# Richard Jones

> Richard A. Jones is the president and CEO of Glassbeam, where he applies more than 35 years in hospital and outpatient imaging to software that analyzes connected medical equipment. His career is notable for its continuity: he joined Alliance HealthCare Services in 1996, rose from regional operations through business development and senior operating roles to lead Alliance Radiology, became president of radiology after Alliance joined Akumin, and moved in 2023 to Glassbeam and its predictive-analytics platform.

- **Role:** President and CEO at Glassbeam, Inc.
- **Organizations:** Glassbeam, Inc., Akumin, Inc., Alliance HealthCare Services, Alliance Radiology, Association for Quality Imaging
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, summa cum laude, Eastern Nazarene College
- **Known for:** Built a career of more than 35 years in hospital and outpatient imaging., Led imaging operations that supported more than 1,000 hospitals, health systems and providers across the United States each year., Rose from regional operations manager to president of Alliance Radiology after joining Alliance HealthCare Services in 1996.

## Career timeline

- **Before 1996** — Held leadership roles in hospitals and the commercial healthcare sector.
- **1996** — Joined Alliance HealthCare Services as a regional operations manager.
- **1996-2011** — Advanced through vice president of business development, vice president of North-zone operations, senior vice president of the North zone and senior vice president of operations.
- **2011** — Appointed executive vice president of the Alliance Radiology division.
- **2012** — Promoted to president of Alliance Radiology.
- **2021** — Named president of radiology for the combined Akumin and Alliance company after Akumin completed its acquisition of Alliance.
- **2023** — Became CEO and a board director of Glassbeam, effective January 9.
- **2025** — Led Glassbeam as its Clinsights SaaS solution received Authority to Operate as a cloud service provider for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

## Achievements

- Built a career of more than 35 years in hospital and outpatient imaging.
- Led imaging operations that supported more than 1,000 hospitals, health systems and providers across the United States each year.
- Rose from regional operations manager to president of Alliance Radiology after joining Alliance HealthCare Services in 1996.
- Served on the board of directors of the Association for Quality Imaging.
- Was appointed CEO and a board director of Glassbeam in January 2023.
- Led Glassbeam when its Clinsights solution received U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Authority to Operate in January 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Glassbeam announced that its Clinsights SaaS solution had received Authority to Operate as a cloud service provider for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Jones emphasized information security and continued collaboration with the VA.
- **2023-01** — Became CEO and a member of Glassbeam's board of directors, effective January 9, 2023.

## Links

- Website: https://www.glassbeam.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-jones1

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