Paul Grundy, MD, MPH, FACOEM, FACPM
Global Director, IBM Healthcare Transformation
As IBM’s global director of healthcare transformation, Paul Grundy works to shift healthcare delivery around the world towards consumer-focused, primary care-based systems through the adoption of new philosophies, primary care pilot programs, new incentives systems, and the information technology required to implement such change. He also serves as president of the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative and is an adjunct professor of the University of Utah Department of Family and Preventive Medicine.
An active social entrepreneur and speaker on global healthcare transformation, Grundy drives comprehensive, linked, and integrated healthcare and the concept of the patient-centered medical home. His work has been reported widely in the New York Times, BusinessWeek, The Economist, New England Journal of Medicine and newspapers, radio and television around the country.
Before joining IBM in 2000, Grundy worked as a senior diplomat in the U.S. State Department supporting the intersection of health and diplomacy. He was also the Medical Director for the International SOS, the world’s largest medical assistance company and for Adventist Health Systems.
Grundy attended medical school at the University of California San Francisco and trained at Johns Hopkins University. He has worked extensively on international AIDS pandemic prevention, including writing the country’s first legislation addressing AIDS education in Africa. His numerous awards include three U.S. Department of State Superior Honor Awards and four Department of State Meritorious Service awards for outstanding performance in the Middle East and Africa. He received the Defense Superior Service award for outstanding service addressing HIV/AIDS and The Defense Meritorious Service Medal. 
