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Krishnan Sastry

Managing Director at Insight Partners

United States

Overview

Work Experience

  • Managing Director

    2022 - Current

  • Board Member

    2023

  • Board Member

    2023

  • Board Observer

    2022

  • Board Member

    2022

  • Board Member

    2022

  • Chief Executive Officer

    2020 - 2022

    Succeeded founder/CEO into this position. Drove corporate strategy that led to the restructuring of a diversified data/software business into three independent operating companies highly targeted in their respective markets. Divestiture of Appriss Insights in a $1.8bn transaction to Equifax. Acquisition of PatientPing and combining it with Appriss Health to form Bamboo Health. Led the organization through COVID challenges across 6 office locations in 3 countries.

  • Chief Operating Officer

    2019 - 2020

  • President & General Manager

    2017 - 2019

    Post-merger integration of 2 retail acquisitions Integration of product, technology and operations to create a customer-first posture in all aspects of the business Operational improvement to realize cost synergies and margin improvement while improving customer experience.

  • Chief Strategy Officer

    2013 - 2017

    Responsible for corporate strategy and corporate development. Led the expansion of Appriss into retail analytics through acquisiton of The Retail Equation and SysRepublic. Led the acquisition of HID and folded it into Appriss Health.

  • Exec VP and General Manager

    2013 - 2016

    Started Appriss Health and grew the business to be the market leader in delivering Health IT platform to address Substance Use Disorder. Grew the Prescription Drug Monitoring business from providing services to one state, to over 40 states in 3 years. Expanded the role and capabilities of PDMPs to include integration into physician and pharmacy workflows. Added analytics capabilities to identify existing and emerging patient risks and to support physicians and pharmacists find right level of care for patients. Orchestrated two acquisitions to further solidify Appriss' position in the PDMP space. Expanded Appriss Health product offerings to include patient risk analytics and integration into clinical workflows. Appriss Health notched several "nation's first" accolades for interstate data sharing, patient risk analytics, integration of PDMP data into clinical workflows among others.

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