Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase appoint Dr. Atul Gawande as Chief Executive Officer of their
newly-formed company to address U.S. employee healthcare
The new company to operate independently and be based in Boston
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A, BRK.B) and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) announced today the next step in
their partnership on U.S. employee healthcare with the appointment of Dr. Atul Gawande as its Chief Executive Officer, effective
July 9. The new company will be headquartered in Boston and will operate as an independent entity that is free from profit-making
incentives and constraints.
Atul is a globally-renowned surgeon, writer and public health innovator. He practices general and endocrine surgery at Brigham
and Women’s Hospital and is Professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School. He is founding
executive director of the health systems innovation center, Ariadne Labs. He also is a staff writer for The New Yorker
magazine, has written four New York Times bestsellers: Complications, Better, The Checklist Manifesto, and Being
Mortal, and has received numerous awards for his contributions to science and healthcare.
“I’m thrilled to be named CEO of this healthcare initiative,” said Atul, “I have devoted my public health career to building
scalable solutions for better healthcare delivery that are saving lives, reducing suffering, and eliminating wasteful spending both
in the US and across the world. Now I have the backing of these remarkable organizations to pursue this mission with even greater
impact for more than a million people, and in doing so incubate better models of care for all. This work will take time but must be
done. The system is broken, and better is possible.”
“As employers and as leaders, addressing healthcare is one of the most important things we can do for our employees and their
families, as well as for the communities where we all work and live. Together, we have the talent and resources to make things
better, and it is our responsibility to do so. We’re so grateful for the countless statements of support and offers to help and
participate, and we’re so fortunate to have attracted such an extraordinary leader and innovator as Atul,” said Jamie Dimon,
Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase.
“We said at the outset that the degree of difficulty is high and success is going to require an expert’s knowledge, a beginner’s
mind, and a long-term orientation,” said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon. “Atul embodies all three, and we’re starting strong
as we move forward in this challenging and worthwhile endeavor.”
“Talent and dedication were manifest among the many professionals we interviewed. All felt that better care can be delivered and
that rising costs can be checked. Jamie, Jeff and I are confident that we have found in Atul the leader who will get this important
job done,” said Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO, Warren Buffett.
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About Berkshire
Berkshire Hathaway and its subsidiaries engage in diverse business activities including insurance and reinsurance, utilities and
energy, freight rail transportation, finance, manufacturing, retailing and services. Common stock of the company is listed on the
New York Stock Exchange, trading symbols BRK.A and BRK.B.
About JPMorgan Chase
JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2.6 trillion and operations worldwide. The
Firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers and small businesses, commercial banking, financial
transaction processing, and asset management. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, JPMorgan Chase serves millions of
customers in the United States and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under its
J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Information about JPMorgan Chase is available at www.jpmorganchase.com.
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