Former HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson
to speak at the
LBJ School
Tommy G. Thompson, former U.S. health and human services secretary and four-term governor of Wisconsin, will give a public lecture at The University of Texas at Austin’s Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs on November 30.
Secretary Thompson, who is now the chairman of the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions and a partner at the law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, will speak on the topic, “Innovations in Health Care: Information Technology and Wellness.”
The event, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Lyndon Baines Johnson Auditorium, 25th and Red River streets.
At Deloitte and Akin Gump, Secretary Thompson’s work focuses on improving the use of information technology in hospitals, clinics and doctors’ offices; promoting healthier lifestyles; strengthening and modernizing Medicare and Medicaid; and expanding the use of medical diplomacy around the world.
Thompson served as HHS secretary from 2001 to 2005 and as governor of Wisconsin from 1987 to 2001. He made state history in Wisconsin when he was re-elected as governor for a third term in 1994 and a fourth term in 1998.
Secretary Thompson has received numerous awards, including the Anti-Defamation League's Distinguished Public Service Award, Governing Magazine's Public Official of the Year Award, and the Horatio Alger Award. He has also served as chairman of the National Governors' Association, the Education Commission of the States and the Midwestern Governors' Conference.
Media opportunity: Secretary Thompson will be available for interviews immediately following the event (about 6:30 p.m.) in the LBJ Auditorium.
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