Gary Christensen

General Manager, States and Public Sector, InterSystems Corporation

Mr. Christensen joined Intersystems in early 2014 to provide executive-level assistance to State-based customers in their efforts both to implement HIE and to develop products and services to drive better care, lower costs, and healthier populations.

Previously, Mr. Christensen spent five years as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Information Officer for the Rhode Island Quality Institute (RIQI), where he led the implementation of Intersystems’ HealthShare platform as the statewide HIE for Rhode Island and the creation of the technical, transactional, and corporate operations surrounding it. RIQI is a center of collaborative innovation that advances health and healthcare transformation.
Before becoming involved in healthcare, Mr. Christensen spent eighteen years in Financial Services. He served on senior leadership teams as divisional CIO for businesses at Capital One Financial, Deutsche Bank, and Bankers Trust Company.

Mr. Christensen has both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree from Stanford University.