CHICAGO, April 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DiamondCluster International , the global management consulting firm, today announced that Patricia B. O’Brien, M.D., will join the firm as partner, leading the firm’s North America Health Care Practice. Dr. O’Brien will also be a member of the North American/United Kingdom Management Committee, which provides day-to-day management oversight to the North American and UK consulting practices.
Dr. O’Brien, 49, has served in leadership capacities for a number of consulting organizations, has consulted in business strategy and technology planning for many of the nation’s leading health care organizations, and has hands-on experience as an attending physician and surgical resident. Dr. O’Brien joins DiamondCluster from Accenture, where she was Partner and Practice Leader for the North American Provider Practice. Dr. O’Brien was a clinical practitioner for six years, from 1986 - 1992.
“With experience in consulting, as well as serving as a clinical practitioner, Dr. O’Brien’s background is ideally suited to help our clients create value in a world transformed by technology,” said Jay Norman, managing partner of DiamondCluster’s North American and UK Practices. “As a very information-intense and non-cyclical industry, health care is a particular focus area for us. Over the past 18 months, we have been expanding our relationships in the health care industry and Dr. O’Brien will be instrumental in our success in that industry. She brings to the firm strong leadership capabilities, relationships with many of the nation’s leading health care organizations -- including providers, pharmaceuticals, payers and government health -- and a skill set that matches the needs of today’s market.”
Dr. O’Brien is a resident of Chicago. She received an MD from Northwestern University; an MBA in Health Care Management and an MPH in Public Health Policy from Columbia University; and a BA in Biology from Northwestern University.
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