Stellar Leaders

Gregg Burke is an expert in exploring customers’ business problems and providing unique technology solutions to enable growth, customer value, and cost optimization. He is a business intelligence expert designing data structures that enable high-value business insights and outcomes. Always focused on meaningful outcomes for customers, Burke has powered customer solutions across healthcare, CPG, retail, and financial services and has been a critical part of driving growth at leading technology businesses such as Nimble Storage, Nutanix, and AI/​business analytics leader ThoughtSpot. Burke has degrees in economics and business from the University of Cincinnati.

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Jon Coulter is a seasoned tech professional, adapting and enhancing technology solutions in such diverse settings as hospitals, startups, and Fortune 500 companies. As a data architect at hc1​.com, Coulter designed robust healthcare data architectures and applied science applications. Jon served as the architect and lead developer for Canvas, the first AI/SMS-based recruiting platform in the U.S., and served as the director of North American engineering at Jobvite. Coulter honed his expertise in securing and optimizing big data at ExactTarget and Salesforce by deploying data management processes, managing data security, and building innovative AI-driven applications. Coulter has a Bachelor of Science in computer science from Purdue University.

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An innovator in Silicon Valley for more than 25 years, Brett Flinchum passionately works to enable customers with generative AI and other technology solutions. He has pioneered AI applications for clinical trial enablement, clinical risk management, geospatial data integration, and the newest AI-enabled data/​cloud technologies such as hyper-converged infrastructure software. Products from Flinchum’s teams were critical in accelerating the COVID-19 vaccine and developing monoclonal antibody treatments. Flinchum has developed innovative AI products and secure data-driven solutions for the world’s leading life sciences, CPG, and industrial organizations. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Davidson College and an MBA from Duke University.

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Unmesh Kulkarni is passionate about blending customer experience with technological innovation to propel growth. He has deep expertise in AI and ML, conversational AI, NLP, LLMs, and generative AI. He has held senior engineering and product positions in leading companies in the customer engagement, digital media, and data management domains. Before joining Stellar, Kulkarni was the head of AI and automation for an AI company and served as the lead for the company’s conversational AI platform that facilitated hundreds of millions of automated conversations. Kulkarni holds a master’s degree in computer science from IIT Kanpur and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business.

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Zach Linder has built his career using data to drive operational outcomes and improve customers’ businesses. A seasoned data, security, and AI application expert, Linder innately understands topical AI challenges such as masking and bias mitigation and has comprehensive knowledge of compliance protocols such as HIPAA and GDPR. This expertise ensures clients’ data remains protected and operations adhere to the highest privacy and security standards. Linder’s extensive leadership experience includes leading the development of the world’s first AI- and text-based recruiting platform and overseeing technology service projects for major enterprises such as Eli Lilly, HCA, and others. Linder has a Bachelor of Science from Ball State University and an MBA from the University of Notre Dame.

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