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About Tammy
Tammy Hawes is a healthcare technology executive, founder, and operator. She founded Virsys12 in 2011, scaled it to Inc. 5000 recognition, and led its 2025 acquisition by HealthStream, where she now serves as VP, Payer Solutions. She is based in Brentwood, Tennessee.
Throughout my career in healthcare technology, I’ve served as CIO and CTO for multiple organizations before founding Virsys12 in 2011. I scaled the company to Inc. 5000 recognition, leading to its acquisition by HealthStream in 2025, where I now serve as VP, Payer Solutions. I’ve made a career of betting early on the platforms that mattered — from wireless and IoT to Salesforce to AI — as a technical founder, seasoned operator, and executive.
Featured Writing
Founder Lessons
The day I sold the company I bootstrapped
The founder-to-acquired transition as a personal arc: what changes, what doesn’t, and what I wish I’d known going in.
Leadership
Building a company outside the coastal bubble
Scaling Virsys12 in Nashville without Valley capital. Thoughts on the regional tech ecosystem and the grounded founder angle.
Honors — ETSU College of Business and Technology Hall of Fame (2014); NEXT Award, Technology Startup of the Year (2013).
Industry recognition — Becker’s Healthcare (2023–2025); Inc. 5000 (2023, 2024); Salesforce Partner Innovation Award (2024).
Published and cited — Quoted on enterprise AI: The Hidden Risks of Scaling Open AI Models Across Enterprises (Forbes Technology Council, 2026).
19 articles for the Forbes Technology Council; featured or cited in 15+ Gartner and IDC reports (2021–2025).