Julie Shimer

Julie A. Shimer is currently Chief Executive Officer at Welch Allyn Protocol, Inc (Oregon), Director at Blue Highway Holdings LLC, and a Member of The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc., Forum for Women Entrepreneurs & Executives, The Society of Women Engineers, Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society, and Professional Women in Healthcare.
Former positions include President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Welch Allyn, Inc. from 2007 to 2012; President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Vocera Communications, Inc. from 2001 to 2007; Chief Executive Officer at Allyn & Co., Inc. from 2007 to 2012; Chairman at EarthLink LLC from 2014 to 2017; Chairman at Empire State Development Corp.; Chairman at New York State Economic Development Corp.; Non-Executive Chairman at EarthLink Holdings LLC from 2014 to 2017; Independent Director at Masimo Corp.
from 2019 to 2023; Independent Director at NETGEAR, Inc. from 2007 to 2013; Independent Director at Apollo Endosurgery, Inc. from 2018 to 2023; Independent Director at Avanos Medical, Inc. from 2014 to 2026; Independent Director at Windstream Holdings, Inc. from 2017 to 2020; Director at Windstream Services PE LLC from 2017 to 2020; Vice President & General Manager-Networking Products at 3com Corp.
(Massachusetts) from 2000 to 2001; and Vice President & General Manager-Paging Division at Motorola, Inc. from 1993 to 1999.
Education includes a graduate degree (1979) and doctorate (1982) from Lehigh University, and an undergraduate degree (1974) from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.