Nashville Technology Council

Chris Pair is Vice President of Shared Services and Enterprise Product Development. Prior to his current role, Pair was Assistant Vice President of Project Management for HCA Information Technology & Services where he led the development of the IT project and resource management processes, along with the execution of the IT portfolio of projects. Formerly, he was AVP of Enterprise Information Systems with responsibility for HCA’s enterprise data warehouse, business intelligence, and reporting systems, along with HCA’s intranet and Internet systems. Pair has also had operations responsibility for HCA’s Software Technology group where he was one of the initiators of the ehc.com web services. This team led the development of the company’s original Internet software and infrastructure, its Atlas intranet and collaborative systems, and many practical applications of Internet technologies for healthcare.

Highlights & Experience:
• IBM Corporation – Account Management Specialist
• Suntrust Banks – various information technology leadership positions, most recently Assistant Vice President, Technology & Information Services
• HCA IT&S – AVP, Project Management, Enterprise Information Systems, Internet Strategy, Information Resource Group, and others Education:
• Master of Business Administration – Vanderbilt University
• Bachelor of Science – Austin Peay State University