Mr. Hege was named President of the Datalys Center in 2009. Before joining the Datalys Center, Mr. Hege worked at BioCrossroads, a privately funding economic development enterprise focused on growing the life sciences sector in the State of Indiana. While at BioCrossroads, Mr. Hege worked on various venture and non-profit initiatives, two of which include the Indiana Health Information Exchange, a nationally recognized Healthcare Information Technology company and the Fairbanks Institute for Health Communities, a research institute that specializes in the formation and longitudinal tracking of therapeutic-based cohorts for clinic research. Prior to joining BioCrossroads, Mr. Hege served as a management consultant in Boston and New York City, where he advised leading healthcare, pharmaceutical and technology companies in brand management, business development and technology strategy. Mr. Hege graduated from Purdue University with a B.S. in Management, and has an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.