Neal Patterson

Chairman of the Board, CEO and President

Neal Patterson is chairman of the board, chief executive officer and president of Cerner Corporation, a company he co-founded with two colleagues in 1979. Today Cerner is the world's largest independent health information technology company, with $2.2 billion in revenues in 2011 and more than 11,000 associates worldwide.

Cliff Illig

Vice Chairman of the Board

Cliff Illig, vice chairman and co-founder of Cerner Corporation, focuses on growing and expanding Cerner’s market-oriented business units, key strategic relationships and priority corporate initiatives.

Mike Nill

Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer

Michael R. Nill, executive vice president and chief operating officer, is responsible for Cerner’s core worldwide business operations including Intellectual Property development and all sales, consulting, technology and solution direction.

Jeff Townsend

Executive Vice President, Chief of Staff

Jeffrey Townsend, executive vice president, chief of staff, is responsible for a wide swath of Cerner business, including supervision of Cerner LifeSciences, Healthe™ Employer, and much of Cerner’s cloud computing effort, the foundation for our consumer presence.

Paul Gorup

Chief of Innovation

Paul N. Gorup, chief of innovation and Cerner co-founder, is responsible for driving innovation and change across client organizations to elevate their performance into the top quartile in all categories for high performance hospitals and healthcare systems.

Marc Naughton

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Marc Naughton, executive vice president and chief financial officer, is responsible for the company’s financial operations and business model.

Zane Burke

Executive Vice President, Client Organization

Zane M. Burke, executive vice president of Cerner’s Client Organization, has overall responsibility for client relationship operations, encompassing delivery, satisfaction, sales growth and revenue generation.

Joanne M. Burns

Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer

Joanne Burns is senior vice president and chief strategy officer. She works directly with the CEO to advance the company’s strategic initiatives and directions.

Michael C. Neal

Senior Vice President, President, Cerner Pacific

Michael C. Neal, senior vice president, president, Cerner Pacific, is responsible for all client activities, including implementations, support and sales, for several of Cerner Corporation’s operating areas.

John T. Peterzalek

Senior Vice President, President, Cerner East

John Peterzalek, senior vice president, president, Cerner East, oversees all client relationships, business development, solution delivery, implementation, services expansion, technology and solution support for Cerner’s 25-state Eastern Region.

Matthew Swindells

Senior Vice President, Managing Director

Professor Matthew Swindells, senior vice president and managing director, Global Consulting, is responsible for building Cerner’s global health transformation capability and ensuring the company works to improve the quality and cost of health services around the world.

Don Bisbee

Senior Vice President, DeviceWorks

Don Bisbee, senior vice president, DeviceWorks, is responsible for leading the strategies of new technologies to optimize workflow, infrastructure and medical device interoperability.

Robert J. Campbell

Vice President and Chief Learning Officer, Catalyst

Robert Campbell, vice president and chief learning officer, leads Cerner’s Catalyst Organization. This group works across Cerner supporting front line teams and clients with a blend of education, communication and marketing expertise.

Brad Carey

Vice President and General Manager

Brad Carey, vice president and general manager, is responsible for the business growth and overall financial performance of Cerner’s Millennium Lighthouse® organization.

Katie Chaffee

Vice President, Worldwide Consulting

Katie Chaffee, vice president, Worldwide Consulting, is responsible for connecting all elements of Cerner professional services with the operating units of the U.S. and global business units, as well as the strategic solutions centers in Kansas City, London and Bangalore, India.

Steve Eckman

Senior Vice President, Application Services and Physician Experience

Steve Eckman, senior vice president, Application Services and Physician Experience, is responsible for organizations supporting the Cerner Millennium® software platform and maximizing productivity for physicians using Cerner solutions.

Dick Flanigan

Senior Vice President

Dick Flanigan, senior vice president, leads Cerner’s Research Organization, its Employer services group and is responsible for new and premier academic and children’s hospital clients in the U.S.

Bill Graff

Senior Vice President

Bill Graff, Senior Vice President, Cerner Technology Services, is responsible for the technology services and critical infrastructure that power Cerner’s corporate IT operations and managed services worldwide.

Rick Heise

Vice President, Revenue Cycle

Rick Heise, vice president, Revenue Cycle, is responsible for Cerner’s Revenue Cycle Organization, which includes solutions, transactions and services. Specifically, he oversees mission, vision, strategy, execution and financial performance across Revenue Cycle.

