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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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
- AlconCurrentSep 2025–Present· 1 yr 1 mo
- Director, Board of DirectorsCurrentSep 2025–2026
- Best BuyCurrentSep 2020–Present· 6 yrs 1 mo
- President, Best Buy HealthCurrentSep 2020–Present
- Feb 2020–Present· 6 yrs 8 mos
- InstructorCurrentFeb 2020–Present
- Mar 2019–Feb 2021· 1 yr 11 mos
- Director, Member of the Governance CommitteeMar 2019–Feb 2021
- Oct 2017–Jun 2025· 7 yrs 8 mos
- Director, Member of the Audit CommitteeOct 2017–Jun 2025
- Sep 2015–Dec 2018· 3 yrs 3 mos
- General Manager, IBM Watson HealthSep 2015–Dec 2018
- Sep 2012–Dec 2022· 10 yrs 3 mos
- Director, Board of DirectorsSep 2012–Dec 2022
- 2001–Dec 2014· 13 yrs 11 mos
- Chief Executive Officer2012–Dec 2014
- CEO, Patient Care and Clinical InformaticsApr 2010–Apr 2012
- Executive Vice President, Healthcare Informatics/Patient MonitoringJun 2008–Mar 2010
- Senior Vice President and General Manager, Patient Monitoring (2006-2008)Jun 2006–Jun 2008
- Vice President and General Manager, Cardiology Systems2001–Jun 2006
- 1998–2001· 3 yrs
- Chief Executive Officer1998–2001
- 1990–1998· 8 yrs
- Worldwide Product and Strategy Manager1990–1998
Education
Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellow
Harvard UniversityMaster of Business Administration (MBA)
Business Administration and Management, General
Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of BusinessBachelor of Science (BS)
Business Administration and Management, General
Merrimack College