Founded in 2012, AVIA was built on a bold vision: to lead the digital evolution of healthcare. From the start, our goal was to partner with health systems to align the right strategies, stakeholders, and technologies to drive system-wide transformation that improves clinical outcomes, operational efficiencies, and financial performance. We’ve strengthened our position as a leader in digital and consumer health, helping health systems harness innovation to meet the changing needs of patients and providers alike. Our Nexus Collaborative is addressing the industry’s most pressing priorities, and AVIA Marketplace’s acquisition of Panda Health enhances our market intelligence and health tech navigator. Our team is dedicated to delivering scalable, customizable solutions that enable health systems to thrive in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
Trusted experts. Proven partners. Shared purpose.
Our leadership team reflects decades of experience across clinical operations, technology innovation, and healthcare strategy—working every day to help Members realize meaningful digital progress.
We look for people who:
If you thrive at the intersection of healthcare and innovation—and want to make a measurable difference—we’d love to meet you.
AVIA’s investors include strategic partners and health systems who share our vision for practical, impactful, and sustainable digital transformation.
In addition to our venture capital partners, select health system Members have become Member-Owners, deepening their commitment to advancing innovation together.
Eric is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Abundant Venture Partners, a purpose-based incubator focused on improving the human condition by creating companies that improve Human Wellness, Human Performance and Human Engagement. Eric is also the founder of AVIA, the nation’s leading healthcare innovation network.
A values-based entrepreneur, Eric is co-founder and director of LIFE-XT, AHA!, Transparent, Helus, and Front Porch. Eric also serves as a director of Healthfinch and WiserCare. Eric was an early leader in the digital health and media fields, as the founder of CarePages (sold to Steve Case), founder of Rise Health, (sold to Best Doctors), Frequency 540 (sold to Publicis Groupe) and Ardent.io (sold to Publicis Groupe). Before transitioning to values-based entrepreneurship, Eric held top corporate executive positions at both United Technologies Corporation and Bombardier Aerospace.
Throughout his career Eric has also been actively involved in community leadership roles. He serves on the boards of The Joint Commission, the organization that accredits 20,000 global healthcare organizations and also the Center for Transforming Healthcare. Eric also serves on the board of HopeLab, the Omidyar Group’s foundation to improve the health and well-being of adolescents and young adults. He is also past Chairman of Nutmeg Big Brothers/Big Sisters and director of DC based National Family Caregiver Association.
Eric is a New York Times best-selling author. His book “Start Here: Master the Lifelong Habit of Wellbeing” was published by Simon and Schuster: North Star Way in 2017 and has been translated and released internationally by Hachette/Larousse.
Ted is Co-founder of AVIA and active in ensuring that the firm fulfills its mission of accelerating transformation in healthcare. He is an experienced healthcare and technology entrepreneur, executive and investor.
Ted is the former CEO of public company Overture Services, an internet search company, which he led to over $1 billion in revenues before selling to Yahoo!. After leading the Overture division at Yahoo!, Ted became an investor at Elevation Partners, known for its stakes in companies like Facebook, Yelp, and Marketshare. He started his career working on strategy and change management engagements at Mercer and McKinsey.
He serves Hope Street Group, an agent of policy change in social sectors, as board chairman, and recently CMS as a senior adviser focused on delivery system and payment reform.
Ted holds a JD from Stanford University and a BA from Dartmouth College.
Clay Holderman is the Chief Executive Officer of AVIA. He has more than 30 years working in health systems and has extensive experience leading initiatives that improve health outcomes and organizational effectiveness. An accomplished healthcare executive, Clay most recently served as president and CEO of UnityPoint Health, a $4.5 billion health system in the Midwest consisting of 17 hospitals, a pioneering home health services division, a specialty pharmacy division and a $100 million venture capital fund. Prior to UnityPoint Health, Clay spent 13 years at Presbyterian Healthcare Services (PHS) in New Mexico culminating as executive vice president and chief operating officer. PHS is a $4.7 billion system regarded as one of the largest and most integrated provider-led health plans in the nation with more than 800,0000 members across Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and commercial insurers. Clay also served as CEO of two hospitals for Ardent Health and led the consolidation of two tertiary hospitals. Clay began his career with LifePoint Health as they executed the spin-out from Columbia HCA into a NASDAQ-traded entity. He has also served as an advisor to private equity firms including Buckhead Investment Partners of Atlanta and Three Trees Capital Partners of Minnesota. Clay has an MBA from Colorado State University and a B.A. from Texas A&M University. He completed a Fellowship in Health System Administration from the Health Management Academy GE Fellows Program and a certificate program in AI in Healthcare at MIT. Clay has been married to his wife, Shawna, for 30 years and they have raised four children. They enjoy all things outdoors including hiking, backpacking, snowshoeing and keeping the Labradoodle happy. Clay and Shawna believe in giving back and are passionate about causes tied to childhood cancer including Make-A-Wish and efforts to improve treatment for osteosarcoma through organizations such as St. Baldrick’s and BreakThru Cancer.
