Resumé / BioSATISH JHA
Boston, MA 202 286 2006 satish@olpci.org
CHIEF EXECUTIVE♦ BOARD MEMBER♦ ENTREPRENEUR♦ NON-PROFIT♦
Organizational Leadership Business transformation Improved Performance
• Highly accomplished executive with superlative record of delivering business value
• Recognized leader with CXO roles with Fortune 500 clients including Roche, Aetna, Partners HealthCare, Detroit Medical and Adventist Healthcare and leading James Martin, Digital Partners, Ecco Electronics and OLPC as Chairman/CEO
• Recognized for exceptional communication and interpersonal talents; proficient at forging key strategic alliances within and outside, leading and coaching executives and demonstrated strength at effectively mentoring new leadership talent. Proven ability to lead organizations towards achievement of their objectives at various levels.
Selected Achievements
An MBA with broad background as Executive in leading companies
Global Head of Information management at Roche VFC
CEO, James Martin & Co advising over 50 large corporations at Board, Chairman and CXO levels in reshaping their vision
Managed portfolios of about 400 projects of up to over 1000 man-months
Seeded various start-ups, steered fundraising for social entrepreneurs
Managed budgets of $100 Million annual, creating information strategy and leading the global organization to implement it.
Led Technology Vision, creating business value with technology choices and strategy
Directed offshore BPO initiative for a large healthcare technology provider; facilitated successful three-way partnership
Founded DC Healthcare Roundtable with executive stakeholders from payers, providers, regulators, patients and non-profits
Helped major healthcare organizations establish IT vision and strategy; oversaw complete lifecycle of implementation.
Integrated systems and processes of a major pharmaceutical company; reduced applications by over 50%.
Areas of Expertise
Managing Business and Organizations Negotiations / Communications Leader Development
Major Partnerships / Alliances / M&A New System Implementation Operations Overhauls
Managing Complex Projects Cost-Cutting Initiatives Strategic Planning
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
PINEWOOD PARTNERS Bethesda, MD
Supporting client organizations with turnaround, strategic visioning, executive coaching, complex project and program management challenges. Supporting outsourced CEO and CIO functions and providing expertise in business / technology strategies, corporate and government relationships and complex program management
President 2004 to Present
Transformed Ecco Electronics as an executive Chairman and interim CEO; 2013-2015
Led One Laptop per Child as President & CEO, India
Established a partnership with a former Governor, Senator and Attorney General’s firm
Supported CIO function for an $800 Million, 1600 bed multi-hospital system with 130 IT professionals
Collaborated with CIOs of several hospitals to improve technology management and communication by providing direct leadership, coaching, and mentoring.
Directed offshore BPO initiative for a large healthcare technology provider; facilitated successful three-way partnership
Cut 10% from the annual IT expenses of a 2,500-bed hospital system by devising new strategy for medical transcription.
Drove operations re-structuring and development initiative for a healthcare technology company;
Improved Fortune 70 company’s management capacity by mentoring and grooming 24 senior staff within one year.
Advised Board of Perot Systems on healthcare technology business development strategy helping make healthcare subsequently a major portfolio.
Led and successfully completed a large ITIL project that improved technology management for a 40-hospital, $6B healthcare organization.
Oversight of PMO for Cerner implementation
Mentoring Project Managers and Program Managers
JAMES MARTIN & COMPANY New York, NY
$100M+ provider of business / IT strategies to large corporate, public sector, and government organizations
President & CEO 1994 to 2004
Helped client organizations manage their large business transformation projects including strategy, organizations, plans and information technologies in multiple sectors
Assisted India’s major healthcare organizations in establishing IT vision and strategy; oversaw complete lifecycle of implementation to streamline operations and provide superior customer experience.
Developed five-year strategic plan for a Telecom firm; subsequently retained to create and help implement the following five-year plan.
Successfully re-engineered operations processes to positively transform six major financial services companies: ICICI, ASK Raymond James, Merrill Lynch, Escorts Finance Ltd., ONICRA, and NYSE.
Drove full lifecycle of ERP implementation (including SAP, Oracle, and PeopleSoft) for seven large companies in the chemical, financial, and utility sectors.
F. HOFFMAN " LA ROCHE AG Basel, Switzerland
$20B Fortune 100 healthcare company; 70,000-employee business spanning 140 countries
Head of Global Information Systems " Vitamins & Fine Chemical Division / Senior Advisor 1990 to 1994
Senior Advisor of IT Strategy, Leadership Development, Performance Improvement " Pharmaceutical Division
Led the transformation of information technology management and portfolio of a division
Managed a portfolio of 27 large applications development and implementation
Outlined global information strategy for the V&FC Division; reduced applications systems from 132 to 27 to slash applications budget by 20% within three years, and created an executive team of ten to oversee global IT / IS functions.
Orchestrated cultural change by developing cost-conscious, customer-focused environment; improved technology interface to enhance customer experience and developed technology / organizational strategies in response to questions posed by Pharmaceutical Division.
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
MBA- focus on strategy, innovation, and IT management ♦ EDHEC / Institute Theseus - Sophia Antipolis, France
Graduate studies - Hubert Humphrey fellow: international relations, business, law, economics ♦ Tufts University - Medford, MA
Graduate studies: governance of science ♦ Harvard University - Cambridge, MA
Graduate studies - Ford Fellow: U.S. foreign policymaking ♦ University of Maryland - College Park, MD
ASSOCIATIONS & AFFILIATIONS
Technology Adviser: Digital Partners, eHealthCare Foundation, tarahaat.com, OLPC India Foundation
Co-Chair: World IT Forum (WITFOR), Brussels
Advisor: Development Gateway, The World Bank; Kofi Annan Center for Excellence in ICTs; UN-GAID
Member: Confederation of Indian Industry; British Business Group, USIBC, USIACC, TiEf
Featured: In Businessweek, WSJ, national dailies, IT magazines, Speaker at : National and Global Conferences
