David Costine – Chairman & CEO: Mr. Costine was previously the managing general partner of Corporate Venture Partners LP, an institutional investment fund he founded. Investors included the New York State Teachers Pension Fund, New York State Employees Pension Fund, Chase Manhattan Bank, Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., Corning Inc. and Cornell University. Previous to his funds management experience, Mr. Costine was an investment banker with Newcourt Securities, the US division of Rothschild, Inc. He has served as an executive and on the boards of many early state companies, four of which became public on US senior exchanges, including the NASDAQ and NYSE. He is currently on the board of trustees of the Cornell University Foundation. He has an engineering degree from Cornell and a MBA from Harvard Business School.
Edward Allera – Director: Mr. Allera is a shareholder and a former managing partner of the Washington, D.C. office for Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC. As a senior partner at BI&R, Mr. Allera and his team have worked successfully with companies dealing with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Congress, Presidential Administrations and numerous state officials. Previous to private practice, he was the former associate chief counsel at the Food & Drug (FDA) Administration. He has a degree in Pharmacy from West Virginia University and a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center.
Nitin Kaushal – Director: Mr. Kaushal has worked in senior roles with a number of Canadian investment banks focused on healthcare, including Desjardins Securities Inc, Orion Securities Inc, Vengate Capital, HSBC Securities Inc and Gordon Capital. He has held roles within the private equity/venture capital industry at MDS Capital Corp. and at PricewaterhouseCoopers in their M&A, valuation and audit groups. In addition, Mr. Kaushal has sat on a number of public and private company boards. He was awarded a Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) from the University of Toronto and is a Chartered Accountant.
Hector Rivera – CFO: Hector has been with Convalo since its founding, and previously held the position of Senior Controller. He has deep experience in the healthcare market, having spent his entire career in facilities and healthcare. Hector has significant experience in the mental health industry. Prior to working with Convalo, he was the Senior Controller for a large Los Angeles substance abuse company and has a deep understanding of the accounting intricacies specific to the substance abuse industry. He has a B.A. in Accounting from Cal State University, Fullerton.