sales Leadership Councils, which recognizes top sales executives, at both Siebel and Symantec.

Before entering the information technology industry, Yuri was a Senior Consultant at Kaiser Associates, a management consulting firm focused on strategic advice for Fortune 500 corporations. His clients included Microsoft, General Motors, Bell Canada, and Nortel.

Yuri has an MA in Economics focused on International Development from the American University in Washington DC. He also received his BA in History and Political Science from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB).

Robert J. Castle, Jr. - Vice President of Client Delivery

As Vice President of Client Delivery, Bob is responsible for client operations surrounding the Anakam software suite including: account management, software configuration, installation, deployment, training, customer service and support, and overall client satisfaction. He also provides leadership for Anakam product development and client delivery organizations.

Prior to joining Anakam, Bob was at Accenture, where he was selected as one of the firm’s youngest partners. In that capacity, he held management, strategic, sales, technical, client relationship, and financial responsibilities for multimillion-dollar programs. Bob's career at Accenture was distinguished by exceptional achievements in directing all aspects of consulting service delivery. His track record includes award-winning eCommerce programs, delivery of large/complex systems integration efforts, CMMI certification, success as a turnaround specialist, and delivery of a program recognized by a former President and Senate Majority leader. He is an expert at building highly motivated, results-oriented teams to address complex technology challenges.

Bob graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration from James Madison University.

Jonas Samuelsson - Vice President of Product Development

Jonas has been the driving force behind Anakam's software development efforts since the company's inception. An expert in online security and fraud countermeasures, Jonas was the architect of the Anakam Identity Suite® and brings vision and creativity to Anakam's product development efforts. Under Jonas's leadership, Anakam developed a disruptive technology that is revolutionizing the identity management landscape. He now manages the company’s day-to-day product development and delivery efforts.

Prior to joining Anakam, Jonas led the IT Web Solutions Group at TBG Financial where he was responsible for all corporate application development and support efforts catering to the needs of 250 internal employees and over 50,000 customers. Jonas has also worked as a business technology consultant for organizations such as Universal Studios and Universal Music Group where he executed a broad array of functions including methodology design and utilization, systems design, development and delivery, client proposals, customer relationship management, recruiting, and project management. Jonas has also held positions with AstraZeneca and Qualcomm.

Jonas graduated first in his class from Louisiana State University where he was also a leading player on their top 10 nationally ranked NCAA Division I tennis program. Some of his accomplishments include two SEC championships and two NCAA final-four appearances. He was awarded the H. Boyd McWhorter SEC Scholar-Athletes of the Year Award as well as the Scholar Athlete All-American Award. Jonas earned his MBA from San Diego State University where he graduated in the top three of his class.

Peter Koscher - Controller & Vice President of Administration

Peter is a seasoned accounting and finance professional who brings extensive experience to Anakam across multiple industries and company structures. Peter was Corporate Controller at WFI Government Services, Inc./High Technology Solutions, Inc., where he managed all accounting and treasury functions, for the San Diego-based government contractor. Previously, he worked in a variety of positions including Finance Manager for Lee Ross and Associates, Accounting Manager at McMurphy Development, Controller at Trestles, Inc. dba Rip Curl Wetsuits, CFO at Lifetech Industries and also spent time at Hewlett Packard Co. and GST Laboratories. Peter earned a BS in Accounting (Magna Cum Laude) from Bentley College in Massachusetts and an Associates degree in Business Administration from Berkshire Community College. 

Jose Jimenez - Sr. Director of Health Information Technology and Systems Engineering

Jose Jimenez is the Sr. Director of Health Information Technology and Systems Engineering for Anakam which makes him responsible for sales engineering, and ensuring Anakam solutions meet and exceed all customer business and technical requirements.

Jose joins the Anakam executive management team from Florida with significant enterprise technology experience including a successful nine year tenure at Veritas-Symantec, during which he held distinguished management and systems engineering roles in Technical Services, Marketing, and Sales. Before joining Anakam, Jose was the Principal Systems Engineer managing large federal and healthcare accounts including NASA and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Jose received multiple promotions, awards, and recognition for his work at Symantec including the Public Sector “One Company Award” for FY07, Technical Services Victory Awards, and was also selected to serve in Symantec’s Certification and Sales Advisory Boards. In addition, Jose has been a guest speaker on multiple radio shows for Federal News Radio WFED-1050-AM in Washington D.C. as an expert in information security and data protection of digital information for strictly regulated verticals.

Jose is a U.S. Navy Veteran, and holds a Masters degree in Management Information Systems from the Florida Institute of Technology, and Bachelors in Computer Information Science. In addition he is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), and a Symantec Certified Security Practitioner (SCSP).

Steve Thesing - Vice President, Channel and OEM Sales

Steve Thesing is Anakam’s Vice President of Channel and OEM Sales, and is responsible for developing and implementing Anakam's global channel sales strategy and establishing key Anakam business partnerships to advance Anakam in the marketplace. He is a seasoned technology executive with over 20 years of High Technology experience in data management and data protection software, enterprise systems/storage, and the Internet. 

Steve brings a proven track record in building companies through strategic sales partnerships, leading channel and direct sales teams, and closing OEM sales deals. Steve has gained significant insight and experience working for leading companies like HP, Symantec (formerly Veritas Software), and Sun Microsystems.  He has successfully framed and launched revenue-generating partnerships with Dell, EMC, HP, and others.

Steve holds a BS in Business Administration from California Polytechnic University at San Luis Obispo, with emphasis in Management Information Systems and Marketing.

David leads Anakam's government policy initiatives. He has served as the Executive Director of the Joseph H. Kanter Family Foundation, the Managing Director and President of a multi-million dollar company, and has served as an Officer in both the public and private companies of a Forbes 400 member. Most recently, David provided leadership to the business development, marketing, membership and state initiative functions of the eHealth Initiative and its Foundation. He has a broad base of experience in organizational operations, having served as Vice President, Corporate Secretary, and Assistant to the Chairman for a public company with a $1B+ market cap.

David has a strong background in working with elected officials on a state and federal level. He has been an advisor to public and private firms, not-for-profit groups, associations and high net worth individuals in efforts directed toward policy, advocacy and awareness of critical matters. He has been a featured speaker at universities, corporate forums and trade associations on topics ranging from Internet Development, Capital Raising, Target Marketing and Policy. Mr. Dieterich's undergraduate and graduate education was completed at Southern Methodist University and California State University.