Thomas W. Hughes, MBA CEO & President
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Board
Ryan Woodley Director
Bryce Youngren Director
Thomas W. Hughes, MBA
CEO & President
Mr. Hughes founded Electronic Claims & Funding, Inc. (ECF), in 1990 and along with a strong entrepreneurial group, built the company into the nation's largest dental electronic claims clearinghouse. In 1995, Mr. Hughes sold ECF to MedeAmerica and today ECF is basically the Dental Division of Emdeon. While growing the business at ECF, Mr. Hughes saw a need for an electronic attachment clearinghouse and in 1997 started NEA. Many of the former employees of ECF now work with Mr. Hughes, and NEA remains today as the largest collection of brainpower and knowledge in the area of electronic attachments. Mr. Hughes further expanded his vision in 2007 and created Medical Electronic Attachment, Inc. to fill the void for attachment processing in the medical market space. Mr. Hughes is recognized as a thought leader in the attachment committee of HL7.
Mr. Hughes is an avid sailor and often speaks at healthcare events around the country. He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Alliance for Children Everywhere and is a sponsor of the Faith Works schools in Zambia, Africa. Mr. Hughes and his wife Barbara have three children and six grandchildren. Mr. Hughes graduated from Florida State University and has an MBA from Kennesaw State University.
Ryan Woodley
Director
Ryan Woodley is a principal in Polaris' Boston office. He joined Polaris in 2004 and focuses on growth equity investments and buyout opportunities across all industries.
Prior to joining Polaris, Ryan was a strategy consultant with the Monitor Group. During his tenure at Monitor, Ryan worked with Fortune 500 clients on a range of strategic and operating issues, focusing primarily on growth strategy adn performance improvement. Prior to Monitor, he worked as an analyst and manager at Authorize.Net, an online payment gateway. Ryan also has experience at Google where he was a manager in the Online Sales and Operations group.
Ryan was part of the investment teams responsible for Polaris' investments in Art.com, Botanical Laboratories, Living Proof, National Electronic Attachment, UltraShape, and Xpressdocs.
Ryan represents Polaris as a director on the board of National Electronic Attachment.
Bryce Youngren
Director
Bryce Youngren is a general partner in Polaris' Boston office. He focuses primarily on growth equity investments in the technology, healthcare, media, and business services industries.
Prior to joining Polaris, Bryce was a senior associate at Great Hill Partners, where he sourced and executed investments in SmartMail Services (acquired by Deutsche Post) and ManagedStorage International (acquired by Incentra Solutions) and served as a director on the boards of both companies. Previously, Bryce served as an analyst for Willis Stein & Partners in Chicago and for Bear Stearns & Co.'s technology investment banking group in New York. Bryce was part of the investment teams responsible for Polaris' investments in Alimera Sciences, Art.com, AWS Convergence Technologies (Weatherbug), Cardlytics, Cushcraft, e-Rewards, Free & Clear, National Electronic Attachment, TechTarget, and Xpressdocs.
Bryce is Chairman of the board of directors of Xpressdocs and also serves as a director on the boards of Alimera Sciences, Cardlytics, and e-Rewards and National Electronic Attachment. He was formerly Chairman of the Board of Cushcraft Corporation prior to their sale to Laird Group in March 2007.
Bryce holds an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Ryan Woodley
Principal in Polaris' Boston office
Ryan Woodley is a principal in Polaris' Boston office. He joined Polaris in 2004 and focuses on growth equity investments and buyout opportunities accross all industries.
Prior to joining Polaris, Ryan was a strategy consultant with the Monitor Group. During his tenure at Monitor, Ryan worked with Fortune 500 clients on a range of strategic and operating issues, focusing primarily on growth strategy and performance improvement. Prior to Monitor, he worked as an analyst and manager at Authorize.Net, an online payment gateway. Ryan also has experience at Google where he was a manager in the Online Sales and Operations group.
Ryan was part of the investment teams responsible for Polaris' investments in Art.com, Botanical Laboratories, Living Proof, National Electronic Attachment, UltraShape, and Xpressdocs.
Ryan received an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Brigham Young University.
Bryce Youngren
General partner in Polaris' Boston office
Bryce Youngren is a general partner in Polaris' Boston office. He focuses primarily on growth equity investments in the technology, healthcare, media, and business services industries.
Prior to joining Polaris, Bryce was a senior associate at Great Hill Partners, where he sourced and executed investments in SmartMail Services (acquired by Deutsche Post) and ManagedStorage International (acquired by Incentra Solutions) and served as a director on the boards of both companies. Previously, Bryce served as an analyst for Willis Stein & Partners in Chicago and for Bear Stearns & Co.'s technology investment banking group in New York. Bryce was part of the investment teams responsible for Polaris' investments in Alimera Sciences, Art.com, AWS Convergence Technologies (Weatherbug), Cardlytics, Cushscraft, e-Rewards, Free & Clear, National Electronic Attachment, TechTarget, and Xpressdocs.
Bryce is Chairman of the board of directors of Xpressdocs and also serves as a director on the boards of Alimera Sciences, Cardlytics, and e-Rewards. He was formerly Chairman of the Board of Cushcraft Corporation prior to their sale to Laird Group in March 2007.
Bryce holds an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
