Board of Advisors
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Jim Plousis began his law enforcement career as a Police Officer with the Ocean City, NJ Police Department in 1978.
In November, 1985 Jim was first elected Sheriff of Cape May County, NJ. He would go on to serve six terms as Sheriff, with a staff of over 200 professionals and an annual operating budget in excess of $30 million.
In 2002, while still serving as Sheriff, Jim received a Presidential appointment as the United States Marshal for the District of New Jersey. Under Marshal Plousis’ leadership the New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force was established.
After serving as U.S. Marshal, Jim was appointed the Chairman of the New Jersey State Parole Board in 2010, supervising over 16,000 parolees and a staff of over 800 employees. Jim continues his exemplary record of public service to this date.
Jim is the author of Jersey Lawman: A Life on the Right Side of Crime. He is member of the Board of Directors of Hand-to-Hand Mission to Haiti and an active supporter and former Chairman of the U.S. Marshals Survivors Benefit Fund Executive Board.
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Dan O’Donnell retired from the United States Marshals Service after a distinguished 25-year federal law enforcement career. Dan served in many senior executive positions including Chief of the Prisoner Operations Division at U.S. Marshals Headquarters.
Dan also served as Chief of Staff of the Florida Department of Corrections. He is currently the managing partner in a specialty consulting partnership working with and advising private and public sector organizations.
Dan is the founder of the U.S. Marshals Survivors Benefit Fund; a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity which provides line-of-duty death and education benefits to the surviving family members of fallen U.S. Marshals Service employees and other law enforcement officers serving as Special Deputy U.S. Marshals.
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Dr. Patel retired from the U.S. Department of Justice after 27 years of distinguished service, where he held the position of Chief of Health Care Quality and Risk Management at the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) headquarters in Washington, D.C. In this role, he oversaw healthcare quality and risk management programs across 122 federal prisons, including seven major Federal Medical Centers.
Beyond his federal career, Dr. Patel has been deeply involved in community service in New Jersey. Since 2006, he has led the Health Camp of NJ (HCNJ), providing free health screenings to over 13,000 underserved individuals in South Asian communities. He also serves as President of the Indo-American Cultural Foundation of Central Jersey (IACFNJ) and has held leadership roles with the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO).
Dr. Patel’s contributions have earned him numerous awards, including the NJ Governor’s Thomas Jefferson Award for Public Service and the NJBIZ Healthcare Heroes Award. His service to the community has also been recognized by U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Robert Menendez, as well as local New Jersey officials.
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Dr. Guru Gurushankar is a global leader in medical devices and diagnostics, with expertise driving healthcare innovation. He recently led Corporate Development at Royal Philips ($20B), overseeing strategy, M&A, ventures, and partnerships. Before that, he headed the medical device practice at AWS Healthcare. At Cardinal Health, he was VP & GM, driving growth in a $10B portfolio. Earlier, he held key roles at Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon and LifeScan, developing strategies for emerging markets. Guru began his career at GE Healthcare, advancing diagnostic imaging technologies. He holds a PhD in Engineering from Univ. of Michigan, an MBA from Wharton, and is a GE-certified Master Black Belt. Guru is a research fellow at Wharton School and a Senior Industrial fellow at Wharton’s Mack Institute for Innovation Management.--
Guru provides dXh with strategic guidance around finances, business models, and establishing partnerships with technology providers.
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A Managing Partner of Global Digital Health at FINN Partners with over 20 years of Digital Experience across Online Marketing, Advertising, Sales, CRM and E-Business, Ritesh has consulted at a number of Fortune 500 companies and regularly speaks at a wide variety of global digital and healthcare events.
As a leader in digital health, Ritesh provides dXh with a access and continuous finger-on-the-pulse of the latest technologies, allowing us to stay one-step ahead of the curve in health innovations.