Patrick Nichols joined Model N in October 2024 as interim Chief Executive Officer. Patrick joined Vista Equity Partners in 2024 and is an Operating Managing Director of the private equity Flagship team.
Before joining Vista, Patrick served as CEO of the combined Quest/One Identity business. During his tenure, he reorganized the company to consolidate product groups, reset roadmaps, improve profitability, acquire several organizations across all lines of business, and lead the sale process from Francisco Partners to Clearlake. Prior to Quest, Patrick was the CEO of Corel, where he drove significant organic growth across complex and mixed go-to-market motions, closed nearly a dozen acquisitions, and successfully led the sale process from Vector Capital to KKR. Before his roles at Corel and Vector Capital, Patrick was part of the leadership team at Trilogy & Versata, where he contributed to creating operational excellence, driving M&A, and converting the enterprise software platform into ESW Capital.
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John Ederer is Model N’s Chief Financial Officer, with global responsibility for the company’s financial operations and management, including accounting and SEC reporting, internal audit and controls, financial planning and analysis, and treasury and investor relations. He serves on Model N’s executive leadership team as a key contributor in guiding the company’s strategic direction. Mr. Ederer brings more than 25 years of financial leadership experience to Model N, having held senior positions at multiple high-growth companies.
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Suresh joins Model N with over 25 years of combined experience in product development, product management and general management. He is an accomplished executive with deep engineering expertise but is also well rounded with experience managing professional services, customer support and sales. Suresh brings a unique depth of knowledge in the life sciences software space and is adept at managing product portfolios at varying levels of technical maturity.
Suresh began his career at IBM before his time at Oracle in progressive software development leadership roles. He then led Engineering and Product Management at DecisionView prior to its acquisition by IMS Health. As VP of Product Development at IMS Health, Suresh was responsible for a growing technology product set and built solutions around drug trial protocol, cost forecasting, pricing and optimization of the entire clinical development process while scaling his team to hundreds of employees globally. During this time, Suresh has led multiple acquisitions and played a key role in the merger of IMS and Quintiles. In 2017, Suresh moved into a GM role at the rebranded entity, IQVIA, where he created and led the Content Management Solutions business across product management, engineering, product marketing, professional services, sales and support.
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Chris joins Model N with over 25+ years of sales leadership and experience and has built his career within highly regarded enterprise software organizations. Chris has deep experience in developing best-in-class, innovative sales processes and programs and has a proven ability to drive significant change and revenue growth through his commitment to customers and passion for building high caliber sales teams. Most recently, Chris was Chief Revenue Officer at Total Expert, a high-growth, SaaS-based marketing platform focused on the financial services industry. Prior to Total Expert, he spent nine years at Workday in progressive positions of leadership and responsibility. While at Workday, Chris was notably selected to build and lead the company’s new healthcare vertical as Vice President, Healthcare for North America. Earlier in his career, Chris held a variety of positions at PolyServe, acquired by Hewlett Packard in 2007, and Peoplesoft, acquired by Oracle in 2004. Chris received his BA from the University of Minnesota.
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Rehmann Rayani is Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer and joined Model N in 2018. Rehmann is responsible for leading Model N’s Corporate Strategy function as well as all aspects of the Marketing function across corporate & growth marketing, product marketing, and communications. Rehmann brings 18 years of experience in enterprise software and technology as a strategy and go-to-market leader. Prior to joining Model N, he spent over 4 years at Plex Systems in a variety of senior management roles including VP/GM of the Supply Chain Business Unit and VP of Corporate Strategy. Earlier in his career, Rehmann was a management consultant at Oliver Wyman and an investment associate at ValueAct Capital.
Rehmann holds an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a degree in finance and physics from McGill University.
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Missy Waggoner joined Model N in September 2024 as the company’s Chief People Officer. Missy fosters an environment where employees can learn, grow, and thrive by focusing on the holistic Employee Experience, Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, and Learning and Development.
Prior to Model N, Missy was the Chief People Officer of Apptio, an IBM company, and built her career in recruiting and talent acquisition with companies such as T-Mobile, Microsoft and Amazon.
Missy is passionate about enhancing business outcomes by cultivating an employee experience that inspires and motivates employees to do their best work. She prioritizes a human-first approach, she’s results driven, and continuously seeks improvement.
Missy earned her bachelor’s degree from Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, GA.
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