Gordon K. Norman, MD, MBA
Chief Innovation Officer

In his current role, Dr. Norman is charged with leveraging science, technology, and innovation to advance Alere’s program development and industry leadership. Previously, he has held business development, chief medical officer, and chief science officer roles since joining the company in 2005. At the industry’s national association, DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance, Dr. Norman serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors, and has previously served as the Chair of the Quality & Research Committee, leading efforts to standardize disease management outcomes evaluations, patient safety and other quality activities.

Prior to joining Alere, Dr. Norman served as executive director of PacifiCare’s dedicated disease management unit, providing disease management programs for the company’s health plans and Medicare demonstration programs. In 2004 and 2008, he was named among the most influential people in the field of health management by Managed Healthcare Executive magazine. Earlier, Dr. Norman served as PacifiCare's Vice President of Health Care Quality, accountable for health and disease management, quality improvement and accountability, and medical informatics.

He received a master's degree in business administration from Stanford, where he previously earned degrees in psychology and medicine. Following family medicine training in Maine and New York, Dr. Norman practiced in upstate New York and later, New Hampshire.

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