President - Richard Gibson, MD, PhD
Dr. Gibson was Executive Director of HRBA from January 2017 through May 2018. In June 2018, he became HRBA President and CEO. Dr. Gibson came to HRBA from Gartner, Inc., where he was a Research Director. Previously he held roles as Chief of Healthcare Intelligence at Providence Health & Services, Renton WA, Chief Information Officer at Legacy Health, Portland OR, and Chief Medical Information Officer at Providence Health System, Oregon Region, Portland. He is an Affiliate Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology at Oregon Health and Science University. Dr. Gibson’s educational background includes a BS from Stanford University, an MD from Case Western Reserve University, a PhD in Medical Informatics from the University of Utah with a fellowship at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City, and an MBA from the Wharton School. Dr. Gibson is a retired family physician and emergency physician. He is board certified in Family Medicine and Clinical Informatics.
Dr. Gibson was Executive Director of HRBA from January 2017 through May 2018. In June 2018, he became HRBA President and CEO. Dr. Gibson came to HRBA from Gartner, Inc., where he was a Research Director. Previously he held roles as Chief of Healthcare Intelligence at Providence Health & Services, Renton WA, Chief Information Officer at Legacy Health, Portland OR, and Chief Medical Information Officer at Providence Health System, Oregon Region, Portland. He is an Affiliate Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology at Oregon Health and Science University. Dr. Gibson’s educational background includes a BS from Stanford University, an MD from Case Western Reserve University, a PhD in Medical Informatics from the University of Utah with a fellowship at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City, and an MBA from the Wharton School. Dr. Gibson is a retired family physician and emergency physician. He is board certified in Family Medicine and Clinical Informatics.
Vice President - Richard D. Marks, JD
Richard D. Marks is co-founder and president of Patient Command, Inc., McLean, Virginia, a company that is developing a secure repository platform (a health record bank) and secure personal health record system for the Internet.
Mr. Marks practiced law in Washington, D.C. from 1972 to 2003. His practice included litigating intellectual property, privacy, freedom of expression, and security issues; advising and litigating on behalf of telecommunications companies; negotiating and enforcing contracts for outsourcing or acquisition of large computer systems; and advising on health information privacy. Mr. Marks successfully argued the first case declaring a part of the Communications Act unconstitutional, and in 1998, in the U.S. Supreme Court, he argued and won a landmark First Amendment–free press case concerning televised political debates. He also represented the American Association for the Advancement of Science in a friend-of-the-court brief before the U.S. Court of Appeals in a case challenging export restrictions on encryption source code.
Mr. Marks has published extensively on security and privacy issues, and has been a speaker on personal health records, health record banking, and information security and corporate governance as it relates to privacy and security. Mr. Marks is a member of the American Law Institute, and he was an American Bar Association member of the National Conference of Lawyers and Scientists.
Mr. Marks served in the U.S. Army, including a tour in Vietnam as a Captain in Military Intelligence. He holds an Airline Transport Pilot certificate and is a certified flight instructor. He earned a B.A. from the University of Virginia and a J.D. from Yale Law School.
Richard D. Marks is co-founder and president of Patient Command, Inc., McLean, Virginia, a company that is developing a secure repository platform (a health record bank) and secure personal health record system for the Internet.
Mr. Marks practiced law in Washington, D.C. from 1972 to 2003. His practice included litigating intellectual property, privacy, freedom of expression, and security issues; advising and litigating on behalf of telecommunications companies; negotiating and enforcing contracts for outsourcing or acquisition of large computer systems; and advising on health information privacy. Mr. Marks successfully argued the first case declaring a part of the Communications Act unconstitutional, and in 1998, in the U.S. Supreme Court, he argued and won a landmark First Amendment–free press case concerning televised political debates. He also represented the American Association for the Advancement of Science in a friend-of-the-court brief before the U.S. Court of Appeals in a case challenging export restrictions on encryption source code.
Mr. Marks has published extensively on security and privacy issues, and has been a speaker on personal health records, health record banking, and information security and corporate governance as it relates to privacy and security. Mr. Marks is a member of the American Law Institute, and he was an American Bar Association member of the National Conference of Lawyers and Scientists.