Kimberly K. Hlobik

Vice President, Lighthouse

Kim Hlobik is responsible for Cerner's overall Data and Analytics strategy, including the development of reporting solutions geared toward quality and regulatory needs, continuous performance improvement and population health.

Eva Karp

Vice President, General Manager, Clinical Venues and Specialty ABU

Eva Karp, RN, MBA, vice president and general manager, Clinical Venues and Specialty ABU, is responsible for Cerner strategies and market direction related to orders, e-prescribing, pharmacy, nursing and ancillary services.

David McCallie, Jr., MD

Vice President, Medical Informatics

David McCallie, Jr., MD, vice president, Medical Informatics, is director of the Cerner Medical Informatics Institute.

Lisa McDermott

Vice President, Lighthouse

Lisa McDermott, vice president, Lighthouse, is responsible for strategies and services to support clients staying current on the latest recommendations and capabilities.

Douglas McNair, MD, PhD

President, Cerner Math

Douglas McNair, M.D., PhD, is president of Cerner Math, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cerner Innovations, Inc. Cerner Math develops licensable analytics solutions for Cerner and other non-traditional clients.

Van Bauman

Vice President and General Manager, West Academic/Children’s

Ken Boyett

Vice President and General Manager, Southeast

Lisa Campbell

Vice President, Client Development East and Academic/Children's East

Brad Carey

Vice President, General Manager, Lighthouse Sales

David Corcos

General Manager, France

Holger Cordes

Senior Director, General Manager, Central Europe

John Dreager

Senior Director and General Manager, Northern California

Gary Friedrichsen

Vice President, General Manager, Indiana and River Valley

Marcos Garcia

Vice President and General Manager, Spain

Len Giuffre

Vice President and General Manager, Southwest

Kristen Guillaume

Vice President, Client Development

Paul Goetzheimer

Vice President and General Manager, Southeast Academic/Children’s

Ron Hately

Vice President, General Manager, New England and New York

Chad Haynes

Managing Director, Southeast Asia

Ben Hilmes

Vice President, Client Operations, Cerner East

Tim Kostner

Vice President, Client Development West and Academic/Children's West

Jay Linney

Vice President, Client Operations, Cerner West

Kevin Magee

Vice President and General Manager, Premier Mountain and Gulf Coast

Mark Muench

Vice President and General Manager, Heartland

Rama Nadimpalli

Vice President, General Manager, Cerner India

John Pappanikou

Senior Director and General Manager, Mid-Atlantic North

Michael Robbin

Senior Director and General Manager, Southeast

Michelle Roseman

Senior Director and General Manager, Midwest Academic/Children’s

Scott Schmidt

Vice President and General Manager, Australia/New Zealand

Jim Shave

President, Canada

Susan Wayde

Vice President, General Manager, Ascension

Greg White

Vice President, Managing Director for Middle East, Africa and India

Neal Patterson

Chairman of the Board, CEO

Neal Patterson, chairman of the board, chief executive officer and co-founder of Cerner.

Cliff Illig

Vice Chairman of the Board

Cliff Illig, vice chairman and co-founder of Cerner Corporation, focuses on growing and expanding Cerner’s market-oriented business units, key strategic relationships and priority corporate initiatives.

Gerald E. Bisbee, Jr

Gerald E. Bisbee Jr., Ph.D., has been member of Cerner Corporation's Board of Directors since February 1988. He is co-founder, chairman and chief executive officer of The Health Management Academy.

Denis A. Cortese

Denis A. Cortese, M.D., emeritus president and chief executive officer, Mayo Clinic, was elected to Cerner Corporation’s Board of Directors in May 2011.

John C. Danforth

The Honorable John C. Danforth is a member of Cerner Corporation’s Board of Directors. He was a member of Cerner’s Board of Directors from May 1996 through June 2004, when he resigned to serve as Ambassador to the United Nations.

Linda M. Dillman

Linda M. Dillman has been a member of Cerner Corporation’s Board of Directors since 2010. Since January 2012, she has been the chief information officer for QVC, Inc.

William B. Neaves

William B. Neaves, Ph.D., has been a member of Cerner Corporation's Board of Directors since March 2001. Since June 2000, Neaves has served as chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors of The Stowers Institute for Medical Research.