Press Release
Technology Industry Veteran Phil Mui Joins HeartFlow Product & Engineering Team
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – July 21, 2015 – HeartFlow, Inc., a pioneer in personalized medical technology for cardiovascular disease, announced the addition of Phil Mui as senior vice president of engineering and product. A former technology executive of Google and Acxiom, Mui will be responsible for guiding the scalable development of HeartFlow’s technology platform. The company’s HeartFlow® FFRCT Analysis is the first and only non-invasive technology to offer physicians insight on both the extent of a patient’s arterial blockage, as well as any impact on blood flow.
“Phil’s extensive knowledge and experience in engineering, along with his considerable energy, will greatly benefit HeartFlow, particularly as we look to further enhance our products by incorporating additional cutting-edge technology,” said Charles Taylor, founder and chief technology officer of HeartFlow. “The breadth and depth of his understanding of product development and streamlining engineering practices makes him an ideal addition to our team, and we are very lucky to have him.”
Prior to joining HeartFlow, Mui was executive vice president, chief technology and product innovation officer for Acxiom, a marketing technology and services company where he led agile engineering, product and marketing teams to build data science and marketing products. While there, he also created the Acxiom Innovation Lab for long-term research and development with industry partners, including Salesforce.com, Microsoft, and others. Prior to joining Acxiom, he spent nearly seven years at Google, where he led the Google Analytics team and other infrastructure projects.
“Phil brings unparalleled knowledge of how to develop truly scalable technology offerings, which will enable us to meet the needs of HeartFlow’s customers in a rapid fashion as our clinical platform is adopted at leading hospitals around the world,” said John Stevens, CEO of HeartFlow. “His skill in designing nimble teams and infrastructure will be critical as we continue to expand our reach over the coming year.”
Mui’s work has received several prestigious industry awards, including the 2013 American Business Award for Favorite Marketing Product, the 2014 People’s Choice Stevie Award for Most Innovative Marketing Product, the MediaPost 2014 Media Supplier of the Year, and the 2014 Walmart Supplier of the Year.
Mui graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in engineering, as well as a doctorate in electrical engineering and computer science. He also holds a master’s degree in management from Oxford, where he was a Marshall Scholar.
About HeartFlow
HeartFlow, Inc. is a personalized medical technology company dedicated to transforming the way cardiovascular disease is managed. Committed to improving outcomes, reducing costs and creating a better patient experience, HeartFlow’s goal is to provide healthcare professionals with actionable knowledge about each patient by combining best-in-class, non-invasive healthcare imaging with advanced, computational fluid dynamics technology and the insights of big data. Its non-invasive HeartFlow FFRCT Analysis helps physicians diagnose coronary artery disease and provides them with information they need to manage each patient. For more information visit www.heartflow.com.
