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Adam Buffum

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Healthcare Director - Strategic Provider Accounts at Microsoft
📍 Torrance, California, United States

Adam Buffum is a Director at Microsoft, leading a team focused on digital transformation and AI adoption for strategic healthcare providers. An experienced sales leader with an MBA from Pepperdine Graziadio Business School, he has a strong background in data, AI, and hybrid cloud solutions. Colleagues describe him as a dedicated, natural-born leader with fresh energy.

Drawing on his past experience as a teacher, Adam brings a unique combination of mentorship and sales skills to his leadership roles. This background has been noted by colleagues as effective in influencing customers and fostering collaborative team environments.

He is a recipient of the prestigious George Award from Pepperdines business school, which recognizes integrity, leadership, and entrepreneurial spirit.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Healthcare Director - Strategic Provider Accounts
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Torrance, California, United States
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AI in Healthcare
He leads a team at Microsoft helping healthcare clients with their digital transformation and journey to AI to improve patient experiences and lower costs.
Sales Leadership
His career includes multiple sales management roles at Microsoft and IBM, and his MBA focused on Business Strategy and Sales Leadership.
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Work history

4-2021
Healthcare Director - Strategic Provider Accounts
Microsoft
1-2021 - 4-2021
Manager, Data, AI & Automation, Healthcare, Life Sciences, State and Local Government, Higher Ed
IBM
1-2020 - 12-2020
Manager, US Healthcare and Life Sciences, Data & AI
IBM
3-2017 - 12-2019
Manager, US Healthcare and Life Sciences, Hybrid Cloud Integration
IBM
6-2011 - 4-2013
2013 MBA Graduate
Pepperdine University Graziadio School of Business and Management
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Education
MBA
Pepperdine Graziadio Business School
Bachelor of Arts
University of California, Berkeley
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