Steven Smerz

Steven Smerz has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Steven is currently the Chief Technology Officer at triValence since January 2022. Prior to that, they worked at Halo Health from January 2021 to December 2021, where they held the position of CTO and CSO. At Halo Health, Steven was responsible for streamlining clinical communication workflows and improving collaboration in health systems.

From September 2012 to January 2021, Steven served as the eVP of Technology at NovuHealth (Now Icario), a health and wellness software development company. In this role, they led the technology team and oversaw software development, quality assurance, business analysis, project management, and systems engineering.

Before joining NovuHealth, Steven worked at ABILITY Network Inc. as the CIO and VP of Operations from October 2006 to September 2012. At ABILITY, they built a strong technology organization and scaled the company's product architecture to deliver a secure, national network for healthcare information exchange and interoperability. Under their leadership, over 3,500 hospitals were connected to the company's platform.

Prior to ABILITY, Steven served as the CIO and VP of Information Systems at Definity Health from 2001 to 2004. Steven managed a team of technology professionals and deployed information technology assets for consumer-driven healthcare. Steven played a key role in the successful deployment of one of the fastest-growing health plans in history, introducing concepts such as HRAs and HSAs.

Starting from 1998, Steven was the CTO and VP of Product Development at Stratyc. In this role, they led the supply chain optimization application service provider to profitability after spinning the company out of H.B. Fuller.

Throughout their career, Steven Smerz has demonstrated expertise in technology leadership, software development, healthcare information exchange, and driving innovation in the healthcare industry.

From 1982 to 1986, Steven Smerz attended the University of Minnesota, where they studied Computer Science and Aerospace Engineering. No degree was specified for this period.