Ms. Deborah DiSanzo

President, Best Buy Health

Deborah DiSanzo is president of Best Buy Health for Best Buy Co. Inc. In this role, she is responsible for the company’s health strategy, connecting people with technology to care for their health at home. Deborah oversees Best Buy Health’s three focal areas of Consumer Health (connecting consumers to health technology products), Active Aging (connecting aging adults to health and safety plans and products through the Lively brand, supported by Caring Center agents), and Virtual Care (connecting patients to their physicians and care teams to enable remote patient monitoring and care at home.) She also leads the incubation, strategy and corporate development teams focused on scaling health initiatives at Best Buy. Deborah is an innovative, strategic leader with more than 30 years of experience at the intersection of health care and technology. She is a recognized thought leader in artificial intelligence and big data has deep experience in running industry-recognized innovative health care businesses and has a demonstrated ability to drive growth—both organically and through acquisitions. Prior to Best Buy, Deborah led the IBM Watson Health team, launching artificial intelligence offerings designed to help doctors, researchers, health care providers, pharmacists, and insurers better serve patients around the world. Deborah was also CEO of Philips Healthcare, where she and her team brought consumer-grade, automatic defibrillators to the market, making them first available in public places then, ultimately, in the homes of Americans.