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John D. Halamka, M.D., M.S., leads a portfolio of platform businesses focused on transforming health care by leveraging artificial intelligence, connected health care devices and a network of trusted partners.

Trained in emergency medicine and medical informatics, Dr. Halamka has been developing and implementing health care information strategy and policy for more than 25 years.

Prior to his appointment at Mayo Clinic, he was Chief Information Officer at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where he served governments, academia and industry worldwide. He is a practicing Emergency Medicine physician.

As the International Healthcare Innovation Professor at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Halamka helped the George W. Bush administration, the Obama administration and governments around the world plan their health care information strategies.

Dr. Halamka completed his undergraduate studies at Stanford University, earned his medical degree at the University of California, San Francisco, and pursued graduate work in bioengineering at the University of California, Berkeley. He completed his residency at Harbor—UCLA Medical Center in the Department of Emergency Medicine.

Dr. Halamka has written a dozen books about technology-related issues, hundreds of articles and thousands of posts on the Geekdoctor blog. He was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2020. He and his wife also run Unity Farm Sanctuary in Sherborn, Massachusetts—the largest animal sanctuary in New England, which includes 300 animals, 30 acres of agricultural production and a cidery.

Tripp Welch partners with the Medical Director to provide strategic direction and oversight to the Office of Mayo Clinic Experience and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Operations. He also serves as the institutional liaison between the Mayo Clinic Quality Subcommittee and Infection Prevention and Control, Antimicrobial Stewardship, and the Office of Health Equity and Inclusion. He holds a variety of other internal responsibilities, serving on the Leadership Lecture Series Steering Committee, Dress and Decorum, Karis Committee, and Spirit of Caring Committee.

Prior to his current role, Tripp served in multiple roles over his 20-year career, including stints as a Clinical Operations Administrator (2014-2018), Research Administrator (2011-2014), Director in Human Resources (2003-2011), and Marketing Consultant (1998-2003). Tripp joined Mayo Clinic in 1996 as an Administrative Fellow.

Mr. Welch has a unique combination of educational and work history prior to joining Mayo Clinic. He holds bachelor’s degrees in biology and economics from James Madison University, a Master of Healthcare Administration degree from Medical College of Virginia, and has worked in a variety of fields including cancer research, social retirement community administration, and health policy.

Regarding community activities, Mr. Welch has served on numerous boards and groups, including Rochester Airport Board, Child Care Resource and Referral, First Steps Evaluation Accountability Committee, The Rochester Art Center, Children’s Museum of Rochester, and the Olmsted County Housing and Redevelopment Authority. He is heavily involved in Rochester Youth Soccer serving in multiple roles, in addition to playing on multiple indoor and outdoor soccer teams.

Eric Harnisch is passionate about accelerating innovation and growth through technology and global partnerships. He is responsible for developing and managing complex strategic partnerships and programs.

He works across business lines to translate strategy into actionable roadmaps and priorities with Mayo Clinic Platform's partnership network. Harnisch has a proven track record of building and maintaining successful relationships with customers, partners, teams, sales channels, and vendors.

Eric began his career at Mayo Clinic in 2016 in Corporate Development, where he led institution-wide strategic business partnerships for several foundational Digital Health programs in Mayo Clinic’s Practice, Research, and Education shields.

Prior to joining Mayo Clinic, Eric held leadership positions in Strategy, Corporate Development, General Management/Operations, and Sales and Marketing in large enterprises as well as startups. He has extensive experience using frameworks, tools, and processes to evaluate new opportunities to achieve enterprise innovation and growth objectives.

Eric holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN, and a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from North Dakota State University. Eric has served on several boards and is active in his community.