After 30 years in private legal practice, David Katz joined RadNet, where he is Chief Legal Officer. In this interview he talks about what drew him to a company built around preventive care and early detection, how losing his wife to breast cancer continues to shape his purpose, and why he believes RadNet is just getting started.
Transcript
0:00 I joined RadNet after being in private practice for 30 years at law firms representing clients, including RadNet, and I came and met some of the people and instantly grew a bond with them.
0:08 I was at the pinnacle of my career in private practice, but I also was looking for a new challenge.
0:15 RadNet is incredibly passionate about health care, and in particular screening and population health, and that’s really driven by Dr. Berger, our founder and CEO. His vision of what makes good business is good medicine.
0:30 For me personally, my wife passed away 13 years ago from breast cancer. So the opportunity to be involved in a company that can help other people that are either dealing with difficult diagnosis or that we can help diagnose earlier. I can’t imagine having an opportunity that would be any better than that for me.
0:55 In her memory, to be able to help drive this company to help others is really, really my passion.
1:04 I have had the opportunity now to work not only on the legal side but on the business side. And now we’re at the forefront of our entire industry in what we can do in terms of population health around the world.
1:13 I’m not only getting incredible challenges in a positive way, I’m getting incredible opportunities, and I’m getting the opportunity to make a difference.
1:27 I’m having fun doing my job. I’m seeing the fruits of the labor that we’re all putting in. We are on this ride together, rowing in the boat together, working passionately and working hard so that we can save lives. At the end of the day, that’s our mission is saving lives.
1:42 Every year, Dr. Berger and I, at the beginning of the year, talk to each other and say, “Yeah, we’re just getting started.” And so maybe that’s the phrase: “We’re just getting started.”