Google hires Geisinger CEO as new health strategy leader
Pharmaphorum Media Limited | November 13, 2018
Google has hired Geisinger Health CEO David Feinberg to provide strategic leadership as the tech giant moves into the health sector. In a statement, the Pennsylvania-based health firm Geisinger said Feinberg is leaving on 3 January, with chief medical officer Jaewon Ryu taking over as interim president and CEO until the company finds a permanent successor. A graduate of University of Health Sciences/Chicago Medical School, Feinberg also served as CEO of UCLA’s hospitals and associate vice chancellor of UCLA Health Sciences, as well as president of UCLA Health System. According to reports Feinberg will be tasked with organizing Google’s fragmented health initiatives, which are situated in different business groups. Among the groups in health care are Google’s search team, its cloud business, and its Google Brain artificial intelligence team. CNBC reported that another area of interest is a health team within Google’s Nest business to help manage users’ health at home, and helping monitor older people choosing to live independently.