Current Principal at Feikema and Associates; most recently providing consulting services for the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and providing leadership in Healthcare information technology within HHS’s Office of the National Coordinator for Healthcare IT from early 2012 through 2015.
From 2010 until January 2012, John was President and Chief Strategy Officer of ABILITY Network (FKA VisionShare, Inc.) and prior to that, President and CEO of VisionShare since 2000. Under his leadership VisionShare/ABILITY grew from a security consulting practice to become the leading provider of a secure national healthcare information network supporting thousands of hospitals, clinics ad long term care facilities.
Mr. Feikema joined Vision Share from CDXC Corporation, where he served as President and was responsible for sales, strategy, product development and corporate financing. Feikema's professional experience includes four years at Imation where he held a variety of executive and general management positions. Prior to Imation, Feikema spent 17 years in various management roles at 3M. During his time at 3M he worked with divisions that took advantage of the company's industry-leading market positions in printing and medical imaging and helped create and enhance new digital businesses in these markets.
He has served as Director on numerous business-related boards over the span of his career.
John earned a BS in Chemistry and a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota.