10 Medpace IT leaders
Christopher Carissimi, Chief Information Officer at Medpace, sits at the top of this set of Medpace IT leaders, which also covers leaders of software development, platform engineering, architecture and data engineering, infrastructure and clinical system development. A reader can learn how IT leaders work at Medpace from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Ben Bohache
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director, Software Development · Medpace
Ben Bohache has been Executive Director, Software Development at Medpace since June 2019, based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ben Bohache was Director, System Development at Medpace from 2015 to 2019, Associate Director, System Development from 2011 to 2015, Manager, System Development from 2008 to 2011 and a Software Engineer from 2006 to 2008.
Christopher Carissimi
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Medpace
Christopher Carissimi has been Chief Information Officer at Medpace since July 2026, based in the Cincinnati Metropolitan Area. Christopher Carissimi was Executive Director – Chief Technology Officer at GE Aerospace from 2020 to 2026, Vice President - Software Engineering there from 2016 to 2020 and Senior Director – Data Analytics from 2012 to 2016.
Eric Webb
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Platform Engineering · Medpace
Eric Webb has been Senior Director, Platform Engineering at Medpace since April 2023, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the profile headline reads Senior Director, Platform Engineering at Medpace. The profile summary describes Eric Webb as a software and infrastructure architect specializing in cloud architecture and containers.
Gary Rickels
LinkedInExperience: Director, IT Infrastructure & Support · Medpace
Gary Rickels is a former Medpace leader who was Director, IT Infrastructure & Support at Medpace from April 2016 to March 2019 and Associate Director, IT Infrastructure & Support there from 2006 to 2019, based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Gary Rickels has been Sr. Director, IT Application Development at World Fuel since April 2023.
Kris Phillips
LinkedInExperience: Director of Software Development · Medpace
Kris Phillips has been Director of Software Development at Medpace since May 2022, based in Loveland, Ohio. Kris Phillips was Cloud and DevOps Practice Manager at Insight from 2021 to 2022, Apps and Infrastructure Practice Manager there from 2020 to 2021 and a Managing IT Consultant at Cardinal Solutions from 2013 to 2018.
Kurt Vahlsing
LinkedInExperience: Director, System Development - Clinical Solutions · Medpace
Kurt Vahlsing has been Director, System Development - Clinical Solutions at Medpace since April 2015, based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Kurt Vahlsing was Associate Director, eClinical Solutions at Medpace from 2013 to 2015, Manager, System Development from 2006 to 2013, a Sr. Software Engineer from 2005 to 2006 and a Programmer/Analyst at INC Research from 2003 to 2005.
Mark Stephens
LinkedInExperience: Director, Software Development · Medpace
Mark Stephens is a former Medpace leader who was Director, Software Development at Medpace from June 2019 to December 2025, Sr. Manager, System Development there from 2014 to 2019 and Manager, System Development from 2006 to 2013, based in Hebron, Kentucky. The profile lists a current Retired entry under Freelance since December 2025.
Nick Kreimer
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Modernization CoE, Architecture and Data Engineering · Medpace
Nick Kreimer has been Senior Director, Modernization CoE, Architecture and Data Engineering at Medpace since August 2025, based in New Richmond, Ohio. Nick Kreimer was Senior Director, Modernization CoE and Architecture at Medpace from 2023 to 2025, Director in that area from 2022 to 2023 and Director, Software Development and Data Engineering from 2021 to 2022.
Shawn Clark
LinkedInExperience: Director of Infrastructure · Medpace
Shawn Clark has been Director of Infrastructure at Medpace since October 2020, based in the Cincinnati Metropolitan Area. Shawn Clark was Vice President, Global Infrastructure at Nielsen from 2009 to 2019, Director, Technology - Midrange, Storage, Middleware & Database Systems at Anthem, Inc. from 2001 to 2009 and an IT Manager at KYOCERA SENCO Industrial Tools from 1997 to 2001.
Venkat Rajagopal
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Software Development · Medpace
Venkat Rajagopal has been Sr. Director, Software Development at Medpace since April 2025, based in Hamilton, Ohio. Venkat Rajagopal was Director, Software Development at Medpace from 2019 to 2025, an Associate Director from 2016 to 2019, Sr. Manager, Software Development from 2014 to 2016 and a Principal Software Engineer from 2006 to 2014.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you prioritize first when you took on your IT role at Medpace?
- 02How did you decide which systems to modernize first, and how did you measure the results?
- 03How did you balance software development, infrastructure and data priorities in your role at Medpace?
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