Phillip T. Ragon

Since founding InterSystems in 1978, Mr. Ragon has led the company to worldwide prominence in the database, interoperability, and healthcare application markets.

Prior to starting InterSystems, Mr. Ragon co-founded a healthcare software company that became a leader in the U.S. and is now part of GE Healthcare. He has served as a healthcare IT consultant to academic and government institutions and received a prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in healthcare information technology.

Mr. Ragon is a Trustee of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), where he also served as Honorary Co-Chair of the MGH Campaign. He is on the Harvard Medical School Board of Fellows. He is also a member of the MIT Corporation, the governing body of MIT, chairs the Visiting Committee that reviews the Physics Department, and is Co-Chair of the MIT Campaign.

In 2008, Mr. Ragon helped create the Ragon Institute, a joint research center of MGH, MIT, and Harvard. The vision of the Ragon Institute is to “harness the immune system through science to prevent and cure disease,” and its immediate objective is the creation of a vaccine for HIV.

Mr. Ragon is a signatory to The Giving Pledge.

The son of a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot, Mr. Ragon was born in Arizona. He grew up in a variety of states and graduated from high school in Bogota, Colombia. He obtained an S.B. (B.S) in physics from MIT.

Susan M. Ragon

Susan Ragon joined InterSystems in 1985 after holding executive marketing positions in the consumer electronics industry. Susan has been instrumental in building the core infrastructure of the organization and has held several executive-level positions including director of finance, administration, marketing, and documentation. In her current role, Susan oversees finance, recruitment, and human resources throughout InterSystems’ global network of offices in 25 countries. Susan is a signatory to The Giving Pledge and, along with Mr. Ragon, helped found The Ragon Institute.