Joseph Held

Background

About Joseph Held

Joe Held’s experience as a technology executive spans firms serving Wall Street to Main Street, having started his career at Aetna and Cigna developing AI and analytics technology solutions supporting managed healthcare. He subsequently led the successful strategic planning and implementation of global technology transformation and product innovation initiatives as the global technology leader at Standard & Poor’s™, Reader’s Digest™, S&P Global Platts™, Hartford Life Insurance™, and Forcura™. Joe’s industry experience includes technology leadership in the commodities markets, health and life insurance products, insurance investment and pension products, equities, bonds, credit derivatives, credit ratings, equity bench marking and research products, as well as publishing and direct marketing media. Currently, Joe is an investor and advisor for fast-growing technology companies, notably Forcura™ (an award-winning, leading healthcare technology company), ResumeSieve™ (an advanced AI powered candidate evaluation platform that interfaces with the top-shelf Applicant Tracking Systems), and Altruity™ by Olithan Solutions (a first of its kind charitable giving hub.). Joe also develops go-to-market strategies for promising digital companies, invests in promising startups, and advises companies on M&A opportunities.