Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 29, 1999
Vasu R. Devan is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of
MECON, Inc. Mr. Devan has been active in the healthcare field for over
29 years. His formal education includes a Graduate Degree in Industrial
Engineering from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Mr. Devan
founded MECON in the early 1980s with the specific purpose of providing
information, tools, and consultative services to healthcare
organizations. Healthcare cost containment, productivity improvement,
and cost restructuring have been the central themes of Mr. Devan's
healthcare focus. Prior to establishing MECON, Mr. Devan was Director of
Market Support for Technicon Medical Information Systems Corporation,
where he was responsible for central marketing, market research,
hospital cost/benefits analysis, and product promotions. Between 1973
and 1977, Mr. Devan worked with Medicus Systems Corporation, fulfilling
a concurrent role of Western Regional Manager and Manager of Management
Systems Services for Stanford University Hospital. During his
association with Medicus, he was responsible for directing and executing
consulting projects at several northern California hospitals. Prior to
joining Medicus, Mr. Devan was a Senior Management Consultant with Booz
Allen and Hamilton, where he was actively involved in providing
consulting services to several hospitals and clinics across the country.
Included in his career are specific consulting experiences with the
Veterans Administration, Georgia Regional Medical Program, U.S. Public
Health Services, several academic medical centers, and the American
Hospital Association. Mr. Devan also serves as a Board Member of two
privately held companies that provide information technology solutions. Profile
MECON just to set the stage for the readers?
Mr. Devan: MECON was founded in 1983, and began essentially as
