Progress, Potential, and Possibilities Podcast / Show Lisa Esch & Dr. Michael Petersen, M.D. - NTT Data Services - Re-Imagining Health and Wellbeing
NTT (http://www.global.ntt/) is a Japanese telecommunications company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. NTT DATA Services (https://www.nttdata.com/global/en), is a global digital business and IT services leader focused on a range of business services, including cloud, data and applications, and which has recently embarked on an ambitious new initiative, as part of their goal "To Change The Future For Good", towards Re-Imagining Health and Well-Being, towards what NTT defines as a more human-empowered, knowledge-driven and technology-enabled approach. Lisa Esch is Senior Vice President-Healthcare Provider, Digital Health, Innovation, & Industry Offerings, at NTT DATA Services, where she oversees solutions and offering development, as well as their Go-To-Market strategy within the vertical and serves as the subject matter expert in the client engagements. Lisa has an extensive background in disruptive technologies, healthcare innovation, strategic planning, and business process improvement. Before joining NTT Data Services, Lisa was a Senior Healthcare Executive with DXC Technology, and Computer Science Corporation, where she served as the Chief Innovation Officer- Providr Healthcare. Along with her executive career, Lisa has served on the boards for Empower Education International, Children's Heart Alliance, Head Start Health, and Student for Student. She began her healthcare career as a Registered Dietitian. Lisa graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition, from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and completed Graduate Studies in Public Administration from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Lisa is Yellow Belt Certified in Spartans Sales Training and holds a Certificate in Medical Nutrition & Dietetic Internship from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Dr. Michael Petersen, M.D., is Chief Clinical Innovation Officer at NTT DATA Services. Dr. Petersen is dedicated to helping clients solve complex challenges around health equity and social care, in which data, analytics and technology can be applied to make a meaningful shift towards positive human-centric healthcare experiences. Michael joins NTT DATA from Accenture, where he helped shape the firm’s health equity point of view, capabilities and ecosystem. Before working in healthcare IT, he was an emergency medicine pediatrician at several large health systems, including five years as Chief of Pediatrics at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital. Prior to that, Michael served several years in the United States Army developing his leadership skills. Michael earned his Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and did his Pediatric / Emergency Pediatric residency / fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis.