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AJ (Anthony) Centore Ph.D. is Founder and Chair at Thriveworks. He is a multistate Licensed Professional Counselor, Advisory Committee Member for the American Counseling Association Foundation, former Private Practice Consultant for the American Counseling Association, and Columnist for Counseling Today magazine where he published over 95 monthly columns.

AJ is author of several books and Co-author of “Leaving Depression Behind: An Interactive, Choose Your Path Book.” AJ has been quoted in media outlets including The Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, and CBS Sunday Morning.

Will, President and CEO at Thriveworks, started his career in finance and quickly found he had a passion for improving patient care delivery. He has spent his career dedicated to improving the patient experience and strongly believes the way to do that is by engaging the care teams that support the patient. Will has a belief that access to mental healthcare should be as fundamental as primary care and that Thriveworks is the best-positioned company to improve access for patients at scale.

Prior to joining Thriveworks, Will worked in multisite healthcare services at Dartmouth, Sound Physicians, and Vein Clinics of America (VCA). Will has experience in high-growth, tech-enabled healthcare and was most recently the President and COO at VCA.

Will completed his MBA from the Sloan School of Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and his Master’s in Healthcare Delivery Science at Dartmouth College. He was also a Fellowship Scholar at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice.

As Chief Operating Officer, Emily oversees clinical operations, call center operations, and business analytics & strategy.

Prior to joining Thriveworks, Emily spent the last 13+ years working to scale high-growth companies primarily in the healthcare space. She held a variety of roles in analytics, strategy, operations, and general management at companies including ZocDoc, Quartet, and Capital One. She started her career in finance in investment banking at Lehman Brothers and then middle-market private equity at American Capital.

Emily received her MBA from Harvard Business School and her BA from Georgetown University. She is a lifelong New Yorker and currently resides with her husband and newborn son in Brooklyn. Outside of work, Emily enjoys cooking, traveling, trying out new restaurants, engaging in outdoor activities, and following college basketball.

As Thriveworks’ Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Scott Gordon ensures that the mental health services provided are both safe and effective. He provides strong, inspiring medical leadership to the healthcare professionals at Thriveworks and oversees daily operations.

Dr. Gordon received his Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of Michigan and his Doctor of Medicine from the Michigan State University School of Human Medicine. He completed his psychiatric training at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Dr. Gordon has extensive experience in the mental health field. Most recently, he served as Chief Medical Officer of telepsychiatry company MindCare Solutions, where he and his team developed psychiatric services in hospitals, correctional facilities, student health centers, and community mental health clinics. Earlier in his career, Dr. Gordon served as Medical Director at Northshore University Health System, a four-level hospital system, where he developed relationships between the Department of Psychiatry and all other areas of the hospital. He also built the psychiatric emergency services department, a women’s mental health program focused on postpartum depression, and an adult ADHD program.

Dr. Gordon is an avid traveler, collects art and photography, speaks French and Spanish (poorly but working diligently to improve), helps develop local community gardening spaces, and has an encyclopedic knowledge of 80’s music.

As Chief Counseling Officer, Ryan Culkin oversees the logistics and operations of all company clinics, telehealth, and clinicians nationwide. He brings over a decade of clinical experience and unique business perspective to Thriveworks.

Ryan is passionate about equipping clinicians with the skills needed to be successful, to grow, and to thrive in their role as the field continues to modernize and evolve. He is responsible for supporting the clinics through strategic planning, operational analysis, recruitment, and training of best practices for improved clinician success. Ryan has a Master’s in Professional Counseling and currently resides in Central Virginia with his wife and son.

Pernille, Chief Growth Officer at Thriveworks, manages partnership expansion, marketing, PR and thought leadership, provider network management, and credentialing. She has spent her career transforming organizations and businesses, leading with a customer-centric mentality, ROI-driven business mindset, and team-focused leadership.

Pernille started her career in consumer goods and financial services. She soon found a passion for healthcare and improving healthcare growth models, DTC and B2B go-to-market solutions, digital assets development, and patient experiences.

Before joining Thriveworks, Pernille was a CXO-level executive four times, bringing innovation and modern go-to-market practices to a selection of start-up, mid-size, regional, and global brands, including Netbase Quid, GoHealth Urgent Care, ECCO Shoes, Intuit, Sutter Health, Johnson and Johnson, and Kraft Foods. Throughout her career, she has leveraged a data-driven entrepreneurial approach and helped instill results-oriented cultures while mentoring, designing, and orchestrating team success.

