Brian Simmers
President, Providence Health Care Ventures, Chief Financial Officer & VP Health Informatics
President, Providence Health Care Ventures, Chief Financial Officer & VP Health Informatics
Brian serves as CFO and VP Health Informatics at Providence Health Care. He also leads PHC Ventures, which is the for profit, venture arm of Providence.
For 25 years he has been dedicated to leveraging technology and applying innovative solutions to improve and transform organizations. Previously, Brian served as CFO & VP Client Experience at Technical Safety BC, where he played a pivotal role in transforming the organization into an AI-enabled regulatory authority. He also served as CFO of Aegis Mobility, a start-up provider of patented, distracted driving software for mobile devices. He was CFO & GM for Cityfone Telecommunications and oversaw its 5-fold growth and eventual acquisition by Rogers Communications.
Brian holds a CPA (CA) from the Certified Public Accountants of BC, a CPA from the University of Illinois, and a BA in Business Administration from Simon Fraser University.