Making Outcome Driven Government a Reality
Voyatek is led by government innovators who recognized a need in the market for a new way of doing things. We’re a diverse team of former public servants, mission-oriented technologists, and industry thought leaders. With decades of experience supporting state and local government, we’re skilled at spotting – and surmounting – the innovation roadblocks our customers face.
Instead of accepting the way things have always been done, we’re determined to find creative solutions. We ask tough questions, and we relentlessly pursue what’s best for our customers and the residents they serve.
The Leaders in Outcome Driven Government
Historically, government performance has been measured by inputs – cases processed, user volume, transactions – and success has meant being close to on-time and on-budget. But on-time and on-budget doesn’t mean on-value, and community outcomes are often left behind.
To become truly outcome-driven, government needs a new kind of partner, one that recognizes that the goal of innovation is more than “better, cheaper, faster.” As an outcome-driven firm, Voyatek understands that the value of technology is defined by its human impact, and that every technology modernization effort should begin and end with a single-minded focus on community outcomes.
We’re not just an IT company, we’re an outcomes company.
Our Journey to Voyatek
Executive Leadership
CEO
Lisa is an accomplished C-suite leader in strategy, business development, change management, IT, and operations. With a passion for business results and leadership development, she has made a significant impact on workplace inclusion over the course of her career. Lisa is an Accenture founding partner and as the global leader of Accenture’s public service business, Lisa was dedicated to building great teams and great leaders, and to delivering outstanding results for clients, people, and the company. Her expertise and influence extend to federal, state, and local agencies, and she has been recognized as a thought leader in the industry. As a member of IBM’s leadership team, Lisa focused on executive talent development, inclusion, and culture. During her tenure as Managing Director of IBM’s US Public Service GBS business unit, Lisa and her team achieved three years of growth in employee engagement, sales, revenue, and income. Lisa has a strong commitment to leadership development and to philanthropy. Her non-profit work is focused on educational nonprofits and organizations supporting the advancement of women and disadvantaged individuals. Lisa is a Trustee and graduate of the Stevens Institute of Technology, where she serves as Chair of Alumni & Development and Vice Chair of Nomination & Governance. She is a Director of the MedStar Washington Hospital Center Board in Washington DC and a member of the Board of Trustees of EWAAB.
Lisa Mascolo
Chief Executive Officer
Holly Barbour
Chief Human Resources Officer
General Counsel and Chief of Staff
Vanessa Champion was the Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President at MacAndrews & Forbes where she advised M&F and its portfolio companies on legal, business, and government matters.
Prior to working for M&F, she was the Senior Advisor and Counsel to New York City’s First Deputy Mayor, charged with managing large agency portfolios. Her responsibilities stretched from the Office of Management and Budget to the Department of Information Technology.
Before the Mayor’s Office, she was the Chief of Staff and Counsel to the New York City Comptroller providing management and oversight for the office’s eight bureaus, 750 plus employees, and 90M plus operating budget.
She also worked as a securities litigation and enforcement attorney at WilmerHale LLP. She received a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, and a B.A. from Amherst College.
City and State named her a “40 under 40 Rising Star” and Latino Leaders selected her as one of 25 New York City “Leaders of the Future.”
Vanessa Champion
General Counsel and Chief of Staff
Health and Human Services Industry Lead
Rick is responsible for driving growth and strategy in the Health and Human Services (HHS) industry. Rick has worked in the HHS industry since his first project in Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Rick has worked in Child Support, Child Welfare, and Medicaid projects throughout his career. Previously, Rick drove growth for OnCore Consulting, which consisted of partnerships, business development, and strategy taking OnCore from a California based small business to large Systems Integrator in the California market. Rick serves on several boards including, President of the Sacramento Chapter of the BYU Management Society, Executive Board Member of the BYU Romney Institute of Public Service and Ethics, and is a Board Member for the Human Services IT Advisory Group (HSITAG). Outside of work Rick enjoys learning about history, playing golf, and traveling with his family.
