Dr. Dent is the founder of HealthLynked and has held key leadership positions in business development, operations, corporate development, and strategy in the healthcare & technology industries since the mid-90s. He was the Founder, former Chairman and CEO of NeoGenomics Laboratories (Nasdaq:NEO), focusing on genetics and cancer diagnostics. Dr. Dent is also the Co-Founder and Managing Director of InLight Capital Partners LLC and is responsible for Healthcare, Information Technology and Life Science investments. He currently serves as Chairman of MedOfficeDirect LLC, the largest online distributor of medical supplies direct to physicians and the general public.

Dr. Dent received his bachelors from Davidson College, where he majored in both Biology and Pre-Med, he received his Medical Degree from The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. and his residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Texas in Galveston, Texas.