Jaz-Michael King

Jaz-Michael King, Senior Director, Communications and Corporate Development, IPRO

Mr. King is responsible for IPRO's e-business strategy including interactive content and community, business development and promotion. He oversees the Online Services team at IPRO, where he most recently directed the production of the New York State Department of Health Hospital Profiles Web site, the New York State Health Accountability Foundation's Health Care Report Card and Joint Effort New York (JENY), IPRO's 3,000 member quality improvement community of practice.

Mr. King has more than a decade's experience creating rich, usable content online, he has consulted for many national Web sites including the Fairchild Publications family of Web sites and other national brands. Prior to joining IPRO Mr. King served as CEO of MerlinWeb, the Internet solutions company he founded in 1996. Overall, Mr. King has consulted on over two hundred Web sites, and is a strong proponent of open source technology in the public sector.

Mr. King has served as co-chair of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services SDPS Web Strategies Workgroup, and serves as judge for the WWW Health Awards.