Pernille earned her Master’s degree in International Management at ESCP-Europe, living and working in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, France, Germany, and Denmark before moving to the United States. She speaks five languages. She won the Stevie Award for high-achieving Women in Business, earning her the “Maverick of the Year” Silver medal in 2019.

She likes to improve her golf in Incline Village and enjoys time with her family and friends worldwide.

With nearly two decades of experience serving as a human resources strategic business partner for both burgeoning and well-established healthcare organizations, Shawnee serves as Thriveworks’ Chief People Officer. She leads and executes a top-notch people strategy, focused on maximizing team potential and enabling sustainable growth.

Shawnee exhibits an ardent desire to provide her teams and working partners with the highest level of professionalism and support to exceed both individual and organizational goals. She is committed to ensuring that all employees have a great work experience throughout their time here — which has a direct positive impact on Thriveworks’ clients.

While she’s a native of Lafayette, LA, Shawnee went to college at the University of New Hampshire and now lives in Orlando, FL with her husband and two children.

With 13 years of experience learning, implementing, managing, and leading change in the healthcare space, Irene serves as the Chief of Staff at Thriveworks. She works to identify new opportunities across the organization, scale the infrastructure of the business, and drive cross-functional projects to ensure best-in-class execution.

Irene started her career in healthcare as a research coordinator at Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women’s Hospital. In this role, she became aware of the financial difficulties that research subjects faced when trying to access care. She went on to lead various management teams to plan their innovation strategies, manage their value-based risk portfolio, and scale their tech-focused strategies. Irene has successfully led through influence and built strong teams to deploy positive change in the organizations she has served.

Irene was born and raised in Honduras. She holds an MPH, focusing on Health Policy and Management, from Columbia University. Outside of work, she loves being with her family and spending weekends outdoors, either at the beach or hiking.

In his role as Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel, Marc oversees and manages all aspects of Thriveworks’ legal affairs, including litigation, corporate matters, regulatory compliance and risk management. He is also responsible for locating future Thriveworks clinics, securing real estate and getting the doors open to see new clients!

Prior to joining Thriveworks, Marc served as Senior Director and Associate General Counsel at IQVIA, a leading global provider of advanced analytics, technology solutions, and contract research services to the life sciences industry. In this role, he supported regulatory, contracting, mergers & acquisitions, and acted as lead attorney in some of IQVIA’s most strategic customer transactions. Marc holds a B.B.A. from Campbell University and a J.D. with a Health Law certificate from The University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Heidi is responsible for clinical compliance with a focus on the implementation and auditing of policies and procedures in order to ensure that Thriveworks is a curve breaker in our success in complying with relevant ethical, regulatory, safety, and billing guidelines. Heidi joined Thriveworks in 2012 and has served as a Clinician, Clinic Manager, Regional Clinic Director, Executive Clinic Director, and Franchise Owner of locations in Media, PA, and Wilmington, DE. Due to her extensive experience in the field and with Thriveworks, Heidi both understands the processes for each clinical team member and also the importance of coordination between departments in order to achieve company success. Heidi holds a B.A. in Psychology from George Mason University, a Master of Social Work from Hunter College in New York City, and she is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Pennsylvania.

With a background in business and technology, Kabir’s product and design teams work at the confluence of the two, solving problems and designing experiences for clients, clinicians, and employees while leveraging technology.

Kabir has over a decade of experience in the product management world, working across the US, France, Germany, India, Singapore, and Indonesia.

Kabir received his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin.

A skilled technology and product leader with over 17 years of industry experience, Hampton serves as the Chief Technology Officer at Thriveworks. He oversees the development and use of IT, Data Engineering, and Software Development, and works with key stakeholders to build the proper products to support the goals of the organization.

Hampton is best known for creating the Sass language, the world’s first and most popular CSS language, adopted by Google, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, and more. He was also Co-Founder and CEO at Veue TV, a live video platform where video hosts and audiences can interact in real-time.

Hampton speaks regularly at conferences about leadership, product design, technology, and how to thrive as an ADHD and LGBT leader in the tech field. He finds meaning and joy in building the most innovative businesses, teams, and software in the world.