Forbes September 30, 2024
As CEO of the $4.9 billion revenue electronic medical records giant, Judy Faulkner is one of the most powerful people in healthcare. With no plans to retire, she tells Forbes about her arrangement to ensure Epic remains independent and employee-owned in perpetuity.
By Katie Jennings, Forbes Staff
Judy Faulkner takes the stage at Epic System’s annual customer meeting, trailed by a 6-foot tall plastic swan boat that requires two human handlers. Seven thousand healthcare industry executives titter in befuddled amusement wondering why the founder and CEO of a company with $4.9 billion in annual revenue, whose medical records software is used for 325 million patients worldwide, is sporting a wreath of white feathers around her neck and several more from...