Who We Are

Jerry Hagan founded Novillus with the purpose of driving engageable collaboration technology solutions to help serve health plans better position themselves with their members and provider group partners. He is a seasoned leader with a passion for understanding and delivering on the needs of the customer, a relentless commitment to operational excellence, and a track record for driving outstanding results.

Jerry has over 20 years of leadership experience in the software & IT services industry – spanning across sales, marketing, operations, and corporate strategy. Prior to Novillus, Jerry served as the founding President and CEO of Fortix Data Centers. Jerry led Fortix to become one of the top performing enterprise class data center providers on the West Coast. His team pioneered the cloud integration platform for SaaS-based hosted solutions for many of the largest organizations in the country, including several governmental agencies such as the CDC, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense, to name few, in addition to numerous hospital systems. Fortix also was a pioneering leader of enterprise class disaster recovery services after the nations 9/11 tragedy spanning several industries including shipping, hospitals and financial-based models. He also served as Founding President and CEO of Medius Medical Technologies, a medical device and services organization.

Grant has over 25 years in product and technology leadership roles at technology and services companies. He’s provided the vision and hands-on strategy that has produced easy to use enterprise-grade solutions achieving product/market fit multiple times.

Prior to co-founding Novillus, Grant served as CTO / SVP of Operations for Yesmail beginning in 2006, where he led the product team in transforming Yesmail’s multi-channel marketing solution, achieving a Forrester Research rating of “Market Leader” and “Best Current Offering”, resulting in a significant, sustained increase in revenue growth.

Prior to Yesmail, Grant co-founded Swan Island Networks, where he received U.S. Patent No. 7,337,146 for trusted collaboration networks for real-time sharing of sensitive information.

Harlan has spent the past ten years in healthcare technology including eight years at HealthSparq, where he held roles in Product, Sales and Partnerships. HealthSparq was acquired by Kyruus Health from Cambia Health Solutions in 2021 after scaling to over 70 Health Plans where Harlan continued to support the joint brands.

Prior to joining the health tech scene, Harlan spent years working with global brands like Zappos, Microsoft and Amazon launching digital platforms, including apps featured onstage at Microsoft’s Build conference’s opening keynote. His work was published in Mashable and CNET.

With over 28 years of experience in the software industry, Mark has built a career across diverse domains including video & networking, test & measurement, retail/ERP systems, and healthcare solutions. His background spans significant roles in high-profile companies such as New Relic, Jive, Invision, Nike, and Tektronix, where he has led multi-discipline engineering teams and developed world class SaaS solutions while forging strong relationships with businesses and customers.

In the past 8 years, Mark has focused on healthcare technology, notably at HealthSparq, where he led advancements in product engineering, cloud infrastructure, security, data platforms, and operations. During his time at HealthSparq, the company scaled to support over 70 Health Plans and was acquired by Kyruus Health in 2021. At Kyruus, Mark continued to lead technology and security initiatives, supporting the integration of joint brands and maintaining his commitment to innovative solutions in healthcare technology.

Mark is an experienced executive bringing 30 years of expertise in the software industry, with more than two decades focused on healthcare. Mark was at the forefront of price transparency technology in the industry, innovating since the early 2000s — and, as an entrepreneur, he has been through multiple merger and acquisition deals.

Beginning in 2016, Mark served as CEO of HealthSparq, where he built the leading provider search and price transparency tools for health plan members. After the company was acquired by Kyruus in 2021, he transitioned to General Manager where he was responsible for driving product innovation, and ensuring client adoption in the health plan market. Before HealthSparq, Mark was the CEO of Clarus Health Solutions where he built a provider search business from the ground up, winning deals with regional and national payers. Clarus was bought by HealthSparq in 2014.

Throughout his career, Mark has consistently demonstrated a strong ability to establish strategic partnerships, drive revenue growth, and build successful and aligned teams. His expertise in software as a service (SaaS) and his commitment to leveraging technology to improve healthcare, make him a highly respected and influential figure in the industry. Mark lives in Dallas, Texas, with his wife, DeLisa, and their dog Csomo as they are enjoying travel and time with friends as newly empty nesters.