Dr. Jeffrey Shepard has more than 25 years in small business startups and has been involved in over a dozen companies and experience in technology specializing in health care, real estate, consumer products, and “big data”. Jeffrey is a university professor, published author, and international consultant as well as being involved in transactions globally.

Currently, his focus is on building companies in the software space where he is an investor and managing partner in several firms. He is the Founder/CEO of venture-funded MedaCheck LLC the company he founded in 2012 focusing on building next-generation solutions in the health care space and assisting third-party device manufacturers. He is also a Senior Director at Novahill Advisors, a Washington, DC-based Investment Banking firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions in the digital technology field.  He also provides guidance and consults several other start-ups in both Rochester, New York, and Cincinnati, Ohio.

Building on his passion and love for the game of Lacrosse, Jeffrey is the sole owner of the Rochester River Monsters Lacrosse team based out of Rochester, NY. The River Monsters compete in the Can-AM Box Lacrosse league. He is also the Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach at McNicholas High School in Cincinnati, OH.

Dr. Shepard holds a B.S. Degree in Organizational Business from Roberts Wesleyan College in Chili, NY, and an MBA from Medaille College in Buffalo, NY, where he currently sits on the board of trustees. He holds a Masters of Legal Studies from the Santa Barbara and Ventura Colleges of Law and a Ph.D. in interdisciplinary studies from Union Institute & University in Cincinnati Ohio, where additionally he serves as Vice-Chair on the board of trustees and is the chairman of the President’s Cabinet leading innovation.