# Clay Ritchey

> Clay Ritchey is the Chief Executive Officer of Verato, a Tysons, Virginia healthcare technology company whose referential identity matching platform helps hospitals, life science firms and government agencies resolve who is who across fragmented records. A Penn State electrical engineer and Harvard MBA, he has spent more than two decades building and scaling healthcare software businesses, including a turn as CEO of Evariant, which merged with Healthgrades in 2020. He took the helm at Verato in 2021 and has become a frequent voice on why patient matching sits at the center of healthcare's digital transformation.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Verato
- **Organizations:** Verato, Evariant, Imprivata, Equinox Healthcare, Hill-Rom IT Solutions, Forbes Technology Council
- **From:** South-central Pennsylvania, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** MBA, Harvard Business School, BSEE (Electrical Engineering), Highest Distinction, The Pennsylvania State University
- **Known for:** Scaled Evariant through hypergrowth to a successful merger with Healthgrades in 2020, Named Chief Executive Officer of Verato in 2021, More than two decades of senior leadership in healthcare technology and software

## Career timeline

- **before 2015** — Vice President of Marketing and Strategy at Hill-Rom IT Solutions
- **2010s** — CEO of Equinox Healthcare, a Maryland-based healthcare company
- **2010s** — Chief Marketing Officer at Imprivata
- **2010s-2020** — CEO of Evariant, a healthcare SaaS CRM and big data analytics company, scaling it through hypergrowth
- **2020** — Led Evariant through its merger with Healthgrades
- **2021** — Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Verato, effective April 30, 2021
- **2024** — Featured in HIStalk CEO interview discussing Verato's hMDM and identity strategy

## Achievements

- Scaled Evariant through hypergrowth to a successful merger with Healthgrades in 2020
- Named Chief Executive Officer of Verato in 2021
- More than two decades of senior leadership in healthcare technology and software
- Member of the Forbes Technology Council
- Graduated with Highest Distinction in Electrical Engineering from Penn State and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School

## Latest updates

- **2024-10** — Featured in a HIStalk CEO interview discussing Verato's hMDM (healthcare master data management) approach and the identity matching market.
- **2021-05** — Formally announced as Verato's new CEO, succeeding founder-era CEO Mark LaRow.

## Links

- Website: https://verato.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clay-ritchey-3160782/

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Last updated: 2026-07-22