Leadership Team

Kelly Aldrich, DNP, MS, RN-BC
Informatics Nurse Specialist
Chief Clinical Digital Officer

Dr. Aldrich is a board-certified Informatics Nurse Specialist and has served over 35 years in healthcare clinical, leadership and informatics roles. She is known as a visionary Nursing Informatics Executive leader and is regarded for her innovative solutions dedicated to providing a bridge between nursing practice and technology solutions that best support current patient care practices, as well as find new solutions to solve care environment interoperability hazards and burdens today’s healthcare teams face. Her passion and dedication for a seamless patient-centered care environment from an informatics lens has led to safer, more efficient and effective care environments.

Along with her current role as Chief Clinical Transformation Officer at The Center of Medical Interoperability, she continues to serve on the faculty of two universities, teaching Nursing Informatics in graduate and doctoral programs at Vanderbilt University and University of Maryland. In addition, Dr. Aldrich has served on multiple ONC task forces, including interoperability experience, standards, cybersecurity and contributes to the HIMSS data intelligence and nursing informatic executive committees on a national level.

She is well published in Informatics for Nursing documentation standards, highly reliable technology innovation introducing the model of BELT, Blending Education Leadership and Technology. Prior to joining the Center, Dr. Aldrich was the inaugural Chief Nursing Informatics Officer for HCA.

She holds a Master of Science in Nursing HealthCare Systems Leadership and Nursing Informatics, and a Doctorate of Nursing from the University of South Florida, Tampa.

Ed Cantwell
President and CEO

Ed Cantwell is President and CEO of the Center for Medical Interoperability, a 501(c)(3) organization led by health systems to advance data sharing between medical devices and systems. Involved since the Center’s founding, Mr. Cantwell previously served as its Executive Director, helping establish the initial board and strategic direction. Mr. Cantwell has over 25 years of experience leading advanced technology businesses and developing communications systems. Prior to joining the Center, he served as Senior Vice President at the West Health Institute and led 3M Corporation’s wireless business unit. Mr. Cantwell was Chairman, President and CEO of InnerWireless, which he founded in 2000, and of SpectraPoint Wireless. He held several positions within Texas Instruments during which time he obtained spectrum allocations from the Federal Communications Commission. Mr. Cantwell served as an Air Force fighter pilot for 12 years. He graduated from the University of Michigan’s executive training program, as well as the Air Force’s fighter weapons school. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in mechanical engineering from Duke University.

Ed Miller, MSEE
Chief Technology Officer

Ed Miller is Chief Technology Officer for the Center for Medical Interoperability.  He leads the Center’s efforts to drive technical consensus across the healthcare industry for the creation of a next generation interoperability platform that enables data liquidity through real-time one-to-many communication, two-way data exchange, plug-and-play integration of devices and systems, the use of standards, and the highest level of security. Miller is responsible for all technical activities, including research and development, interoperability testing, and certification.

Before joining the Center, Miller was Senior Vice President of Application and Security Technologies for Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. (CableLabs).  He led the development of technologies to enhance interoperability, functionality, and scale for the cable industry’s evolving Video businesses, emerging Internet of Things growth opportunities, and Cybersecurity needs.  Prior to that role, Miller led the Cable 3.0 program for next generation IP video and also headed the DOCSIS® High Speed Data and PacketCable™ Voice over IP projects.

Previously, Miller was Vice President of Voice Solutions for Terayon Communication Systems, Inc., where he was responsible for the company’s product and architectural strategy for cable voice over IP and next generation multimedia systems.  He also held several engineering and management positions with Westinghouse Electric Corporation, including a one-year stint in Japan. Miller holds a BS degree, Magna-Cum-Laude, in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and an MS degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University.

Aaron Goldmuntz, MBA, MHSA
Chief Operating Officer

Aaron Goldmuntz is Chief Operating Officer for the Center for Medical Interoperability. He is responsible for overall operations and leads ecosystem engagement. Mr. Goldmuntz has nearly twenty years of experience in strategy, strategic alliances finance, and business development related to medical technologies.

As part of the C4MI founding team, Mr. Goldmuntz has helped secure financial sustainability through grants and health system membership dues. He has also engaged multiple stakeholders including technology vendors, government, standards development organizations and associations towards achieving comprehensive interoperability and data liquidity.

Prior to C4MI, Mr. Goldmuntz served in a strategic role with the West Health Institute, focused on the economic impact that medical device interoperability can have to enable improved patient care. Previously, He led business development for CardioNet (BioTelemetry/Philips) the pioneering provider of mobile cardiovascular telemetry. In addition, at Guidant Corporation (Boston Scientific) he focused on applications of the Latitude Patient Management with heart failure management. Mr. Goldmuntz received his BA in Biochemistry from the University of Colorado, his MHSA from the University of Michigan School of Public Health, and his MBA from the Michigan Ross School of Business.