Leadership

Executive Leadership Team

 

Allen Latham

Vice President of Sales

As vice president of sales at TriZetto Provider Solutions, a Cognizant Company, Allen Latham manages the entire sales operation to promote company revenue growth and financial strength. His focus is to drive the organization’s efforts to grow its client base, broaden market-leading capabilities and connect providers with solutions that improve workflow efficiencies and increase revenue.

Prior to joining TriZetto Provider Solutions, Allen served in a variety of sales leadership roles working in revenue cycle management, consulting services, IT outsourcing and health care administration. He is a determined leader with over 28 years of health care, sales and technology experience and an exceptional ability to identify new markets and solutions. He brings a wealth of industry knowledge to his role and is a valuable asset in continuing to drive successful results and achieve company goals.

Allen has a bachelor’s degree in health science with an emphasis on health care administration from the University of Missouri. He is a devoted family man and enjoys spending time at the lake, reading and watching sports.

 

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Phil Walsh

Chief Marketing Officer

Phil Walsh serves as the chief marketing officer of healthcare and life sciences at Cognizant. He brings a global perspective to customer engagement with over 18 years in health care sales and marketing experience. Phil is responsible for all marketing functions and oversees lead generation, marketing communications and digital marketing.

Prior to joining Cognizant, Phil served as Baxter Healthcare Corporation’s director of global market development. He oversaw a $200 million business in 34 different countries through both direct sales and distribution channels. Phil spent over a decade in hospital pharmacies across the world helping them automate their complicated IV processes and finding ways for them to improve efficiency and patient safety. He also previously worked in both health care software and pharmaceutical sales.

Phil has a Bachelor of Science in biology from Clemson University in South Carolina and a Master of Business Administration from Wingate University in North Carolina. He enjoys spending time with his family and playing golf, and is an avid Minnesota Vikings fan.

 

Dave Zurliene

Senior Vice President, Technology Services

Dave Zurliene currently serves as senior vice president of technology services at TriZetto Provider Solutions, a Cognizant Company. Dave brings 30 years of experience developing and executing IT strategies that support business objectives with a systems and process approach. His broad strategic and operational capabilities drive success in delivery, strategic alignment and business value. He is responsible for managing all of the technology aspects of the provider business and has accountability for software development and testing, application management, systems integration and support, information security and IT management.

Prior to joining TriZetto Provider Solutions, Dave served as vice president of transitions for Cerner Corporation’s IT outsourcing services portfolio. In his 22 years at Cerner, he worked in a variety of technology leadership roles across the world and contributed a wealth of programming and systems administration knowledge. He excels with architecture, systems integration, IT industry framework assimilation and technology leadership.

Dave earned his bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of Evansville in Evansville, Ind. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, being a handyman, playing golf and watching sporting events.

 

Geoff Felder

Vice President, Product Development

Geoff Felder serves as vice president, product development at TriZetto Provider Solutions, a Cognizant Company. Geoff holds over 30 years of experience leading complex product development programs, from ideation to commercial launch. He is responsible for managing all aspects of the TPS software development lifecycle including software engineering, software testing/quality engineering, product architecture, development operations and product support. His broad technical experience, coupled with healthcare domain expertise, drives success in business alignment, product delivery and value realization.

Prior to joining TriZetto Provider Solutions, Geoff held a variety of executive leadership roles leading organizations and teams in the areas of enterprise program management, software/product development, IT architecture, agile SDLC/SAFE transformation and software quality assurance.

Geoff holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Penn State and has done graduate work at George Washington University and Villanova University. In his free time, Geoff enjoys spending time with his family, attending live concerts, playing golf, volunteering and enjoying the outdoors in Colorado.

Customer service is big for us, so working with a partner like TriZetto Provider Solutions who shares our concerns and understands that our problems are their problems is important. If we were to go out and develop a new relationship with a different clearinghouse we may not get that.