Nick Augustinos, Director, Internet Business Solutions Group, Cisco Systems, Inc.

Nick is healthcare director for Cisco's Internet Business Solutions Group and brings 20 years of broad managerial and consulting experience and expertise working with a diverse range of leading healthcare organizations such as the California Healthcare Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, and Sutter Health. Nick is collaborating with the Innovations group, network architects, and engineers, providing thought leadership and direction on healthcare interoperability and networking solutions. Prior to Cisco he was partner and senior strategic consulting expert, Global Health Services, for CSC. Prior to joining CSC, he was vice president, Care Data Exchange Group, leading product development and services in the clinical document sharing space.  Nick was also vice president for Healtheon/WebMD, responsible for marketing and sales for the company's products and services. Prior to that, he was with Deloitte Consulting.  Mr. Augustinos was instrumental in establishing the healthcare practice for Deloitte's San Francisco office, managing numerous projects for payers, providers, and integrated delivery networks. He started his career in healthcare as vice president, administration, of CliniShare. Nick holds an industrial engineering degree from Athens, Greece, a B.Sc. in mechanical engineering from King's College, University of London, and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Michigan.