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Named a Champion of Change by the White House in 2012

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Clinton Global Initiative for Entrepreneurship

Executive MBA Faculty of the Year Award from Vanderbilt's Owen Graduate School of Management

With over 20 years of extensive experience in healthcare innovation, entrepreneurship, and startup venture coaching, Burcham is a lynchpin in Vanderbilt’s and Nashville’s startup communities. He has served as an advisor for several companies, medical systems, and government initiatives, including Blue Cross Blue Shield, Georgia Pacific, HCA, and a 2002 US Health Care Trade Mission to the European Union. Burcham is the former President and CEO of the Nashville Entrepreneurship Center. From 2001 to 2007, Michael served as President of ParadigmHealth, an integrator of care and disease management services for health plans and employers which has managed over 100,000 individuals nationwide since its inception. Prior to joining ParadigmHealth, Michael was President of Theraphysics, a venture-backed specialty rehabilitation firm he founded in 1992. He also served HCA as the Vice President of Managed Care from 1988-1992. He sits on the boards of 7 companies operating the healthcare and education industries.

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Entrepreneurs' Hall of Fame: Michael Burcham

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Senior Lecturer of Entrepreneurship and Faculty Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship

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