TransUnion Expands Healthcare Vertical with New Hire, Milton Silva-Craig

Chicago, July 14, 2009 – TransUnion has hired Milton Silva-Craig to serve as its healthcare vertical leader.  Silva-Craig will be responsible for the strategic direction of the vertical and expanding its footprint in the healthcare market overall.  He will report directly to Jeff Hellinga, president of TransUnion’s U.S. Information Services division.

With more than a decade of experience in public and private healthcare settings, Silva-Craig joins TransUnion from software and services healthcare provider Technology Solutions Company, where he served as president and Chief Executive Officer. He previously served as president and Chief Operating Officer of Emageon Inc., a diagnostic imaging information technology company. He also served as an executive with GE Healthcare in its information technology business unit.

“With his strategic insight, Milton greatly complements the strength of TransUnion’s healthcare group,” said Hellinga.  “His deep industry experience and demonstrated success in rapidly growing and sustaining high technology businesses will help with the continued progress and emerging opportunities TransUnion is pursuing in the healthcare market.”  

Silva-Craig holds a J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School as well as a Masters of Business Administration in international business and a Bachelor of Arts in international relations and American foreign policy both from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.