Empowering Women in Technology

Women in Technology of Tennessee
 

Event

Monday, September 24, 2007 — WiTT Meeting

Topic: Managing Information Technology in One of America's Fastest-Growing Healthcare Companies

Speaker: Robert (Bob) L. Chaput, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Healthways

Robert (Bob) L. Chaput joined Healthways as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer in December, 2005. Mr. Chaput brings with him more than 30 years of experience in developing and implementing strategies and plans to apply information technology to address competitive advantage and business opportunities.

Prior to joining Healthways, he was the founder and CEO of American Technology Group, Inc. (ATG), an information technology services company dedicated to helping health-care clients with data protection, disaster recovery and business continuity. Mr. Chaput served as Vice President and General Manager in Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems, Inc. He was a member of Johnson & Johnson's Corporate Office of Information Management (COIM) and ran a $120 million services company serving 200 Johnson & Johnson operating companies around the world. Prior to his experience at Johnson & Johnson, Mr. Chaput was vice president of Technology Operations at General Electric Information Services, a global leader in network-based services and electronic commerce.

Mr. Chaput holds Masters and Bachelors degrees in Mathematics from Clark University and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, respectively. He also completed two Advanced Engineering Certificate programs at the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering and holds numerous technical certifications. Mr. Chaput began his career in education and has served as an adjunct faculty member at the ITT Technical Institute and Belmont University.

Location: Bronte Bistro, inside the Davis-Kidd Bookstore, lower level, Green Hills Mall