Stephen J. Mchale

Stephen McHale has a 30-year career in founding, investing in, and building information technology companies. He is recognized for his leadership in data mining, analytics and business intelligence related ventures.

Stephen was founder, lead investor and served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Explorys. Formed in partnership with Cleveland Clinic, Explorys addresses the national imperative to leverage electronic medical records to improve healthcare. Explorys was acquired by IBM [NYSE: IBM] in April 2015. Prior to Explorys, he served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Everstream, the company he founded in 1999, which was sold to Concurrent [NASDAQ: CCUR] in 2005. In 1985, Stephen founded McHale and Associates, Inc., a USConnect regional office, where he served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer. He was a founding investor and served on the board of directors and as chief executive officer of the parent USConnect, an international systems integrator until its sale to IKON Office Systems [NYSE: IKN] in 1997. Stephen is managing director of 23Bell LLC Investments and an active advisory board member to Genesis Inventions.

Stephen serves on the board of directors for the Center for Families and Children, a nonprofit organization that makes success possible for families in Northeast Ohio’s most challenged communities. Stephen serves on the investment screening committee for the North Coast Angel Fund and is a member of The Global Center for Health Innovation Industry Advisory Board. He also is an active member of the Entrepreneurs Organization and Kent State University’s Health Informatics Advisory Council.