Deborah DiSanzo

Deborah DiSanzo

President, Best Buy Health -- CEO, Board member, Artificial Intelligence, Health Technology, Digital Health, Aging at Home, Care at Home Technology

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health•Andover, Massachusetts, United States

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Experience36+ Years
LevelStaff

Executive Overview

President, Best Buy Health Deborah Di Sanzo is CEO and President of Best Buy Health for Best Buy Co. Inc. She is responsible for the company’s health technology business, and she is a member of the Best Buy Executive Leadership Team. Best Buy Health empowers people to age independently and safely. Our Lively platform serves over one million seniors, offering easy-to-use flip and smartphones with large fonts and urgent response features. Our devices are integrated with a wide range of personalized care centers services from emergency response, Lift rides, health coaching, care plans, addressing social determinates of health, and nurse-on-call services. We use Geek Squad Health to provide technical services in the home. Deborah is an innovative leader with more than 30 years of experience at the intersection of health care and technology. Before joining Best Buy, she was the General Manager of IBM Watson Health and the CEO of Philips Healthcare. She teaches AI in Health and Managing Information in Health Care at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health. Deborah holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Merrimack College and an MBA from Babson College. She is a Harvard University Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellow, and she is a member of the Aspen Health Strategy Group. She served on the board of AstraZeneca and currently serves on the board of Alcon.

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • AlconCurrent
    Sep 2025–Present· 1 yr 1 mo
    • Director, Board of DirectorsCurrent
      Sep 2025–2026
  • Best BuyCurrent
    Sep 2020–Present· 6 yrs 1 mo
    • President, Best Buy HealthCurrent
      Sep 2020–Present
  • Feb 2020–Present· 6 yrs 8 mos
    • InstructorCurrent
      Feb 2020–Present
  • Mar 2019–Feb 2021· 1 yr 11 mos
    • Director, Member of the Governance Committee
      Mar 2019–Feb 2021
  • Oct 2017–Jun 2025· 7 yrs 8 mos
    • Director, Member of the Audit Committee
      Oct 2017–Jun 2025
  • Sep 2015–Dec 2018· 3 yrs 3 mos
    • General Manager, IBM Watson Health
      Sep 2015–Dec 2018
  • Sep 2012–Dec 2022· 10 yrs 3 mos
    • Director, Board of Directors
      Sep 2012–Dec 2022
  • 2001–Dec 2014· 13 yrs 11 mos
    • Chief Executive Officer
      2012–Dec 2014
    • CEO, Patient Care and Clinical Informatics
      Apr 2010–Apr 2012
    • Executive Vice President, Healthcare Informatics/Patient Monitoring
      Jun 2008–Mar 2010
    • Senior Vice President and General Manager, Patient Monitoring (2006-2008)
      Jun 2006–Jun 2008
    • Vice President and General Manager, Cardiology Systems
      2001–Jun 2006
  • 1998–2001· 3 yrs
    • Chief Executive Officer
      1998–2001
  • 1990–1998· 8 yrs
    • Worldwide Product and Strategy Manager
      1990–1998

Education

Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellow

Harvard University

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Business Administration and Management, General

Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business

Bachelor of Science (BS)

Business Administration and Management, General

Merrimack College

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HospitalsISO 13485Product ManagementHealthcare ManagementPACSProduct DevelopmentUltrasoundHealthcare IndustryDigital ImagingProduct LaunchMedical ImagingRadiologyCapital EquipmentHealthcare Information TechnologyHealthcareInformaticsMedical DevicesMarket DevelopmentCross-functional Team LeadershipCardiology