Rick Collins
Health and Human Services Industry Lead
Jodi Huston
Chief Operating Officer
Jodi Huston is an accomplished Vice President with 18 years of success in the transportation, professional consulting, and public-sector industries. She leverages extensive experience in strategic planning, organizational development, and building high-performing teams to drive growth, coupled with a strong understanding of the challenges that can prevent a company from achieving its mission. She has a proven record of managing government contracts and advising with companies of all sizes to guide change management and scaling strategies. Her broad areas of expertise include IT, PaaS, SaaS, cyber security, turnaround/restructuring, business development, and strategic relationships.
Jodi has been in senior leadership and executive positions since 2011. She has led multi-faceted teams in various portfolio leadership roles, serving as the Vice President of Consulting Services where she oversaw 60% of a $50M company that covered 20 federal agencies across IT consulting, cybersecurity, and application delivery. She led her business unit to exceed revenue target by 13% in 2015, driving 11% growth in a distinctly slow-moving Federal market. After assisting in a highly successful acquisition of her previous company, Jodi is now leading the growth and delivery in a new small business as a Vice President at Savan Group.
Prior to these roles, Jodi’s career focused on unifying visions and driving business growth. She implemented risk management programs and cost avoidance strategies by providing exceptional client engagement, attentive project management, accurate financial tracking, and timely contract/subcontract oversight. She is extremely adept at communicating with a wide range of perspectives and authority levels in order to align to a corporate vision, standardize initiatives, build critical processes, and implement new growth strategies.
Jodi has served as an advisory board member of the Girls on the Run of Northern Virginia, ensuring their mission is being successfully carried out through volunteering and scholarships. This non-profit organization has empowered over 50,000 confident young women by positively impacting their health and well-being. She is also served as an advisor to the McLean Bible Church IT Roundtable. In 2015, she was a finalist for the Women in Technology award, a prestigious leadership award for professional women in the Washington, D.C. area. This award recognizes female leaders in the technology field who bring a unique vision to the industry.
Jodi holds a B.A. in International Affairs and International Economics from George Washington University. She also holds a Business Strategy Certificate from Booz Allen Hamilton.
Jodi Huston
Chief Operating Officer
Glen Marder
Chief Financial Officer
Glen Marder brings 40 years of progressive financial and operating experience to Voyatek. Most recently Glen was CFO of HZO Inc, a leading provider of environmental protection technologies. Glen was part of the executive team that helped grow the business by 2300% in three years.
Prior to that Glen was Managing Member of Decision Bridge, LLC and interim management and niche consulting firm. In that role Glen served as CEO and CFO of public and private companies in various industry verticals including software, marketing services, media distribution and manufacturing, amongst others.
Glen is a Certified Public Accountant and has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accountancy from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude.
Glen Marder
Chief Financial Officer
Ja’Nien Montank
Justice and Public Safety Industry Lead
Board Director
With over 34 years of experience in public sector IT consulting, John Nichols has made a significant impact throughout his career. He spent the first 24 years with Accenture, rising to the position of partner (senior executive) in 2001. During his time at Accenture, he managed a team of over 300 staff and successfully oversaw the design and development of the California Child Support Automated System (CCSAS). This project, valued at $800 million, became the largest IT project in California’s history at that time.
In John’s final years at Accenture, he took on the role of North America Public Sector Quality Assurance Lead. In this capacity, he spearheaded the turnaround of a custom pension system worth over $400 million for the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS). His expertise and leadership were instrumental in ensuring the success of this critical project.
In 2011, John embarked on a new venture, launching Voyatek Consulting, LLC alongside Lee Bennett. John’s contributions to major projects and his role as a trusted executive have solidified his reputation as a highly respected professional in his field.
John Nichols
Chief Risk Officer
Rahul Puri
Chief Product Officer
Rahul has worked with organizations around the globe to lead innovations in technology strategy, digital transformation, and product management. He has more than 20 years’ experience spanning the public sector, health care, and media. As the former Chief Software Architect for the City of New York’s Health and Human Services, Puri architected and implemented systems that helped redefine the use of technology and data in health and human services agencies in New York City. During his time in Northrop Grumman as a lead architect, Puri led the effort to build a Fraud Waste and Abuse platform and team to win the FPS 2.0 contract at the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services. Overseas, Puri spent four years in Madrid as the Director of Digital Innovation for Grupo Prisa, the world’s largest Spanish-speaking media company. More recently, as the Chief Technology Officer of Magine (a digital streaming media company based in Stockholm), Puri was responsible for the architecture, buildout, and operations of Magine’s global platform. As Chief Product Officer, Puri will be responsible for ensuring that Voyatek’s product portfolio meets customer and market demands. He will work closely with all of the Voyatek teams to build business cases, roadmaps, go to market strategies, and platforms that enable Voyatek’s customers to be successful.
