Amazon-Berkshire-JPMorgan Health Venture Picks Operating Chief
- Jack Stoddard to be COO, after digital health role at Comcast
- Stoddard is first major executive hire to join Atul Gawande
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Jack Stoddard, a longtime health-care executive, has been named as chief operating officer of the new health venture being launched by Amazon.com Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Stoddard started Tuesday, according to a statement from the still-nameless health venture. He’ll work with Atul Gawande, the Harvard surgeon and writer who was named in June to run the initiative.