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About the Author
Lori Grant is a former Vice President, Marketing & Sales Operations. She was responsible for marketing and communications, product marketing, channel management and sales operations. Lori has more than 17 years of experience in the healthcare industry.

Grant has held positions in healthcare technology companies focusing on revenue cycle management, cardiovascular information systems and benchmarking and outcomes management solutions. Lori provided market planning, product marketing and product management expertise for Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, HBS International, Inc., LUMEDX Corporation, and CodeCorrect, Inc.

Prior to healthcare technology, Lori worked for the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) for six years. SEARHC is a non-profit tribal health consortium of 18 Native communities that serves the health interests of the Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, and other Native people of Southeast Alaska. SEARHC is one of the oldest and largest Native-run health organizations in the nation. SEARHC President Emeritus Ethel Lund continues to be Lori’s role model. Being Alaska Native of Tlingit descent, Lori’s values were greatly influenced by Lund during Lori’s time at SEARCH.

Grant earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from University of Alaska. She also holds a Master of Health Administration degree from the University of Washington’s School of Public Health and Community Medicine.

Lori also has experience managing entrepreneurial Internet businesses, since she and her partner Sarah Warn co-founded Erosion Media, LLC. Lori and Sarah sold its entertainment properties to MTV Networks in May 2006.