Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford has announced the appointment of Stephen “Steve” J. Luczo to its Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2018.
STANFORD, Calif., July 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford has announced the appointment of Stephen “Steve” J. Luczo to its Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2018.
Luczo is Executive Chairman of the Board of Seagate Technology, where he previously served as chief executive officer from 1998-2004 and 2009-2017. He has been recognized as one of the top 100 performing CEO’s in the world by Harvard Business Review, was ranked the No.1 Technology Leader in Bloomberg’s top 20 list in 2013, and is among the top 5 technology leaders as rated by CNN Money, Business Insider, Fortune Magazine and Institutional Investor.
“We are thrilled to welcome Steve to our board,” said Jeff Chambers, Chairman of the Board of Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford. “Steve is widely considered one of technology’s most influential and visionary leaders and will bring tremendous expertise to our organization at a time of rapid innovation in the health care industry.”
Luczo is best known for his leadership of the $20 billion buyout to take Seagate private in 2000, which up to that time was the single largest buyout in the technology industry and remains a text book case study at leading business schools around the world.
Luczo is a graduate of Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. He also earned an undergraduate degree in Economics and Psychology from Stanford University. He is active in a variety of charitable initiatives, and has served on the management boards of Microsoft and the New York Stock Exchange, among others. Luczo also served on the Advisory Board of the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
“At a time of continued transformation for Stanford Children’s Health, Steve’s consummate experience as a business leader makes him an excellent addition to our board,” said Dennis Lund, MD, interim CEO and chief medical officer of Packard Children’s Hospital. “Steve’s perspective as a recognized leader in the technology industry will be especially beneficial as we continue to focus on bringing new technologies to the forefront of patient care.”
About Stanford Children’s Health and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford
Stanford Children’s Health, with Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford at its center, is the Bay Area’s largest health care system exclusively dedicated to children and expectant mothers. As a top-ranked children’s hospital by U.S. News & World Report, we are a leader in providing world-class, nurturing care and achieving extraordinary outcomes in every pediatric and obstetric specialty. Stanford Children’s Health provides everything from specialty care to general pediatrics and can be accessed through more than 60 locations across Northern California and 100 locations in the U.S. western region. As the pediatric and obstetric teaching hospital for the world-renowned Stanford University School of Medicine, we’re cultivating the next generation of medical professionals and are at the forefront of scientific research to improve children’s health outcomes around the world. We are a nonprofit organization committed to supporting the community through meaningful outreach programs and services and providing necessary medical care to families, regardless of their ability to pay. Discover more at stanfordchildrens.org.
Media Contact: Kate DeTrempe, 1-650-7218527, kdetrempe@stanfordchildrens.org
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