Senior Staff
K. Roger Johnson, Jr., Principal.
Roger Johnson is one of the founding partners of Ivy Ventures, LLC. Before founding Ivy, Mr. Johnson served as Chief Financial Officer of MMR Holdings Inc., a national operator of outpatient diagnostic imaging centers. Prior to joining MMR, Mr. Johnson served as Director, Mergers and Acquisitions and Director, Business Development at Trigon Blue Cross Blue Shield (now Anthem BCBS). Mr. Johnson was also an associate in the Business Department at the law firm of McGuireWoods, LLP, during which time he concentrated on capital formation, securities offerings and asset securitization. Mr. Johnson earned B.A., J.D. and M.B.A. degrees from the University of Virginia.
Douglas D. Wetmore IV, Principal.
Doug Wetmore is one of the founding partners of Ivy Ventures, LLC. Prior to founding Ivy, Mr. Wetmore served as Vice President and General Counsel of MMR Holdings Inc. Prior to joining MMR, Mr. Wetmore was an associate with Stewart & Smith, a Washington, D.C. boutique that advises institutional investors on legal and regulatory issues. Mr. Wetmore also worked for international law firms, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius and Rogers & Wells, in the firms’ Washington, D.C. offices as an Antitrust and Trade Regulation associate. Mr. Wetmore earned B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Virginia.
Robert W. Oldfield, Principal, Business Development.
Prior to joining Ivy, Mr. Oldfield served as a Senior Vice President with DaVita and one of its predecessor companies, Gambro Healthcare, both dialysis services companies. Mr. Oldfield was responsible for operations and management of multiple freestanding outpatient and inpatient dialysis facilities in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast US. Mr. Oldfield began his position at Gambro in 1988 and continued through its acquisition by DaVita in 2005. At Gambro he also held the role of Vice President of Strategic Planning and Business Development, a position responsible for all denovo and acquisition growth in the Eastern U.S. Mr. Oldfield earned a B.A. in Economics and Mathematics from Hampden-Sydney College and a Master of Business Administration from the College of William and Mary.
J. Stephen Lindsey, Principal.
Prior to joining Ivy, Mr. Lindsey served as the CEO of HCA Henrico Doctors’ Hospital from 1979 until 1995. He was a founder and Chairman of Manorhouse Retirement Centers Inc. Since 1999, Mr. Lindsey has served as the President of J. S. Lindsey & Co., which provides healthcare consulting and funding services. Mr. Lindsey has served an affiliate professor at the Health Administration Department at Virginia Commonwealth University. He is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. Mr. Lindsey earned a B.S. degree in Finance from Louisiana State University and a Masters degree in Health Administration from Georgia State University.
Milan diPierro, Chief Operating Officer.
Prior to joining Ivy, Mr. diPierro served as Chief Operating Officer for Content Solutions Inc, a voice recognition solution provider. Mr. diPierro was also the Director of Downstream Marketing for Agfa Healthcare. His responsibilities included product management and marketing for speech recognition, Radiology PACS, Cardiology PACS, and RIS product lines throughout North and South America. Mr. diPierro has more than 20 years of Healthcare IT experience and has held R&D, service, and management positions at Siemens Medical Systems, Philips Medical Systems, and Talk Technology. He earned his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Virginia, his M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Columbia University and his M.B.A. from Fairfield University.
Robert B. Johnson, National Sales Director.
Prior to joining Ivy, Mr. Johnson directed the sales and marketing initiative for Tax Filers Value Club, LLC. From 1982 to 2003, Mr. Johnson served as an Account Manager and later District Manager with the Engineering Systems Division of Xerox Corporation. As a self-motivated team player, Mr. Johnson primarily interfaced with Fortune 1000 Companies, managing a team that spanned eight states in the mid-Atlantic U.S. Mr. Johnson's achievements include 16 years of Presidents Club performance while at Xerox. Mr. Johnson earned a B.A. in English from Hampden-Sydney College.
Chris D. Shepperson, Director of Clinical Operations.
Prior to joining Ivy, Mr. Shepperson was the assistant director of medical imaging and lead PACS system administrator at HCA Henrico Doctors’ Hospital- Forest and Parham campuses. Mr. Shepperson has over 25 years of experience in the field of medical imaging with a strong clinical background in CT, MRI, and Interventional Radiography. After coming onboard with Ivy Ventures, Mr. Shepperson managed the day to day operations at Bon Secours St. Francis Imaging Center in Richmond Virginia and was the interim Director of Imaging at Bon Secours Baltimore Health System in Baltimore Maryland. Mr. Shepperson is a graduate of the Bon Secours School of Radiologic Technology and is a registered technologist with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.
Barrett Clark, Director of Strategy and Analytics.
As Ivy’s Director of Strategy and Analytics, Mr. Clark identifies and implements strategic initiatives for health systems designed to grow profit. Prior to joining Ivy Ventures, Mr. Clark was a financial analyst for the Financial Planning & Analysis Team at Wachovia Securities, now Wells Fargo Securities. Mr. Clark earned a Bachelors of Science in Investment Finance from the Pamplin college of Business at Virginia Tech. At Virginia Tech, he served as CEO of SEED, one of the country’s largest student managed equity portfolios.
Maury Denton, Strategic Program Manager.
Prior to joining Ivy Ventures, Mr. Denton completed the Investment Banking analyst program at Cary Street Partners, LLC in Richmond, Virginia. Mr. Denton is a member of Phi Kappa Phi and a Distinguished Graduate of the Virginia Military Institute with a B.A. in Economics & Business and a concentration in Financial Management.
Sarah Gray Tullidge, Senior Analyst.
Prior to joining Ivy Ventures, Ms. Tullidge was a financial analyst for Prometheus Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in smaller middle market businesses. Ms. Tullidge also has previous experience working as an Investment Banking intern for Cary Street Partners. She earned a B.S. from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia with concentrations in finance and marketing.
Andrew Case, Analyst
Prior to joining Ivy Ventures, Mr. Case worked as an associate consultant for MAXIMUS, Inc., a professional services firm that provides business process solutions for Health and Human Services programs. Mr. Case also has experience working as a public health intern at Huaxi Hospital in Chengdu, China. He earned a B.A. in Cognitive Science with a Physics double-major from the University of Virginia.
