Tom Lawry is a strategic advisor to health leaders worldwide and is the best-selling author of Hacking Healthcare - How AI and the Intelligence Revolution will Reboot an Ailing System.

In a Harris Poll of more than 3,000 attendees of the 2023 JP Morgan Health Conference, Tom was named as one of the most recognized leaders driving change and engagement in healthcare today.[i]

Tom is the Managing Director of Second Century Technology and a former Microsoft executive where he served as National Director of AI for Health and Life Sciences, Director of Worldwide Health, and Director of Organizational Performance for the company's first health incubator. Prior to Microsoft, Tom was a Senior Director at GE Healthcare, the founder of two venture-backed healthcare software companies, and a health system executive.

Tom is well-published and a sought-after keynote speaker in the United States, Western Europe, and the Middle East. His work and views have been featured in Forbes, CNET, NEJM, Inside Precision Medicine, and numerous webcasts and podcasts in the health, medical, and business media.

Preface and Acknowledgements. Author. 1 The Future Is Not What It Used to Be. 2 The Rise of the Intelligent Health Consumer. 3 AI Is One Thing and Many Things. 4 From Gods to Geeks - A Brief History of AI. 5 Do Submarines Swim? 6 Creating Value Today with AI. 7 The Leadership Imperative. 8 When AI Meets HR. 9 Engaging Your Clinicians. 10 Making Radiologists More Rad. 11 Understanding and Managing the Ethics of AI. 12 The Role of the Cloud in AI. 13 Manage Your Data Estate Like Your Finances. 14 The Importance of Intelligent HIT Vendors. 15 From Aspiration to Execution. 16 The Road Ahead for AI. Index.