Lee Shapiro

Biography

Mr. Lee A. Shapiro is the Independent Director of Medidata Solutions Inc. He is currently managing partner and co-founder of 7wire Ventures, a private investment firm that seeks and invests in innovative ideas and entrepreneurs mostly in the areas of healthcare and education. Previously, Mr. Shapiro was president of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc., a provider of innovative technology solutions, from 2002 to December 2012, where he oversaw the company’s strategy, international operations, health plan initiatives and entrepreneurial business investments, and was a consultant to Allscripts from December 2012 to June 2013. Prior to joining Allscripts, he was the chief operating officer of Douglas Elliman-Beitler, a commercial office management and development company, where he directed all business activities throughout the United States. Mr. Shapiro’s career also includes serving as president of SES Properties, Inc., vice chairman of City Financial Bancorp and practicing commercial law at Barack, Ferrazzano, Kirschbaum, Perlman & Nagelberg. Mr. Shapiro was also appointed to the Economic Recovery Commission of the State of Illinois during its seating in 2009-2010. He currently serves on the board of directors of Tivity Health, Inc. (f/k/a Healthways, Inc.), the largest independent global provider of well-being improvement solutions (where he is chair of the audit committee), and Aptus Health (f/k/a Physicians Interactive Holdings), a subsidiary of Merck. Mr. Shapiro holds a J.D. degree from The University of Chicago Law School and a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Mr. Shapiro brings to our board of directors significant experience in directing strategic initiatives at a global public healthcare technology company, including mergers and acquisitions, international expansion, business development and partnerships, and business activities in the areas of analytics and information services.

Research Interest

Pharmaceutics & Biopharmaceutics Drug Targeting & Drug Development Pharmaceutical Research Pharmaceutical Materials Pharmaceutical Formulations Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology