Marinka is a connector at heart — of people, ideas, and technology. As the founder of Catalynx, she brings decades of experience at the intersection of healthcare, AI, and data strategy, guiding organizations to transform complexity into clarity. Her career spans leadership in analytics, product design, and consulting for startups, enterprises, and nonprofits, always with one focus: ensuring technology empowers people, not overwhelms them.

She has worked globally with cross-cultural teams, chaired international conferences, and advised executives on building data-driven strategies that endure. Her background in applied medical anthropology gives her a rare perspective that blends human insight with technical expertise and aligns her commitment to creating sustainable solutions that deliver real value.

What sets her apart is her ability to listen deeply, surface the “why” behind the work, and translate vision into execution. For clients and collaborators alike, Marinka is a trusted advisor, thought catalyst, and builder of systems that last.

Mary Lou is a problem-solver at heart. She brings more than two decades of experience in healthcare data and analytics, helping organizations transform raw claims and clinical data into clear, actionable insights. Her work spans reporting, visualization, and cost-utilization analyses, but her strength lies in partnering with executives and frontline teams to ensure data is understood and applied.

She has guided stakeholders across payers, providers, and medtech companies, designing reporting frameworks, ROI models, and dashboards that connect outcomes to strategy. Known for her collaborative style, Mary Lou translates complex datasets into compelling stories that drive smarter decisions, program adoption, and measurable results.

As an immigrant and dual Irish-American citizen, Mary Lou brings a global perspective to her work. She is passionate about forging connections — between people, ideas, and data — and translating those connections into insights that matter.

Aleksandar is a doctorate-level AI expert who has spent his career making advanced analytics practical, safe, and scalable for real-world organizations. With a strong foundation in machine learning, anomaly detection, and enterprise data platforms, he has led transformations that bring cutting-edge research into operational reality.

He has served as a trusted advisor to global technology companies, healthcare organizations, and fast-growing startups, helping them build AI systems that are explainable, defensible, and grounded in measurable outcomes. Aleksandar has published extensively in data mining and has been recognized for his contributions to intelligent security systems, fraud detection models, and large-scale data infrastructure.

Beyond the research, he is a collaborative architect — known for listening deeply, translating complexity into actionable design, and guiding teams with clarity through the fast-moving evolution of AI. Whether advising executives on strategy or working with engineering teams to refine models and workflows, Aleksandar brings a rare combination of rigor, creativity, and pragmatism.

He is driven by a simple principle: AI should enhance human capability, not replace it. His work reflects a commitment to using data ethically, scaling innovations responsibly, and building systems that empower the people who rely on them.

Ken is, at his core, a storyteller. With a career spanning decades, he has worked across nearly every genre of media — commercial advertising, brand campaigns, long-form documentaries, and narrative features in healthcare, insurance, military, government, technology, education, nonprofits, and faith-based campaigns. His work is grounded in one belief: the most powerful stories are built on authenticity — real people, real emotion, and the universal connections that bring us together.

Ken’s career includes collaborations with clients and creative teams around the world. His work has been recognized with numerous industry honors, including an Emmy Award for a documentary he conceived, wrote, and directed. He has led end-to-end production for commercial, internal, and campaign-based content, consistently delivering pieces that inspire, educate, entertain, and engage diverse audiences.

In addition to production leadership, Ken has given voice to startups, transformed complex data into compelling narratives, coached talent on camera, mentored teams, and co-founded a digital publication celebrating the culinary world. In his roles as creative director, writer, director, and producer, he continues to bring vision, strategy, and craftsmanship to every project he touches.

Jeff brings a lengthy career in health analytics and informatics to his leadership roles. He has served as Associate VP of Performance and Outcomes for Nationwide Better Health, where he was responsible for analyzing outcomes across business portfolios including Medical Management, Health Promotion, Disability and Absence Management, and Population Risk Assessment.

His work focuses on providing information-based business intelligence and applying analytics to solve specific problems for clients and business leaders. Prior to that, Jeff served as Vice President of Clinical Informatics at Cigna Healthcare and has also held financial leadership roles, including CFO for HealthNet of Southern California.

Jeff holds a degree in healthcare administration from Providence College and a master’s in healthcare management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

If you spend five minutes with Eileen, you’ll see why people trust her to lead big, complex projects. She has a rare mix of sharp strategic thinking and genuine care for the people behind the systems. She’s led the redesign of major enterprise platforms at companies like Steelcase and Travelers, but what really stands out is how she makes complicated things feel simple and human.

Eileen’s also an entrepreneur at heart. She founded her own boutique agency, where she guided digital strategy and design for clients like ESPN and Beazley Insurance, and she’s carried that same energy into every role since — balancing creativity with execution, and vision with results.

As President of CT UXPA, she created a space where designers, business leaders, and policymakers could come together around the value of human-centered design. She’s just as comfortable mentoring a young designer as she is helping a startup founder shape an idea or steering a multi-million-dollar system transformation. At her core, Eileen believes technology should empower people, not overwhelm them — and she’s built her career turning that belief into reality.