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Orlando Neal Principal

Orlando Neal is the Principal for RxConnection. Orlando is responsible for product development, revenue generation, financial analytics and reporting, procurement, key accounts and PBM relations.

Orlando founded RxConnection for the sole purpose of helping bring clarity to a very complex industry.  His mission is to help plan sponsors decrease their pharmacy plan spend through cost containment strategies that will result in a healthier population.  Orlando started his career as an actuary and has over 25 years of extensive experience in pharmacy analytics, actuarial services, auditing, risk management and consulting.  Prior to starting RxConnection, Orlando worked as an actuary for several top consulting firms and later accepted a role at CVS Caremark as part of an analytic think tank. He later served as the pharmacy practice leader for both Willis of Milwaukee and Lockton Companies.

He holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration and doubled majored in Mathematics/Actuarial Science and Economics.

Jeffrey A. Post, RPh. Chief Clinical Officer

Jeff Post, R.Ph. is the Chief Clinical Officer and co-founder for RxConnection. Jeff oversees the Clinical Risk Management program which includes clinical diagnostic reporting, plan education, PBM custom programming, clinical auditing and plan sponsor decision support.

Jeff has over 25 years of diverse experience in pharmacy benefits, pharmacy operations, 340b, and health systems supply chain management.   Prior to consulting, Jeff managed 10 outpatient pharmacies, LTC pharmacy, home infusion, and physician supply chain as a Director at a large health system.  After his PBM trend performance results were published as “Best Practice in 5 Year PBM Performance” for US health systems by The Advisory Board Company, he began PBM clinical consulting independently.  As a consultant, Jeff works with numerous brokerage offices and health systems on various initiatives including maximizing outpatient pharmacy integration, improving contract transparency, reducing waste and applying custom clinical programming.  Jeff is passionate about educating clients on the optimal approach for managing their prescription benefit and strives to always ensure the right patient is on the right drug.

Jeff holds a BS in Pharmacy from Ohio Northern University with a course focus and clinical rotations on Pharmacoeconomics.

Alissa Hall, MBA Director of Account Management

Alissa Hall is the Director of Account Management for RxConnection. Alissa’s role includes implementation support, strategic consulting and serving as the PBM liaison for daily service related activities.

Alissa has over 15 years of experience in pharmacy benefit management. Prior to joining the RxConnection team, Alissa worked for a pharmacy benefit manager in a variety of different roles, including managing large strategic accounts as well as leading implementations and providing support to her Account Management team.

Alissa graduated with a degree in Business Administration from Bowling Green State University and also received her MBA in Business Management from Walsh University.

Corey DiPiazza Director of Analytics

Corey DiPiazza is the Director of Analytics for RxConnection. Corey’s primary responsibilities involve financial modeling, oversight of the RFP process and evaluation, and IT database integration.

Corey has over 10 years of experience in pharmacy data analytics and PBM underwriting in the aggressive middle market sector. Prior to joining RxConnection, Corey was the Pricing Manager for WellDyneRx where he provided financial support for contract negotiations, met with executive leadership to establish pricing guidelines and initiatives, responded to RFP questionnaires, and constructed ad-hoc analyses for prospective and existing clients.

Corey is a summa cum laude graduate of Florida Southern College.

Eric Elliott Director of Strategic Growth

Eric Elliott is the Director of Strategic Growth at RxConnection. In his role, Eric is responsible for supporting continued growth for RxConnection’s robust financial audit and consultative services while also identifying new strategic growth opportunities to stay on top of industry trends and creative cost controlling programs. He is passionate about education for brokers, clients and plan sponsors to maximize the value of partnership with RxConnection.

Eric has nearly 20 years of business-to-business management experience where he has worked in a variety of industries including telecommunications, banking and healthcare; but since 2011 he has been focused solely in the Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) space. Having worked in Operations and Account Management at mid-market PBMs for over a decade, Eric brings extensive expertise to the table for the clients and brokers he consults with.

Eric holds an undergraduate degree in Elementary Education from Indiana University, and he earned his Masters of Business Administration from Walsh University.

Richard Lo, PharmD, MBA, CSP Director of Clinical Services

Richard is the Director of Clinical Services for OneDigital Pharmacy Consulting | RxConnection. Richard serves as the clinical resource for client decision support whose role includes clinical analytics oversight, formulary and clinical rules review, and delivery of integrated solutions to drive plan performance.

Richard brings over 10 years of experience as a pharmacist in the retail industry having worked as the pharmacy manager for various pharmacies in the mass-merchandising, grocery, and drug-store sectors where he led organizational initiatives, provided optimal health outcomes to patients, and developed future pharmacists through partnerships with various universities.

Richard graduated with his professional doctorate degree of pharmacy (PharmD) from the University of Georgia with a minor in Spanish. He also holds a Master of Business Administration from Kennesaw State University and is a certified specialty pharmacist through the Specialty Pharmacy Certification Board.