Thomas D. Underwood
Chief Executive Officer, Alere, and President, Health Improvement
Mr. Underwood became CEO of Alere and President of Alere's Health Improvement Division in January 2010. Prior to this role, he served as President of the Technology Solutions Division begining in May 2008. Previously for Matria Healthcare (acquired by Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. in May 2008), he served as President and Chief Operating Officer since January 2008. Prior to this role and since joining Matria Healthcare in June 2007, he served as Executive Vice President of Technology. Mr. Underwood came to Matria from First Consulting Group (FCG), where he last served as President of Global Shared Services. During his tenure with FCG, Mr. Underwood served in various executive leadership roles, including President of Global Shared Services, Executive Vice President of Healthcare, Executive Vice President of Government and Technology, and President of FCG Software Services. Previously, Mr. Underwood was Chief Executive Officer and President of Paragon Solutions, an offshore software development business that was acquired by FCG. Prior to his employment with Paragon and FCG, Mr. Underwood was the technology executive for IMNET Systems, an electronic medical record solutions company, which was acquired by McKesson HBOC. Earlier in his career, Mr. Underwood held numerous management and technology roles within Perceptics, a division of the Westinghouse Company, and AT&T Bell Laboratories.
Why Alere
- Member of family of companies owned by Inverness Medical Innovations, a global leader in rapid diagnostic products for hospital, physician office and home markets
- Clinical and technological leadership in health management, wellness, oncology and maternity
- Only health management company to offer integrated home monitoring
- Configurable technology solutions
- Consultative approach
- Innovative programs