Paul M. Black, Senior Advisor, joined the New Mountain Capital team in October 2007. Prior to joining New Mountain Paul spent 13 years with Cerner Corporation, a leading provider of healthcare information technology solutions. At Cerner Paul served as Chief Sales Officer, Executive Vice President and most recently as Chief Operating Officer with responsibility for operations and sales, technologies, managed services and intellectual property organizations. Prior to joining Cerner, Paul held a number of positions with IBM, including Sales and Professional Services Branch Executive in Kansas City, MO. Mr. Black received a B.S. from Iowa State University and an MBA with emphasis in Marketing and Industrial Relations from the University of Iowa.