He has provided over 21 years of strategic leadership in the areas of information and biomedical technologies that has positioned UPMC as a world-class IT organization on par with leading technical organizations across all industries.

Under his tactical leadership, UPMC has been consistently recognized by InformationWeek magazine as one of the 100 most innovative users of information technology, along with organizations such as Cisco, Verizon, and Capital One. In 2004, UPMC ranked No. 1 among health care organizations and fifth overall.

In April 2005, Mr. Drawbaugh spearheaded the UPMC - IBM eight-year, $402 million partnership to re-engineer UPMC’s technology infrastructure to an on-demand environment. Mr. Drawbaugh was instrumental in securing the “on-demand” agreement that will allow UPMC to be more agile and react effectively to fluctuating demand or unforeseen competitive or business continuity challenges. Additionally, through Mr. Drawbaugh’s innovation and creativity, an investment and marketing component were established that will develop, utilize, and market health care solutions that will improve patient care and research at UPMC and other health care organizations nationally and internationally.

In addition, Mr. Drawbaugh serves as a key technology advisor to four UPMC partnered joint venture funds. His contributions involve development of the relationship, creation and management of the fund, and governance positions in identification of new opportunities for investment focused on healthcare technology innovation.

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