Vincent J. Lopez.

Vincent “Vince” J. Lopez is an award-winning healthcare technology entrepreneur, standards development leader, and healthcare executive dedicated to advancing electronic health records, health information exchange, and healthcare data privacy. He is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Parker Health, Inc., operating as Parker, with ventures spanning the United States and the United Kingdom.

A seasoned Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) executive, Mr. Lopez has managed and operated healthcare facilities throughout the Washington, D.C. region, including oversight of a $5 million Ryan White Program and a $2 million 340B Program that achieved Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Level 3 Accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). As the lead developer behind Parker’s technology initiatives, he led the development of the Apex Platform, an advanced Electronic Health Record (EHR) system designed to streamline care delivery across clinical, administrative, and enterprise operations.

Parker exists to build the infrastructure that makes patient ownership operationally true — not aspirational.

A recipient of the Forbes 30 Under 30 recognition in 2023, Mr. Lopez serves as Chair of the Electronic Health Records (EHR) Workgroup for the CMS Health Technology Ecosystem within the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. He also serves as Vice Chair of the IEEE Standards Association P3553 Electronic Health Record Identification System and its Work Group for Data Standards for Electronic Health Records, positioning him at the forefront of global healthcare interoperability and information standards development.

An internationally recognized expert and innovator in the EHR sector, Mr. Lopez has provided oral and written testimony before both the Maryland General Assembly and the U.S. Congress on issues related to medical records, electronic health records, and healthcare data governance. As a published researcher and speaker, he has presented at leading conferences throughout the United States, Asia, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Malta on topics including EHR data quality, interoperability, and cybersecurity standards. His work includes a substantial portfolio of proprietary intellectual property, frameworks, and system architectures that have contributed to advancing modern healthcare data integration.

Mr. Lopez maintains active professional memberships with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS), the IEEE Standards Association, OpenEHR International, and the Royal Society of Medicine in London, United Kingdom. He studied English and Political Science & Government at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Deeply committed to health equity and public health advancement, Mr. Lopez serves on multiple healthcare nonprofit and academic advisory boards, including the Dean’s Council at New York University School of Global Public Health and the Advisory Council for the Center for Decision Support Systems and Informatics at the University of Central Florida.

Mr. Lopez is also active in numerous civic and fraternal organizations and divides his time between the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and London, United Kingdom.