Our Team

Jeff Blackwood, CEO/President, ABPathfinder

Jeff Blackwood is the co-founder, CEO and President of ABPathfinder, where he is responsible for the strategic vision for the company. Jeff ‘s passion for helping children combined with his management skills drove him to be a founder of ABPathfinder, giving him an opportunity to positively affect the lives of children on the Autism spectrum. Jeff is also the founder, CEO/President of GreenTree Technology Partners which provides software and technical consulting to the lifesciences industry, and he previously held management roles for major businesses including The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Black & Veatch, MCI Telecommunications and VeriSign Communications Services. Jeff has an MBA with an emphasis in Entrepreneurship from the University of Missouri-Kansas, and a Bachelor of Journalism in Advertising from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He resides with his wife and two children in Overland Park, KS where he is involved in community organizations like Autism Speaks, Cub Scouts, KansasBio and the UMKC EMBA Alumni Organization.

Kelly M. Kerns, CIO/Chief Architect, ABPathfinder

Kelly Kerns is co-founder, CIO and Chief Architect of ABPathfinder. Kelly’s unique combination of technical skills and understanding of healthcare provided him the vision to create ABPathfinder’s solution. Kelly also serves as CIO of GreenTree Technology Partners providing software and technical consulting to the biosciences industry. Kelly served as a Navy Hospital Corpsman, and then entered the Information Technology field with a focus in biotechnology and medicine. He has worked as the senior technical resource for a drug development pipeline company and a cardiovascular research organization at a nationally recognized cardiac care center. Kelly holds a Masters of Computer Science in Bioinformatics and Database Management, and a Bachelors of Science in Computer Science and Telecommunications. He is also an Adjunct Instructor teaching database management at the University of Missouri–Kansas City. Kelly lives with his wife and two children in Kingsville, MO.