Frank Negro is practice leader of Dell’s Strategy and Planning group. He is responsible for oversight of a team of specialized consultants in the architecture, design, selection and security solutions for Electronic Health Record and other healthcare information systems and their environments.

Before joining Dell, Frank had over 35 years of experience in the healthcare information systems field, including hands-on management, leadership and board-level positions in healthcare organizations. He has been a programmer, systems analyst, application development manager, CIO, and regional CIO, and has worked at community hospitals, tertiary care hospitals, regional health systems, and a national not-for-profit health system.

Frank graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1977 and earned a Certificate in Data Processing from the Institute for the Certification of Computer Professionals in 1986. He has been active with local and regional IT and planning groups, served on the boards of a home health care agency and a regional HIE, and has long been an active volunteer in his community.