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Judith Faulkner
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| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | Epic Systems Corporation |
| Role: | CEO |
| Location: | Verona, Wis. |
| Education: | Dickinson College (B.A, mathematics) University of Wisconsin, Madison (Masters, computer science)[1] |
| Website: | Official website |
Judith R. "Judy" Faulkner is the founder and CEO of Epic Systems Corporation (Epic), a privately-held company that sells healthcare software. In 2009, Faulkner was appointed by President Barack Obama to a seat on the Health IT Policy Committee where she served until 2014.[1] She was dubbed "the most powerful woman in health care" by Forbes in 2013.[2]
Career
During her graduate studies in computer science at the University of Wisconsin, Faulkner was tasked to build and code a record keeping system for the University psychiatry department.[3] Faulkner later founded Human Services Computing (now Epic) in 1979 and remains the CEO today.[4] For her work, Faulkner was honored by the Health Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) as one of the "50 in 50" memorable contributors to healthcare IT.[5]
Health IT Policy Committee
President Obama appointed Faulkner to the Health IT Policy Committee in 2009 where she served until 2014.[1][4] Faulkner served as a representative of health IT vendors. Faulkner was also part of a White House assembled team of experts tasked by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) to examine privacy and security in healthcare IT.[6]
Political giving
As of February 2016, Faulkner has given $91,500 to the Democratic National Committee (DNC), since 2004.[7] [8] Since 2009, she has given $112,000 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC).[8] Faulkner has also donated thousands to Democratic Party state organizations in states such as Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.[8]
Political candidates to whom Faulkner has donated include the following: U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D), former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold (D), President Barack Obama, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R), and U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D).[8]
Top influencers by state
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In 2015, Ballotpedia identified Judith Faulkner as a top influencer by state. We identified top influencers across the country through several means, including the following:
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Becker’s Hospital Review "50 things to know about Epic and Judy Faulkner," June 22, 2015
- ↑ Forbes, "An Interview with the most powerful woman in health care," May 15, 2013
- ↑ Strategy + Business, "What self-made billionaires do best," December 15, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 HealthIT.gov, "Profile: Judy Faulkner," accessed October 16, 2015
- ↑ HIMSS.org, "Celebrating its 50th Year, HIMSS Honors Health IT Contributors," January 7, 2011
- ↑ The White House, "Innovation and Technology for Healthcare," August 18, 2010
- ↑ To access a record of Faulkner's federal campaign contributions, go the "Transaction Query By Individual Contributor" page on the Federal Election Commission's website, and search for Judith Faulkner
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Federal Election Commission, "Transaction Query By Individual Contributor," accessed October 16, 2015
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