Hear from Derek Cunningham, Vice President of Strategic Accounts at IllmiCare during our Black History Month Speaker Series.

About Derek Cunningham

Mr. Derek Cunningham currently serves as Vice President of Strategic Accounts for IllumiCare, a Health Care IT start-up firm located in Birmingham, AL. He is responsible for sales, business development, strategic partnerships, and market identification ensuring that IllumiCare products and services will help hospitals and the communities they serve.  Mr. Cunningham is no stranger to startups, he has a long record of leadership on sales and marketing teams. Before joining IllumiCare he served in various capacities as founder, CEO, executive vice president, vice president of sales, vice president for international market development, and vice president business development. He served on senior leadership teams at EHS which sold to Per-Se Technologies; MedMined which sold to Cardinal Health; BrightWhistle which sold to Influence Health; ForceAthlete and now IllumiCare.

Mr. Cunningham received his Master of Business Administration from Samford University and his undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama. He has also received education and certificates from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He serves as a board member for the University of Alabama Black Alumni Association, previous on the Demeco Ryans Foundation, and is an Ambassador to Children’s Village. Derek is a member of the University of Alabama’s ‘A’-Club, the American College of Healthcare Executives, and has been a guest lecturer for the University of Alabama. He is also a proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

Mr. Cunningham is married to the former Ms. Melody D. Bailey of Montgomery, AL and together they reside in Hoover, AL with their daughter Morgan Bailey Cunningham and son David Landon Cunningham.