Mike Short

Principal - Short & Associates

An experienced senior executive, Mike's work history has spanned over 25 years in the technology arena including working for a Blue Chip company (IBM), a Rapid Growth company (i2 Technologies), and an entrepreneurial startup company that executed a successful IPO (Healtheon - founded by Jim Clark and merged with WebMD following the IPO).  His experiences have included acquiring companies, acquiring assets, investing in companies, establishing startup ventures, and launching new businesses domestically and internationally.

Short & Associates provides advisory consulting services with companies regarding establishing sales channels & alliance strategies and relationships, new business launches, go-to-market strategies, executing acquisitions and joint ventures, and raising private equity capital. 

With over 14 years focusing on the health industry, Mike has proven innovative, entrepreneurial thinking and execution abilities in identifying and launching new business opportunities.  He is currently an active participant with the Health and Technology Task Force at The Health Industry Council of DFW, a prior reserve board member of Association for Electronic Health Care Transactions (AFEHCT), and a prior participamt in national standards setting organizations including the Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X12 organization and the Technical Advisory Group of the Workgroup for EDI (WEDI).