We came to this work from healthcare data operations, not software theater.
Interstella was founded by practitioners who spent years inside health information exchanges and related healthcare data environments, where the consequences of fragmented and weakly governed data were felt every day.
Operator-led planning, quality review, and practical delivery ownership are part of how Interstella approaches the work.
Operating Partner
Interstella is built to work like an operating partner, not a distant software vendor.
Our team combines healthcare data operations experience, long-horizon strategy work, and practical delivery ownership so adoption does not stop at implementation.
Operations
HIE operators + engineers
In the Trenches
We bring multidisciplinary experience from HIE operations, delivery, data work, and platform engineering inside the environments we serve.
Strategy
Executive roadmap planning
Durable Strategy
We help leadership teams shape a long-term healthcare data roadmap so the work compounds over time instead of solving one isolated problem.
Delivery
Adoption and ROI tuning
Owning the Last Mile
We stay close to deployment, adoption, and tuning until the work is producing measurable value and the return is sustained.
What We Believe
A few principles shape how Interstella approaches the market.
Interoperability, trust, and measurable outcomes were part of the operating story on the legacy site too.
Trust requires both quality and governance
Usability alone is not enough, and governance alone is not enough. Both are required if organizations want dependable downstream data.
Operational evidence matters
Teams need more than assurances. They need clearer visibility into how data was handled and why it can be relied on.
Healthcare data work should be practical
Interstella favors operational clarity over jargon, and concrete downstream value over abstract product language.
Partnership is part of the job
Customers are not buying a slogan. They are working through real data environments with real dependencies and constraints.
Team
Built by practitioners with healthcare data, product, and market experience.
Interstella is a focused team with operating experience across technology, delivery, analytics, operations, and go-to-market work.
Leo Pak
CEO
Leo Pak is the CEO and founder of Interstella and a healthcare
technology executive with deep experience in data infrastructure,
interoperability, and production platform design. Before founding
Interstella, Leo served as Chief Technology Officer at LANES, the
Los Angeles County Health Information Exchange, where he led the
design and production deployment of the system that became the
foundation for LYNQSYS. He has held prior roles at NYeC (New York
eHealth Collaborative) and San Diego Health Connect. Leo has led
the development of FHIR-native systems, data quality frameworks,
and AI-ready healthcare data models that help organizations move
beyond legacy HIE architectures.
Usman Khan
VP of Technology
Usman Khan leads technology and engineering for Interstella, overseeing platform architecture, system scalability, and secure production delivery. He is responsible for guiding development across the LYNQSYS and Data Trust and Refinery Framework platform stack.
Brad Hibbard
VP of Business Development
Brad Hibbard leads business development for Interstella, helping the company identify market opportunities, build strategic relationships, and shape long-term growth. His work supports partnerships, client development, and strategic expansion.
Salim Kizaraly
VP of Operations
Salim Kizaraly leads operations at Interstella, supporting execution across contracts, customer support, deployment coordination, and cross-functional delivery. He helps ensure the organization runs efficiently as the platform scales.
Shandy Guharoy
Strategic Advisor
Shandy Guharoy serves as an advisor to Interstella, bringing experienced perspective that supports the company’s credibility, strategic direction, and industry engagement.
Board
Ray Kimble
Board Member
Ray Kimble is a board member of Interstella, contributing strategic guidance and industry perspective that support the company’s market positioning and long-term direction.
Shelley Brown
Board Member
Shelley Brown is a board member of Interstella, providing legal and governance perspective to support the company’s growth, decision-making, and organizational maturity.
Vision
A healthcare system where trust is supported earlier, not repaired later.
Organizations spend less time proving whether data can be used and more time acting on it.
Downstream reporting, analytics, and automation operate on stronger foundations.
Healthcare data operations become more accountable, more practical, and easier to trust.
