David brailer biography

David Brailer, MD, Ph.D., is known around the world for his leadership and entrepreneurialism in health care, particularly in the use of health information technology. Over the past three decades, Dr. Brailer has built a variety of private and public sector organizations.

Dr. Brailer is currently Chairman of Health Evolution, a firm devoted to the education of health care leaders, founded in Health Evolution enables leading health care organizations to adapt to rapidly changing forces in the health care industry and operates the renowned Health Evolution Summit.

From to , Dr. David Brailer was a managing partner at HEP, a fund that invested in companies with the potential to transform health care delivery. Prior to HEP, Dr. Brailer was appointed by President George W. Bush as the nation’s first National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. In this role, Dr. Brailer oversaw the development of the nation's strategy for electronic records, information sharing