Albert Di Rienzo
Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer
Research & Development
Welch Allyn, Incorporated

Building his career on a foundation of technological expertise and leadership, Albert Di Rienzo has contributed significantly to the advancement of commercial, military, and medical applications essential to society. In the span of 22 years, his career in industry includes research and development appointments at Welch Allyn, Philips Medical Systems, Siemens Medical Systems, Honeywell/Sperry Aerospace, and General Dynamics Land Systems.

As SVP and CTO at Welch Allyn, one of the world’s leading researcher, developer, and manufacturer of diagnostic, physiologic monitoring, and therapeutic solutions for frontline caregivers, Albert leads the Company’s worldwide research and development activities, including financial, personnel, product, scientific, and technical responsibilities. Under his guidance, development increased from eight products released in 2002, to 20 released in 2005 with ever increasing capability, complexity, quality, and performance. He oversees next generation science and technology investigations, and is responsible for growing research and development opportunities in Europe and Asia. He holds a variety of technical and leadership posts within the Welch Allyn. Among them, he serves as:

• Chair of the Welch Allyn Feasibility, Assessment, Strategic Team
• Co-chair of the Product Strategy Board
• Member of the Executive Committee, IT Steering Committee, Operating Leadership Team, Regulatory Affairs Steering Committee, and Political Action Committee

Connecting his expertise to community involvement, Albert serves on the Syracuse University College of Engineering & Computer Science Dean’s Board, and the Founding Committee for the School of Informatics at University of Buffalo, and the Board for Continua Health Alliance^sm. He is active in a number of professional organizations including IEEE, the Mathematical Association of America, the Product Development and Management Association, AdvaMed Digital Health Information Sector, the Association for Computing Machinery, and the Central New York Medical Technology Manufacturers Association. He is also a Software Engineering Institute Partner and the 2005 Frost & Sullivan Medical MindXchange Most Valuable Thought Leader.

Albert is degreed in Computer Science from Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA. Dedicated to the ideal of lifelong learning, Albert has focused on continued professional development over the course of his career, successfully pursuing an extensive list of managerial, leadership, and technical skills courses.