Paul Alexander

Paul Alexander is the CEO and Co-founder of Lexigram, a technology company focused on revolutionizing the utilization of medical data.1 He founded Lexigram in January 2014 with the goal of creating simple, scalable tools to support data scientists and clinicians working on predictive diagnosis and patient modeling.1

Background and Education

Paul holds a Master's degree in Social Science with a focus on Anthropology from the University of Chicago. During his master's program, he conducted ethnographic research on Translocal Citizenship and the Mexican Consulate in Chicago.1 Prior to that, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Cultural Anthropology from California State University-Monterey Bay. For his senior thesis, Paul conducted ethnographic research in rural communities in El Salvador and Mexico, producing a research paper and a multimedia collection.1

Professional Experience

At Lexigram, Paul and his team are dedicated to developing intelligent summaries of medical data from various sources, including electronic health records (EHRs), doctor's notes, emails, faxes, and claims. The company's focus is on building medical entity and context extraction APIs for patient data, particularly tailored for data scientists and developers.2

Paul's motivation for starting Lexigram stemmed from the frustration surrounding the inefficiency in transferring and interpreting medical records. The company aims to extract valuable insights from vast amounts of health-related data, with the ultimate goal of enhancing the value derived from healthcare information.

Additional Information

• Location: Palo Alto, California, United States1
• Languages: Spanish1
• Twitter handle: @palexander3
• Paul describes himself as a Healthcare AI CEO, Software Engineer, Anthropologist, and Arts Collaborator3

Paul Alexander's diverse background in anthropology and technology has uniquely positioned him to lead Lexigram in its mission to transform healthcare analytics through advanced text processing and data mining techniques.2