Rahul Puri
Chief Product Officer
Michael Stavrianos, PMP
Chief Growth Officer
Mike Stavrianos joined Voyatek in 2021 through the acquisition of ASR Analytics, a firm that he co-founded in 2004 with Dr. Peter Arena. Mike has more than 30 years of professional experience in the fields of data science, policy analysis, and project management – including specialized expertise in the use of analytic methods and models to provide decision support for government clients.
Throughout his career, Mike has served as a technical expert on a broad range of analytic consulting engagements with Federal government clients, including the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Health and Human Services, Treasury, and others. He is a recognized expert in the field of tax analytics and is a frequent speaker at industry events and tax research conferences. Mike’s recent work has focused on leading a portfolio of data science initiatives for the Internal Revenue Service, aimed at identifying and preventing tax fraud, enabling voluntary tax compliance, and delivering high-quality service to America’s taxpayers.
Mike has been a PMI-certified Project Management Professional (PMP) since 2004. He holds a Master of Public Policy (MPP) degree from Georgetown University and a B.A. in Statistics and Spanish from Washington University in St. Louis.
Michael Stavrianos, PMP
Chief Growth Officer
Board of Directors
Board Director
Lee boasts an impressive 34-year career in public sector IT consulting, primarily based in California. He began his journey with Price Waterhouse in Sacramento, where he honed his skills for six years. In 1992, he embarked on a new venture and co-founded Synergy Consulting with two partners. Through his dedication and expertise, he successfully grew the business to generate $25 million in annual revenue and employed a staff of 100 within just nine years. This achievement caught the attention of American Management Systems, later known as CGI, who acquired Synergy Consulting.
At CGI, Lee took on the role of Vice-President for a remarkable nine years. During this time, he led the pursuit and triumphantly secured the $400 million Enterprise Data to Revenue (EDR1) project.
In 2011, Lee joined forces with John Nichols to establish Voyatek Consulting, LLC where he led a project which resulted in a staggering $4 billion increase in tax revenue for the state of California. Lee also played a pivotal role in leading Voyatek’s pursuit of the $544 million Enterprise Data to Revenue 2 (EDR2) project. The four-year pursuit demonstrated his commitment to delivering exceptional results in the field of IT consulting.
Lee Bennett
Board Director
Board Director
Kamal brings more than 30 years of global technology and operating experience with multibillion-dollar enterprises across both the public and private sectors in CEO (Chief Executive Officer), CIO (Chief Information Officer), CTO (Chief Technology Officer), and CDO (Chief Digital Officer) roles. Most recently, he served as the Chief Technology Officer of Inversora Agroindustrial Global, leading technology strategy, architecture and operations as well as global private and venture capital technology investments. He has also spent a significant portion of his career in New York City under the administration of multiple Mayors, including as the first Chief Information Officer of the City’s Health and Human Services domain, comprised of several agencies focusing on social services, criminal justice and health.
Kamal Bherwani
Board Director
Board Director
Josh is a Vice President of Sagewind Capital LLC. He has significant experience investing in the government services, aerospace & defense and technology industries. Prior to joining Sagewind Capital, Josh was a private equity associate at J.F. Lehman & Company, a middle market private equity firm focused on the aerospace & defense, maritime, government and environmental services sectors.
Josh received a BS in Finance and Accounting with a minor in Politics from the Stern School of Business at New York University in 2014.
Joshua Coonin
Board Director
Board Director
Raj is a Managing Director of Sagewind Capital LLC. He has significant experience investing in the government services, technology, business services, and healthcare industries. Prior to joining Sagewind Capital, Raj was at American Securities, a leading middle market private equity fund. He sits on the boards of By Light Professional IT Services, Voyatek Software LLC and Skience.
