Kevin Keleher to lead operations for Boston-based healthcare SaaS startup
Tuesday, January 7, 2025 10 am ET
Media Contact :
Jeff Gasser
sales@deerhold.com
+1 407.923.1600
BOSTON, Mass. - Deerhold Ltd., a company offering advanced healthcare data management
and SaaS solutions to support healthcare price transparency and compliance, announced that
Kevin Keleher has been named senior vice president of operations. As a member of the
Deerhold leadership team, Keleher will serve as head of operations under the executive
leadership of CEO Jeff Gasser and Executive Chairman Rudra Pandey, both former co-
founders of D2Hawkeye Inc., and Deerwalk, Inc.
As senior vice president of operations, Keleher will collaborate with other executive leadership
to define the strategic direction of the company and will play a key role in developing metrics to
monitor progress on company goals and initiatives. He will also be responsible for planning,
directing, and coordinating operations activities within the organization. This includes
overseeing budgets, staffing, systems, and workflows to ensure optimal use of resources and
business efficiency.
Keleher has over two decades of experience ensuring operational and customer success at
multiple healthcare technology companies, delivering solutions to segments across the
healthcare industry, including self-funded plan sponsors, payers, providers, brokers, and third
party administrators. Most recently, Keleher worked as a consultant for NEMO Health, a
company providing EHR and medical billing solutions to practitioners across the U.S. Prior to
that, he served as vice president of client enablement at Cedar Gate Technologies, leading the
development of client-specific products and reporting for key customer accounts, and building
out the company’s client enablement and support teams. Keleher also worked at Deerwalk, a
healthcare data management and analytics company, managing client operations through a
decade of growth until the company was acquired by Cedar Gate Technologies in December
2020. Keleher also served as a product and data consultant for New Era Medical Operations,
assisting in the release of their claims analytics and risk modeling software. He has held client
operations positions at Activate Networks, Verisk Health, and D2Hawkeye. Kevin earned a
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Babson College.
Gasser stated, "I’m overjoyed to be collaborating with Kevin again. This appointment is a
reflection of the growth and maturity of our company and the success we are experiencing in
building a world class healthcare price transparency business."
Pandey commented on the announcement: “Kevin has been working closely with Jeff Gasser
and me in our various companies since 2002. We are thankful to have his exceptional
leadership, kindness, and thoughtfulness continue to inspire our team and strengthen our ability
to serve our customers.”
About Deerhold
Deerhold is a digital technology company, delivering SaaS-based healthcare solutions in the
U.S. and IT and software development services to companies around the globe. Headquartered
in Boston, Deerhold has offices in Kathmandu and Tokyo, and is supported by a robust network
of software engineers working from the U.S., Nepal, and Japan. For more information, visit
www.deerhold.com
Contact Info
Jeff Gasser
Deerhold, Ltd.
jgasser@deerhold.com
407.923.1600