Meet the
Nuventive Team
With more than 200 years of higher education experience between them, Nuventive’s leadership team is here to help you accomplish your improvement goals.
Management Team
David Raney, MD
Chief Executive Officer
David Raney has provided strategic and operational leadership for Nuventive since its inception in 2000 and has become a noted thought leader and speaker on data-informed improvement in higher education.
David Raney, MD
David Raney has provided strategic and operational leadership for Nuventive since its inception in 2000 and has become a noted thought leader and speaker on data-informed improvement in higher education. Originally in academic medicine, he led the creation of numerous programs and business units as a member of the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He then became an entrepreneur, co-founding Nuventive and also leading the growth of a medical software line and a human services software and consulting company. He holds an MD degree from Vanderbilt University and a BA in psychology from the University of California, Davis.
David Choban
Vice President of Professional Services
David Choban has led Nuventive’s services organization since 2003. His knowledge of the development process and close contact with customers through service delivery has been invaluable in supporting rapid innovation of Nuventive’s products.
David Choban
David Choban has led Nuventive’s services organization since 2003. His knowledge of the development process and close contact with customers through service delivery has been invaluable in supporting rapid innovation of Nuventive’s products. His broad technology background includes being lead developer of a medical education software suite, as well as development and systems-engineering roles at Innervate, Teledyne Brown Engineering and Logicon Systems. He holds a BS in physics and engineering from West Virginia Wesleyan College.
Denise Raney
Vice President of Customer Success
Denise Raney works closely with the Nuventive user community to develop opportunities for learning and sharing customer successes.
Denise Raney
Denise Raney works closely with the Nuventive user community to develop opportunities for learning and sharing customer successes. She joined Nuventive in 2001, previously holding roles in sales and channel management, in addition to managing the company’s users’ conferences. Prior experience includes working in Vanderbilt University’s Office of Communication Research and in health education in the American Cancer Society’s California office. She holds a BS from the University of California, Davis and an MPH from the University of Michigan.
Gary Choban
Senior Vice President, Chief Product Officer, and Security Officer
Gary Choban has directed Nuventive’s product strategy since its founding and is widely recognized as a leading technology innovator in the enterprise planning and assessment market.
Gary Choban
Gary Choban has directed Nuventive’s product strategy since its founding and is widely recognized as a leading technology innovator in the enterprise planning and assessment market. He previously served as chief technology officer, leading the company’s technology platform and application development, and also serves as the company’s Security Officer. His background includes information-systems leadership at Rexnord Automation, Texas Instruments, EOG Inc., and RDA Consultants Ltd. He holds a BS in computer science from West Virginia Wesleyan College.
Joe Street
Senior Vice President of Sales
Joe Street leads Nuventive’s sales organization, helping colleges and universities identify technology solutions that advance their institutional goals.
Joe Street
Joe Street leads Nuventive’s sales organization, helping colleges and universities identify technology solutions that advance their institutional goals. He brings more than 20 years of technology and higher education sales leadership experience, spanning advancement and fundraising, cloud ERP implementations, security, connectivity, communications, and regulatory compliance. Before joining Nuventive, Joe served as Vice President of Institutional Sales at Doctums and held senior revenue roles at Education Networks of America and Ellucian. He earned a BS in Business Information Technology and an MBA from Virginia Tech.
John Voloudakis
Chief Innovation Officer
John Voloudakis leads innovation delivery to help Nuventive customers deliver meaningful improvement. He has deep experience planning and executing enterprise-level strategy and technology projects for all sizes and types of higher education institutions.
John Voloudakis
Rich DeFelice
Chief Financial Officer
Rich DeFelice brings extensive experience in finance, strategy, corporate development, and private equity to Nuventive. His background includes leading financial analysis, due diligence, mergers and acquisitions, investment structuring, and portfolio-company operations.
Rich DeFelice
Rich DeFelice brings extensive experience in finance, strategy, corporate development, and private equity to Nuventive. His background includes leading financial analysis, due diligence, mergers and acquisitions, investment structuring, and portfolio-company operations. Prior to Nuventive, he held strategy and corporate development roles at Westinghouse and worked in investment banking and financial consulting. He earned an MBA in finance, entrepreneurship, and strategy from Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business and a BS in business administration from Villanova University, with majors in finance and management information systems.
Scott Johnson
Senior Vice President of Business Development
Scott Johnson works closely with Nuventive’s partner community to develop and foster relationships that deliver greater value to customers. He previously led Nuventive’s sales efforts for 25 years, building long-term relationships with higher education leaders.
Scott Johnson
Tabitha Talbot
Marketing Manager
Tabitha Talbot leads marketing and communications initiatives that strengthen Nuventive’s visibility and connect higher education leaders with practical strategies for data-informed improvement.
