Katie Chaffee, vice president, Worldwide Consulting, is responsible for connecting all elements of Cerner professional services with the operating units of the U.S. and global business units, as well as the strategic solutions centers in Kansas City, London and Bangalore, India.

Chaffee has spent 16 years in Cerner’s Consulting Organization. During this time, she has worked closely with Cerner and client executive teams to ensure project deliverables and events are executed in an efficient, quality and valuable manner.

As part of her responsibilities, Chaffee helps manage the overall Professional Services business model which contributes more than $600 million in revenue and $200 million in operating earnings to Cerner’s bottom line.

Chaffee joined Cerner in 1996, and has held the roles of business development analyst, engagement leader, and Solutions Center executive. She has been involved in more than 50 client projects—all of which have utilized Cerner’s MethodM® implementation methodology.

In addition to her implementation responsibilities, she also led the development of Cerner’s Solutions Center, which is responsible for high quality, efficient and cost effective deployments of Cerner solutions. Chaffee has also taught project management and implementation methodology to other Cerner associates.

Before she joined Cerner, Chaffee was a senior consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers, responsible for implementing SAP solutions in the high-tech industry.

Chaffee received a degree in business administration and economics from the University of Kansas.