Management Team

Bettyann Bird Chief Executive Officer			Bettyann Bird joined eStudySite in August 2007. Previously, Ms. Bird was President, Consulting & Services, at Cardinal Health (a global healthcare company). She was responsible for generating $150 million in revenues and managed approximately 350 employees for the company. At Cardinal Health, Ms. Bird led the successful turnaround of the pharmacy outsourcing business unit, sold the pharmacy staffing business, integrated several new acquisitions, and divested the consulting business unit. Ms. Bird also contributed to the improved technology-based implementation processes for Alaris and Pyxis. Apart from leading her own clinical operations consulting firm, Ms. Bird has held leadership positions at Deloitte, Ernst & Young, and Intrahealth Systems. She has substantial experience working within the clinical operation environment at hospitals. This includes her experience as a Trauma and Intensive Care nurse. Ms. Bird graduated with an MBA from Baylor University and received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Texas Christian University.
William O'Riordan, MD Chief Medical Officer, Medical Division curriculum vitae			Dr. William O’Riordan, Chairman of the Board and Chief Medical Officer, founded eStudySite in 1999 along with twelve healthcare providers with whom he’d performed research for over ten years. Dr. O’Riordan has been involved in emergency medicine for more than thirty years at St. Francis Medical Center and Paradise Valley Hospital. His academic appointments include Harbor General Hospital–UCLA Medical Center and UCSD. His nineteen years of clinical investigation has been performed at Paradise Valley Hospital and Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center. As Principal Investigator, he has directed over 70 studies including cSSSI, Stroke, Acute Myocardial Infarction, Unstable Angina, Sepsis, Septic Shock, Hospital & Community Acquired Pneumonia, Hepatitis C, Atrial Fibrillation, Congestive Heart Failure, Hyponatremia, Complicated Appendicitis, UTI/Pyleonephritis, Occluded Central Venous Access Devices, genomic studies and more. He has served as Chief of Staff at Paradise Valley Hospital and President of the American College of Emergency Physicians in California. Dr. O’Riordan has also served on numerous advisory adjudication committees including AstraZeneca, Basilea Pharmaceutica, Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Hoechst Marion Roussel among others. He is an examiner for the American Board of Emergency Medicine and a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. Dr. O’Riordan earned his medical degree from the University of Kansas Medical School and is licensed in Kansas and California.
Cheri Colegrove Vice President, Business Development			Cheri Colegrove began functioning as Vice President of Business Development for eStudySite in December 2007. Cheri has 18 years corporate development experience in the healthcare industry including therapeutics, platform technologies, medical devices and services. As a consultant for over 6 years, she has specialized in biotech corporate development and start-up activities. Prior to consulting, Cheri held positions with BioStreet.com (IP exchange to facilitate biopharma dealmaking), Desmos (tissue engineering and cell therapy), Amylin Pharmaceuticals (diabetes & obesity), Sequana Therapeutics (genomics) and IVAC Medical Systems (IV infusion systems). Cheri earned her B.S. and MBA degrees from San Diego State University. Cheri has successfully led numerous negotiations and participated in strategic planning. She is member of the Professional Women’s Healthcare Alliance and the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs.
Lew Schwartz Corporate Controller			Lew Schwartz began managing Accounting & Finance as the Corporate Controller for eStudySite in February 2007, bringing with him 14 years of small business accounting experience. With cost efficiency and maximum effectiveness as his main objectives, he has increased the timeliness, accuracy and efficiency of financial reporting several times over. Raised in San Diego, Lew earned degrees from the University of Washington in Seattle concentrating in Accounting and Economics. He has done accounting in a variety of industries from professional baseball and soccer to commercial landscaping.
Kimera Hobbs, PHR Director, Human Resources			Kimera Hobbs began with eStudySite as the Director of Human Resources in November 2007. Kimera is native to San Diego and has worked as an HR professional for the past 14 years; with Spherion Corporation, ADCS Inc. and most recently as a Senior Consultant with Henderson Recruiting Group. Kimera holds a PHR (Professional of Human Resources) designation from the Human Resource Certification Institute, attended UCSD’s Revelle College and received her Bachelors Degree in Business from Excelsior College. She has extensive hands-on experience in day-to-day HR business operations, as well as strategic planning and organizational development. Her experience includes corporate communications, business development, public speaking, training, coaching and project management. She has supplied planning and operational support for business activities in the US, South America & Europe. She is a member of The Society for Human Resource Management, the San Diego Employer Association, the North County Personnel Association and the Association for Training & Development.