Kent Locklear

Kent Locklear is the Chief Marketing Officer at Lightbeam Health Solutions. Kent has over fifteen years of experience in the healthcare industry, with a focus on product management and marketing.

Previously, Kent was the Senior Director of Clinical Product Management at Cerner Corporation. In this role, they were responsible for the growth strategy of all physician workflow solutions across multiple venues, including emergency department, ambulatory, long term care, behavioral health, and rehabilitation. Kent managed the product development process from concept to market delivery - including design, agile software development, sales education and engagement, market positioning and messaging, implementation, and customer success. In addition, Kent served as the internal subject matter expert for Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH), Accountable Care Organization (ACO), solution usability, clinical transformation, healthcare analytics, and meaningful use topics.

During their time at Cerner Corporation, Kent developed the strategy for, secured funding, and project managed the successful completion of Siemens Healthcare’s first integrated enterprise EHR. Kent also led a matrixed team of 500+ FTEs across three continents in delivering ahead of schedule and within $50M budget. In addition, Kent established and managed co-development and validation partnerships with nationally recognized academic customers and large urban public safety net organizations including UNC Health System, Denver Health & Hospital Corporation, and Alameda Health System. Kent also drove the global rebranding program to better align the brand message with Siemens’ focus on healthcare

Kent Locklear has earned a MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Virginia School of Medicine, and a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from the University of Virginia.

Kent Locklear works with Tammy Ince - Director, Customer Support, Ike Ellison - EVP, Business Development, and Ugo Curello - Chief Software Architect. Their manager is Pat Cline, CEO. and Eric Rosenberger - Director, Marketing reports to Kent Locklear.