Brian Ellerman

About

Achievements

Started 3 health IT companies in the pre-bubble days, the last in '97 used technologies (mobile, spidering, SaaS) I had to write by hand. Exit in '99 to major EHR vendor lessened the pain of HIPAA.

Describe the most impressive thing you've done.

Locations

New York City Silicon Valley Israel Boston Arizona New York North Carolina California

Experience

PBC Accelerators

Executive Director 2024 - Present (about 2 years)

Helping post-seed bio/health tech companies obtain the capital needed to scale. Launching Q1 2025.

University of Arizona

Founding Executive Director, Arizona FORGE 2018 - Present (almost 8 years)

FORGE (Finding Opportunities and Resources to Grow Entrepreneurs): Regional and international entrepreneurial ecosystem builder
forge.arizona.edu

Sanofi Aventis

Global Technology Leader 2002 - 2017 (over 15 years)

Southwest Digital Health

Founder, Managing Partner 2018 - 2021 (almost 4 years)

Science 37

Advisor 2018 - 2021 (about 3 years)

Tech Launch Arizona

Advisor 2014 - 2018 (about 4 years)

Ncrease

Advisor 2015 - 2016 (about 1 year)

SiestaSoft

Founder, Principal and Chief Architect 1994 - 2002 (about 8 years)

Founded three companies (the last with successful exit):
• SiestaSoft: developed SiestaCare, template-driven EMR portal offering Web-based patient management, scheduling,... more

Founder

SiestaSoft, Southwest Digital Health

Employee

Sanofi Aventis, University of Arizona, PBC Accelerators

Advisor

Ncrease, Tech Launch Arizona, Science 37

Education

Q&A

What's the most useful business-related book you've ever read?

Where the Jobs Are
Venture Deals
The Third Wave
The Innovation Blind Spot
The Messy Middle
Startup Communities
Bad Blood
The Startup Playbook

What's your favorite non-business book?

Thank You for Being Late

Brian Ellerman

NOT OPEN TO NEW INVESTMENTS. SOLICITATIONS WILL BE MARKED SPAM AND IGNORED. Founding Executive Director of Arizona FORGE with extensive start-up, investor, and advisory experience. Member of select syndicates and board of Desert Angels.

Started 3 health IT companies in the pre-bubble days, the last in '97 used technologies (mobile, spidering, SaaS) I had to write by hand. Exit in '99 to major EHR vendor lessened the pain of HIPAA.

NOT OPEN TO NEW INVESTMENTS. SOLICITATIONS WILL BE MARKED SPAM AND IGNORED.
Founding Executive Director of Arizona FORGE with extensive start-up, investor, and advisory experience. Member of select syndicates and board of Desert Angels.