PreventScripts has added two directors to its board.
The Paducah, Kentucky-based health-tech startup on Friday announced it named former banking executive William “Bill” Jones and health-tech entrepreneur and leader Jean Anne Booth to the board, joining CEO and co-founder Brandi Harless, according to a news release.
PreventScripts raised $1.5 million in a November round, led by Keyhorse Capital and iSelect Fund, with participation from angel investors.
“Bill and Jean Anne have already brought powerful insights and are trusted advisers who will help us secure success,” Harless said in the release. “Both support our mission of driving health care provider revenues through proven interventions aimed at aiding the 33% percent of the population with metabolic disorders.”
Jones brings over 37 years of public accounting and commercial banking experience with U.S. Bank. As a seasoned business leader and strategic adviser, he brings experience in corporate governance, risk management and financial operations.
Jones is a member of the board and serves on the audit committee of Independence Bank of Kentucky and on the board of the Commonwealth Fund of Kentucky Educational Television, where he is also chair of the nominating committee.
Jones serves on the advisory board of National Association of Corporate Directors — Nashville, where he also chairs the program committee.
“I am thrilled to join PreventScripts,” Jones said in the release. “The company’s forward-thinking approach to preventative health resonates with my commitment to driving positive change. I look forward to applying my ability to support PreventScripts as it works to improve outcomes in primary care populations.”
A serial entrepreneur, Booth spent 30 years working in semiconductors and sold businesses to Apple and Texas Instruments. She is CEO of UnaliWear, maker of the voice-controlled Kanega watch that provides discreet support for falls, medication reminders and guide-me-home assistance.
Her background spans systems, software and applications engineering; silicon development engineering; and operations and product engineering.
“I want to support Brandi and PreventScripts because it improves much needed patient health across the health care landscape, particularly in rural areas where access to care is more challenging,” Booth said in the release. “The patient monitoring strategies it deploys create a powerful feedback loop between the provider and patient. I have witnessed the rapid evolution of healthcare tech, and I look forward to driving meaningful impact for the company.”
PreventScripts also announced four clinical advisory board members complementary to a full-fledged board of directors. The clinical advisory board is comprised of physicians with a unique perspective and breadth of expertise to enhance PreventScripts’ comprehensive platform, the release said. The board now features:
- Dr. Rebecca Berman, professor and Internal Medicine Residency Program Director at the University of California, San Francisco
- Dr. Kathy Nieder, staff physician at Baptist Health Medical Group
- Dr. Todd Prewitt, chief medical officer at Humana Care Solutions
- Dr. Robert Wilson, president of CovenantCare
As KY Inno previously reported, PreventScripts was founded by former primary care pediatrician Natalie Davis, who is now the company’s chief medical officer, Harless and Chief Technology Officer Jay Campbell.
