Este Geraghty, a former deputy director of the California Health Department’s Center for Health Statistics and Informatics, has joined Esri as manager of its health and human services practice.Esri said Thursday Geraghty will help explore potential applications of geographic information systems in the health and human services industry.
“As both a medical professional and a proven advocate for integrating health and technology, Este brings a unique understanding of policy and science that will help us develop meaningful solutions for health and human services organizations, ” said Jack Dangermond, Esri president.
Geraghty previously worked as a practicing physician in the field of general internal medicine for the UC Davis Health System.
At CHSI, she oversaw the launch of California’s open health data portal, where her team used geospatial and mapping technology to visualize official state records of health-related information.
