Terry Myerson

Current Position

Title: CEO & Co-Founder Company: Truveta Location: Greater Seattle Area

Professional Background

Terry Myerson is a serial entrepreneur and technology executive with over three decades of experience scaling large organizations and building transformative technology platforms. Born in 1972, he graduated from Duke University in 1992 with a degree in mechanical engineering. Early in his career, he founded Intersé Corporation, one of the earliest internet companies focused on website creation and data mining software. Microsoft acquired Intersé in 1997, and Myerson remained at the company for 21 years, rising through the ranks to become Executive Vice President of the Operating Systems Engineering Division, where he led the development of Windows, Xbox, Surface, HoloLens, and the early days of Office 365. During his tenure at Microsoft, he served on the company's Senior Leadership Team alongside CEO Satya Nadella.

In 2018, Myerson departed Microsoft and briefly served as a venture partner at Madrona Venture Group and an operating executive at The Carlyle Group, where he advised portfolio companies at the intersection of data, AI, healthcare, and life sciences. This period of advisory work directly led to his founding of Truveta in 2020, where he now serves as CEO and co-founder. His pivot toward healthcare was deeply personal: his father died of colon cancer when Myerson was 14, a loss that has driven his mission to ensure no family faces the same unanswerable questions about their loved one's treatment options. At Truveta, he leads a collective of more than 30 health systems that together provide access to over 18% of all daily clinical care in the United States, enabling life-saving research and improved patient outcomes.

Career Timeline

Education

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Duke University (1992)
• Board of Visitors Member, Duke University Pratt School of Engineering (current)

Public Presence

Social Media

Note: Both profiles are publicly accessible. Myerson actively shares insights on healthcare data, AI applications, and healthcare transformation topics.

Published Writings

• "You Can Have the Blue Pill or the Red Pill, and We're Out of..." — LinkedIn Opinion Post
• "How Truveta is using data and AI to improve patient care and save lives" — LinkedIn Article (2023)
• "The startup experience: To office or not to office?" — LinkedIn Post (2022)
• Multiple contributions to Windows Experience Blog — Microsoft (during employment, 2015-2018)

Public Speaking

• "Data & AI for Improving Patient Outcomes" — DataCamp Podcast (2023)
• "Turning Data Into Life-Saving Insights" — Health Podcast Network CareTalk Episode (2022)
• "How healthcare data can save lives" — ThoughtSpot Data Chief Podcast (2023)
• "From Real World to Regulatory-Grade: Navigating the Evidence Chasm" — PMWC Precision Medicine World Conference 2023
• Conversation with Roxanna Gapstur, President & CEO of Wellspan — Inspiring Health Podcast (2023)
• Build 2016 keynote remarks (alongside Satya Nadella) — Microsoft Build Conference (2016)
• Build 2015 remarks on Operating Systems — Microsoft Build Conference (2015)

Communication Style

Tone: Professional yet accessible; visionary and mission-driven; data-pragmatic Recurring themes: Healthcare equity and representation in medical data; the transformative power of real-world health data; democratizing access to medical insights; the convergence of data, AI, and personalized medicine; privacy and ethical stewardship of health information Notable positions: Strong advocate for comprehensive, representative health data that serves all populations; champion of health equity in research and treatment development; proponent of open data collaboration among healthcare systems

Myerson communicates as both a technologist and a healthcare advocate, frequently bridging insights from his two major career phases. In his writing and public speaking, he demonstrates sophisticated understanding of technical architecture (reflecting his Microsoft tenure) while grounding discussions in deeply human stakes—often referencing his father's experience and the broader mission to prevent similar tragedies. His communication style is notably optimistic about technology's potential while remaining grounded in practical implementation challenges. He favors concrete data examples and uses storytelling to illustrate impact, particularly when discussing how Truveta's data platform enables previously impossible research questions. Across LinkedIn posts, podcast interviews, and conference presentations, Myerson emphasizes scale ("18% of all daily clinical care"), inclusivity ("ensure that every community is represented"), and urgency ("help researchers find cures faster"). He actively engages with industry peers on social media, sharing relevant research, commenting on healthcare policy developments, and highlighting Truveta's contributions to precision medicine. His rhetoric positions healthcare data not as a technical commodity but as a moral imperative—a tool for reducing healthcare disparities and democratizing access to life-saving insights.

Notable Achievements

• Named Modern Healthcare's 2022 Top 25 Innovators
• 2025 Technology Champion Award — Puget Sound Business Journal Health Care Leadership Awards
• Recognition as "the most important man at Microsoft" by The Verge following executive reorganization
• Led Windows 10 development to 500+ million customers and highest customer satisfaction ratings in Microsoft platform history
• Truveta recognized with SXSW Innovation Award in AI
• Launched Intersé Corporation as one of the earliest internet companies; sold to Microsoft for $16.5 million in stock (1997)
• Windows Phone team design awards during his leadership
• Truveta named LinkedIn Top Startup 2025

Key Relationships

• Board Memberships: Seattle Foundation Board of Trustees; Duke University Pratt School of Engineering Board of Visitors
• Professional Affiliations: Madrona Venture Group (venture partner); The Carlyle Group (operating executive advisor)
• Ownership: Co-owner, Seattle Sounders FC (along with spouse Katie Myerson)
• Institutional Connections: Strong relationship with Satya Nadella (served together on Microsoft Senior Leadership Team); partnerships with major U.S. health systems including Trinity Health, CommonSpirit Health, and Wellspan Health
• Educational Networks: Active in Duke University alumni community; member of Microsoft alumni networks