Lifespan Names Ian Hyatt Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

Posted Tuesday, June 05, 2012

Lifespan, Rhode Island’s largest health care system, has named Ian Hyatt to lead its technology group. As vice president and chief technology officer, Hyatt will focus on enhancing Lifespan’s technical infrastructure and will look for ways to incorporate the organization’s technology vision with its business imperatives, all while finding ways to enhance patient care.

“Ian comes to Lifespan with broad experience in managing complex technology environments in a number of diverse and demanding settings. I’m thrilled to have him join our information systems team at Lifespan,” said Carole Cotter, Lifespan’s chief information officer and senior vice president. “Through Ian’s vast experience and knowledge base, Lifespan is better positioned to adapt to a constantly changing technology environment that requires us to always be ahead of the curve with an eye toward finding ways to improve patient care.”

Hyatt comes to Lifespan after having served as senior director of GTECH’s national response center and network operations. GTECH is a leading gaming technology and services company. In that role, he supported more than 200,000 network endpoints with a core network spanning 44 data centers, as well as four satellite earth stations. Earlier in his nine years at GTECH, he served as the company’s technology director of network design and global communications. Hyatt has also held leadership positions and led network operations centers for several other high-tech companies.

Hyatt is a First Sergeant in the Rhode Island Air National Guard’s 143rd Airlift Wing, where he is responsible for management, training and discipline of all enlisted personnel for the 143rd Airlift Wing. He recently served in both Operation Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.

Hyatt, a resident of Coventry, R.I., holds three degrees – Information Systems, Electronic Switching Systems and Human Resource Management – from the Community College of the Air Force, as well as numerous industry certifications. He is also pursuing a degree in Technology Leadership and Management from Roger Williams University.

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