A quick look at Michael McCann, leader of HeartSmart Technologies

June 12th, 2008, 2:25 am · 2 Comments · posted by Colin Stewart

Michael H. McCann, president and chief executive officer of HeartSmart Technologies in Irvine, is a native Virginian with a long career in finance and corporate management. To see what his company is doing to combat heart disease, see the “Biomedical Innovation” blog column “HeartSmart test can tell if that fatty food really clogged your arteries.”
See below for information about McCann, his background and his interests.

Michael H. McCann

Age: 61

Born: Charlottesville, Va.

Lives: Newport Beach, Calif.

Education: B.A. in journalism, University of Minnesota; M.B.A., Pepperdine University

Experience: Four years in the U.S. Air Force as a Russian Voice Intercept Operator; 15 years in investment banking and corporate finance; nearly 20 years running entrepreneurial companies.

Family: Single

Favorite work-related books: “Execution” by Larry Bossidy and “The Effective Executive” by Peter Drucker. (“They focus on building results-oriented corporate culture.”)

Favorite reading for pleasure: “The Victory of Reason” by Rodney Stark. (“A great history of capitalism and Western Civilization in a concise, readable treatise, with some lessons for modern times.”)

Favorite sports: Golf, skiing.

Favorite leisure activities: Movies and theater.

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