David Brailer

Who is David Brailer?

David J. Brailer is the CEO of Health Evolution Partners, a health care private equity firm based in San Francisco, California. Previously, Brailer was a United States public health official best known as the first "health information czar" under the administration of President George W. Bush.

Brailer's official title was National Health Information Technology Coordinator. He was appointed on May 6, 2004, pursuant to an executive order by President Bush of April 27, 2004, which called for widespread deployment of health information technology within 10 years.

Brailer remained in his government post for two years. Following his public service, Brailer started a private equity fund in 2007 called Health Evolution Partners with a stated purpose of pursuing "investments in cost-effective, high-quality health care" and the California Public Employees’ Retirement System invested $700 million in the fund.