Fixing the rot in our healthcare system: Bill Tatham at TEDxUW

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When you walk onto campus at the University of Waterloo, one of the first buildings you'll come across is the William M. Tatham Centre for Co-operative Education and Career Action. It's no surprise, then, that Bill Tatham -- as he's known to his friends -- is a UW grad, and even less of a surprise that he's been a very busy man since his graduation. In 1990, Bill took his knowledge and experience and founded Janna Systems in his basement. Only ten years later, he had built the company into a billion dollar business as a leader in enterprise Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software for the financial services industry. After selling the company and waiting out the non-compete period Bill got back in the game by founding "the next Janna", NexJ Systems Inc., which has quickly become one of the fastest growing companies in the world and his company has again taken a leadership position providing cloud-based CRM for multiple industries. Bill's interests and passions extend outside of the business world as well, as he serves on the boards of the University of Waterloo, the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, and the Michener Institute, as well as the North York General Hospital and Woodstock General Hospital. He's a passionate advocate for co-op education, noting that he likely could not have afforded a university education without it and that co-op gave him the experience and skills he needed to make the most of his opportunities. What's the next opportunity? Bill thinks it's healthcare, and he thinks NexJ is standing right at the edge, ready to make the leap. "What we did for banks 10 years ago, healthcare doesn't know how to do at all," he says. Tatham believes that with demographic changes and emerging economies, the healthcare industry is reaching a critical stage, and he believes he's ready for the opportunity. -- In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)