Philip Bredesen, CEO Bredex Corporation 48th Governor of Tennessee
Thursday, February 27, 2014, Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 6 pm
Phi Bredesen founded Bredex Corp., a computer software development company, in 2000 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Bredesen served as a Governor of the State of Tennessee from 2003 to 2011. As Governor, he had many accomplishments, including taking control of the State Medicaid program and leading successful public health efforts to reduce teenage smoking and infant mortality. He worked with the General Assembly to manage the state through a fiscal crisis without raising taxes or cutting funding for education. He served as a Mayor of Nashville from 1991 to 1999. Before entering public service, he worked in the health care industry.