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| Jim Albert |
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Mr. Albert retired from the Air Force in 1998 after 20 years of being responsible for several of the nation's largest information technology programs and data centers. He was also responsible for several worldwide research and development efforts to advance the state-of-the-art in high-speed super-computing, networking and space technologies. He taught for three years at the University of Massachusetts - Lowell and his last role in the Air Force was as a Special Assistant and advisor to the White House and Secretary of Defense helping manage $8 Billion worth of defense research and technology programs.
Since his retirement, Jim has served as Chief Information Officer at Bristol Hospital in Bristol, Connecticut and Vice-President and CIO for Masonicare, in Wallingford Connecticut, the largest Masonic healthcare system in the country. Jim is currently the CIO and Director of Informatics at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington, CT and a senior healthcare technology consultant to the state of Connecticut and other healthcare clients in the region helping implement and integrate Electronic Medical Record and Health Information Exchange technologies and systems.
Mr. Albert holds a Bachelor's Degree from the Univ. of Connecticut in Risk Management and a Master's Degree in Technology Management from The American University in Washington, DC. He's the former President of the Central Connecticut Chapter of the Society for Information Management, past-Chairman of various Special Interest Groups for the Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives. He is also Past-President of the Franco-American Club of Bristol and past member of the Rotary Clubs of Lowell and Bedford, Mass. Mr. Albert also serves on several Boards of Directors and Advisors for various social, religious and educational institutions across Connecticut. He is married with 2 daughters attending college in Columbus, Ohio and Dublin, Ireland. |
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