Director, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Orion Health, Ian started Orion in 1993 with a four-person staff in Auckland. Before founding Orion Health, Ian was a senior telecommunications consultant for Clearfield Consulting, specializing in message standards and connectivity of data network systems and infrastructures. Prior to his work at Clearfield, Ian worked for Ernst & Young designing corporate networks.

He holds a Masters in Engineering Sciences and a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) from the University of Auckland. Previously, Ian was employed as a scientist by the NZDSIR and wrote mathematical models of the human body. Ian completed his Masters with a thesis utilizing a combination of maths and software programming to model Antarctic ice shelves.

Watch Ian’s interview on #Unfiltered:
www.unfiltered.tv/public/ian-mccrae