With over two decades in health IT, Paul L. Wilder has held various roles focusing on imaging, clinical informatics, and interoperability. As the Executive Director of CommonWell Health Alliance, he runs the not-for-profit trade association devoted to the simple vision that health data should be available to individuals and caregivers regardless of where care occurs. CommonWell members have deployed CommonWell services across its network in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. More than 25k provider sites are utilizing these services daily.

Prior to joining CommonWell, Paul was Vice President of Strategy & Business Development for Philips Interoperability Solutions. He also spent close to 10 years with one of the largest regional HIE networks in the world, the New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC)—serving as its Chief Information Officer, Vice President of Product Management and Program Director for NYeC’s Regional Extension Center. During his time with the NYeC, he helped solidify the state’s status as one of the national leaders in health IT adoption.

Prior to joining the NYeC, Paul spent more than a decade in health care with a focus on information technologies at McKesson, Fujifilm Medical Systems and GE Healthcare.

Paul received his MBA from New York University with a concentration in Finance and Operations. Paul also holds two bachelor’s degrees from the University of Pennsylvania – one from the College of Arts and Sciences in Economics and the other from the School of Engineering and Applied Science in Biomedical Science.