Mr. Marks served in the U.S. Army, including a tour in Vietnam as a Captain in Military Intelligence. He holds an Airline Transport Pilot certificate and is a certified flight instructor. He earned a B.A. from the University of Virginia and a J.D. from Yale Law School.
Secretary - Susan Hull RN
Susan Hull RN is a nurse executive and informaticist passionate about co-designing technology-enabled innovations to dramatically improve healthcare delivery, population health, and wellbeing. Previous positions include Chief Nurse Information Officer for Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Chief Health Informatics Officer for Diversinet, a mobile health company, Vice President for Elsevier’s Clinical Practice Model Resource Center, and founder of WellSpring Consulting.
Susan is an author, speaker and policy advocate for healthcare solutions that are mobile, personally connected, interoperable, personalized and mass customized. She co-leads the Alliance for Nursing Informatics Consumer e-Health task force and has served on the joint HHS ONC HIT Policy and Standards Committee’s Consumer Health Advisory workgroup. She has been a member of the Learning Health System Policy and Governance task force, the ONC Consumer Technology and Content Standards Workgroups, the Tiger Initiative Foundation board, and the National eHealth Collaborative Consumer advisory board. Susan co-chairs nursing policy with the American Medical Informatics Association Nursing Informatics Workgroup.
Susan Hull RN is a nurse executive and informaticist passionate about co-designing technology-enabled innovations to dramatically improve healthcare delivery, population health, and wellbeing. Previous positions include Chief Nurse Information Officer for Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Chief Health Informatics Officer for Diversinet, a mobile health company, Vice President for Elsevier’s Clinical Practice Model Resource Center, and founder of WellSpring Consulting.
Susan is an author, speaker and policy advocate for healthcare solutions that are mobile, personally connected, interoperable, personalized and mass customized. She co-leads the Alliance for Nursing Informatics Consumer e-Health task force and has served on the joint HHS ONC HIT Policy and Standards Committee’s Consumer Health Advisory workgroup. She has been a member of the Learning Health System Policy and Governance task force, the ONC Consumer Technology and Content Standards Workgroups, the Tiger Initiative Foundation board, and the National eHealth Collaborative Consumer advisory board. Susan co-chairs nursing policy with the American Medical Informatics Association Nursing Informatics Workgroup.
Treasurer - John H. Varga MD, MHSA, FACS, CPE, CPHIMS, PMP
Dr. Varga received a BS and an MD from the Ohio State University; and an MHSA from the George Washington University. He is a Board Certified Ophthalmologist and Clinical Informaticist and has completed fellowships in Ophthalmic Pathology and Cornea surgery.
Dr. Varga served 20 years’ active duty in the U.S. Navy and has worked in the healthcare information technology industry with 3M Health Information Systems, Cerner Corporation, EDS/HP, and as an independent consultant with the Defense Health Agency and Veterans Health Administration.
Dr. Varga joined InterSystems Corporation in 2016 as the Chief Medical Officer, Public Sector. He is responsible for providing clinical expertise for accounts in State and Federal governments, including Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, Indian Health, Coast Guard and Health and Human Services.
Dr. Varga is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American College of Surgeons, a Diplomate of the American College of Physician Executives, and is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality, Healthcare Information Management and a Certified Project Manager.
Dr. Varga received a BS and an MD from the Ohio State University; and an MHSA from the George Washington University. He is a Board Certified Ophthalmologist and Clinical Informaticist and has completed fellowships in Ophthalmic Pathology and Cornea surgery.
Dr. Varga served 20 years’ active duty in the U.S. Navy and has worked in the healthcare information technology industry with 3M Health Information Systems, Cerner Corporation, EDS/HP, and as an independent consultant with the Defense Health Agency and Veterans Health Administration.
Dr. Varga joined InterSystems Corporation in 2016 as the Chief Medical Officer, Public Sector. He is responsible for providing clinical expertise for accounts in State and Federal governments, including Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, Indian Health, Coast Guard and Health and Human Services.
Dr. Varga is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American College of Surgeons, a Diplomate of the American College of Physician Executives, and is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality, Healthcare Information Management and a Certified Project Manager.
