Company Directory
Executive
Jason Richardson
President and CEO· Email Jason
· P. (919) 433-0201
· LinkedIn Profile
Jason Richardson is President and CEO of Cutting Edge Information. Mr. Richardson, who co-founded CEI, has specialized in pharmaceutical consulting and real-company based research since 1996. His clients have included the world’s top pharmaceutical firms and companies in the telecommunications, financial services, media, automotive, technology, and government sectors, among others.
Adam Bianchi
Chief Operating Officer· Email Adam
· P. (919) 433-0202
· LinkedIn Profile
Mr. Bianchi leads Cutting Edge Information's marketing and sales divisions. He has a broad range of expertise helping clients with brand management, corporate security, pharmaceutical-biotechnology partnerships, data warehousing, e-business, customer relationship management, and pharmaceutical staffing and structure.
Research
Eric Bolesh
Director of Research· Email Eric
· P. (919) 433-0209
· LinkedIn Profile
Eric Bolesh is a Director of Research with Cutting Edge Information. In addition to leading the company’s research division, he has conducted work on brand commercialization and launch, patient communications, business development and licensing, counter-generics strategies, and clinical development.
Elio Evangelista
Director of Research· Email Elio
· P. (919) 433-0214
· LinkedIn Profile
Elio Evangelista has studied medical affairs groups since joining Cutting Edge Information in 2002. He has built his expertise around fair-market value compensation for thought leaders, MSL program operations, continuing medical education support, publications processes and the effects of regulatory change on medical teams. As a Director of Research at Cutting Edge Information, he has helped CEI clients develop better performance measurement systems, implement strategic recommendations and create more efficient operations.
David Richardson
Research Team Leader· Email David
· P. (919) 433-0216
· LinkedIn Profile
Research Team Leader David Richardson joined the Cutting Edge Information team in 2003. He has conducted pharmaceutical consulting and research work that includes studies focused on sales force management, sales training, clinical trials operations, brand commercialization, alliance management, competitive intelligence, compliance management and generics defense strategies. He has also conducted research on financial services topics such as market segmentation and recruiting, hiring and training.
Service
Jan Blanchette
Service Team Leader· Email Jan
· P. (919) 433-0218
· LinkedIn Profile
Jan Blanchette began her career with CEI as an account manager in November 2002. In 2009, Jan became the company’s first Service Team Leader, a role which oversees the customer service, accounting and database teams. Ms. Blanchette’s role focuses on linking CEI with its client base and providing critical customer feedback to the Research team to evolve CEI’s product line.
Consulting
Yanis Saradjian
Director of Consulting· Email Yanis
· P. (919) 433-0206
· LinkedIn Profile
Mr. Saradjian provides expert analysis of strategic planning and competitive positioning initiatives to top management of major pharmaceutical companies worldwide. He has led more than 100 projects consisting of development of customized solutions on operational metrics and effectiveness, benchmarking analytics and market research. Focus areas include medical affairs, clinical and commercial groups.
Marketing
Stephanie Swanson
Marketing Team Leader & Media Relations· Email Stephanie
· P. (919) 433-0212
· LinkedIn Profile
Ms. Swanson manages the Cutting Edge Information marketing team and focuses on aligning communication strategies with pharmaceutical business partners, products and clients. Ms. Swanson plays a key role in establishing relationships with corporate partners and media contacts.



