Ken Bonner, FACHE
General Dynamics Information Technology, Sr. Director, Strategic Planning & Business Development
Mr. Kenneth Bonner currently serves as senior director for strategic planning and business development for General Dynamics Information Technology. He manages a business development team and is responsible for developing and executing a five-year strategic plan as well as identifying new capability areas to ensure readiness and to support future needs in military health programs. He keeps abreast of the needs in the Military Health System related to electronic health records; virtualization technologies; research in advanced healthcare technologies such as Telehealth and virtual reality/simulation; warrior wellness and wounded warrior programs; and advanced battlefield healthcare solutions. Mr. Bonner joined General Dynamics Information Technology in 2009, initially serving as deputy program manager where he provided project management-and technical expertise in the area of telemedicine and medical technologies for various initiatives within the Military Health Services Group specifically the National Center for Telehealth and Technology. He was also a lead recruiter for the National Center for Telehealth and Technology (T2) contract. Prior to joining General Dynamics Information Technology, Mr. Bonner spent much of his career in health IT directing clinical product lines within the healthcare software industry and working for many health IT firms. He was also the vice president of medical systems for Meta Solutions, Inc, a teleradiology/telemedicine consulting service company within the health industry. Mr. Bonner was also the founder and CEO of a PACS consulting firm, which helped healthcare institutions with PACS planning and system selection. His firm provided all the PACS training for IBM’s DINPACS solution. Mr. Bonner retired as a captain in the Medical Services Corp from the U.S. Air Force in 1997, with more than 17 years of health care administration experience. In 1996, Mr. Bonner moved to the Medical Advanced Technology Management Office (MATMO), where he was the director of the telemedicine program development. He was a director of telemedicine as well as director of provider network management for DoD TRICARE Region 6 office and spent time as a medical laboratory instructor. Mr. Bonner received a bachelor’s degree in Health Administration from Wayland Baptist University and a master of Health Administration from Baylor University. He is a Fellow of the American College of Health Care Executives (FACHE).
- Baylor University - MHA, Healthcare Administration
- Wayland Baptist University - BS, Healthcare Administration
- University of Florida - Architecture