Raj has a BS in Electrical & Computer Engineering and a BS in Computational Finance from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Raj Kanodia
Board Director
Board Director
Doug is the founder and managing director of The Chesapeake Group. He has been a financial and economic consultant since 1981. For the past 19 years, he has assisted both public and private firms in all phases of business start-up and growth including feasibility studies, business-plan preparation, equity funding, debt funding, private placements structuring, and initial public offerings. A member of the Board of Directors of several client companies, he is also the founder of Economic Analysis Group based out of Washington, DC. Doug was formerly an executive of Hambro Resource Development Incorporated, an affiliate of Hambros Bank of London, UK. He has a BA in Economics, and an MBA and MA in International Relations from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Douglas S. Land
Board Director
Board Director
Steve Lefkowitz is the founding partner of Sagewind Capital LLC. Steve has helped establish and build three private equity firms encompassing more than 30 years of experience investing in private equity. Prior to Sagewind, Steve co-founded CI Capital Partners, a private equity investment firm, in 1993 where he served as President and COO. While part of the senior management team at CI Capital, Steve oversaw more than 150 acquisitions representing $7 billion in enterprise value, with approximately $1.5 billion of invested equity capital. Before joining CI Capital Partners, Steve was a Vice President at Mancuso & Company.
Steve is committed to philanthropic initiatives and has been involved in serving as a committee member for Northwestern School of Education and Social Policy, Posse Foundation, Kellogg Finance Network, University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design, Global Lyme Alliance, Hebrew Union College, Jewish Museum of Berlin, and Solelim Venture Philanthropy.
Steve was born in Cleveland and raised in Columbus, Ohio. He received a BA in Economics from Northwestern University in 1986 and a MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of management in 1987.
Steve Lefkowitz
Board Director
Board Director
Over the past 40 years Gerri has held many key positions in the State of California, CGI and with Charis Consulting Group. As the managing partner and one of the founders of Charis Consulting Group Gerri provides guidance and direction for all of Charis pursuits and projects. Charis serves multiple State of California departments and commercial clients as a small business enterprise. As a CGI VP, Gerri was fundamental in building the California State and Local Account. She served as the CGI project director for multiple, major system integration implementations, such as FTB’s Enterprise Data to Revenue Project and as the implementation director of the statewide child support system project. As the Chief Deputy Director of the State of California Health and Welfare Data Center, Gerri managed large system integration projects and data center operations. She is proud to have been awarded the State’s IT Hall of Fame award.
Gerri Magers
Board Director
Chairman
Donna Morea is an Operating Executive focused on technology and business services. Donna is the retired President of CGI Technologies and Solutions, where she led CGI’s multi-billion dollar IT and business process services in the US, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Her clients included many of the world’s largest and most complex organizations in federal, state, and local government; healthcare; and financial services. Prior to that, she served in numerous executive management roles at American Management Systems, which merged with CGI in 2004. Ms. Morea received a BA with high honors from Wesleyan University and an MBA with distinction from Wharton. She currently serves on the boards of Net Health, Accelerate Learning, and as Chair of KLDiscovery (all Carlyle portfolio companies.) She is the Chair of the Board of Directors of SAIC (NYSE: SAIC) and is the Chair of the Technology Committee of the Truist Board of Directors (NYSE: TFC)
Donna Morea
Board Chair
Board Director
Al has 40+ years of diverse business experiences, with the common thread being his deep involvement in a wide range of software technologies. His foundational experience was 34 years at IBM, spending his first nine years in customer facing roles, followed by 25 years growing into various general management roles, primarily in IBM’s software business.
After retiring from IBM in 2011, and spending a year at the Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative, he began his activities as a tech investor, investing in early stage companies and venture funds. In addition, over the past 20 years, he has applied his technology experience as a public company board director, specifically in insurance, energy and utilities, open source software, financial services and capital markets industries.
Al has spent the last 7 years working as an operating partner with a leading technology-driven private equity firm, where he has been involved with firms in fault-tolerant and edge computing, cybersecurity, fintech, ERP software and digital marketing.
Al Zollar
Board Director
