In his role as chief executive of the collective West Health effort, Nicholas J. Valeriani brings valuable expertise in engineering, operations, medical devices and diagnostics, entrepreneurship and non-profit leadership that make him uniquely qualified to advance the mission to pioneer new and smarter technologies, policies and practices, to make high-quality healthcare more accessible at a lower cost. Valeriani is the CEO of the Institute and the chair of the Executive Committee, the coordinated leadership team of West Health.
Valeriani established himself as a visionary healthcare leader over a 34-year career with Johnson & Johnson where he led several corporate functions and was a member of the corporation’s executive committee as corporate vice president of human resources; worldwide chairman of medical devices & diagnostics; and as vice president of the Office of Strategy & Growth.
He currently serves on the board of directors for the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.
When I became the chief executive of West Health after 34 years at Johnson & Johnson, I asked my new colleagues why any company would give up the competitive advantage of a proprietary system. Having served as J&J’s worldwide chairman of Medical Devices & Diagnostics, I couldn’t imagine why any company would do so. I’ve […]