Cindy Archer-Burton, J.D.

Vice President, Product Development, Clinical Assessment Solutions
Ingenix

Cindy Archer-Burton is a seasoned product development and marketing manager with over 15 years of experience. As vice president of Product Development, Clinical Assessment Solutions at Ingenix, she is the product and marketing leader for Medicare and Medicaid risk adjustment payment and clinical quality services for health plans and providers. Prior to joining Ingenix, Archer-Burton was a founding member and vice president, Products, for technology start-up Visual Interactions, where she participated in the design and launch of a patented analytics software product. She also served as vice president of Product Management at Innuity, Inc., where she was responsible for managing and directing the product, marketing and business intelligence departments for the e-commerce lines of business.

Previously, she worked at ClickIQ, Inc. as vice president, Product Development, and held a variety of marketing and product management positions at Alternative Resources Corporation, techies.com, Gelco Information Network, and West Group, a Thomson Companies subsidiary. At West Group, Archer-Burton was a key player in the design, development and marketing launch of westlaw.com and keycite.com, which received numerous industry awards.

Archer-Burton holds a bachelor's degree from Hamline University and a juris doctorate degree from Hamline University School of Law.

Shawn C. Merys, M.D., MPH

National Medical Director, Clinical Assessment Solutions
Ingenix

Dr. Shawn Merys has more than 20 years of experience in the health care industry as a practicing clinician, health system regional administrator, corporate medical director and managed care physician executive. As the national medical director of Ingenix Clinical Assessment Solutions, Dr. Merys establishes policies and programs which provide clinical initiatives for chronic disease conditions, using a foundation in evidence-based medicine, epidemiology, public health, and preventive medicine. His work promotes prevention, early detection and accurate and timely diagnosis to improve the health outcomes of the populations that Ingenix serves. Merys also supervises the clinical affairs team of three regional medical directors and two regional clinical program strategists.

Prior to joining Ingenix, Dr. Merys served as regional and national medical director for disease management and large employer group products at OptumHealth, and as manager of compensation and pension for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Previously, Dr. Merys held medical director and regional administrative positions at Concentra Managed Care; SSM Health System; and Mercy Health System in St. Louis, Missouri. He also has served as a consultant to the Social Security Administration and as an assistant clinical professor at the St. Louis University School of Medicine.

Dr. Merys received his doctorate of medicine from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and his master’s degree in Public Health at the St. Louis University School of Public Health.