Larry Gerdes

LARRY GERDES is the Chief Executive Officer of Transcend Services, Inc.,
an Atlanta-based company and a leading provider of services to hospitals
in the health information management area. Prior to Transcend, Mr.
Gerdes spent over 14 years in various executive capacities at HBO &
Company, including serving as that company’s Chief Financial Officer and
also as the Chief Executive Officer of Medical Systems Support, Inc., a
wholly-owned subsidiary of HBO & Company. Since 1983 Mr. Gerdes has been
a general partner of Sand Hill Financial Company, a venture capital
partnership located in Palo Alto, California. Also, since 1991 Mr.
Gerdes has been a general partner in Gerdes Huff Investments, a private
investment partnership located in Atlanta. Mr. Gerdes is on the Board of
Transcend Services, Inc., Alliance HealthCard, Inc., BullDogIT, The J.
Kyle Braid Leadership Ranch, The Tommy Nobis Center, Indiana University
Dean’s Advisory Council for the Kelly School of Business and also
recently received the Award of Merit at the University of Illinois
College of ACES.