NantHealth

NantHealth, one of the constituent companies of NantWorks controlled by Patrick Soon-Shiong headquartered in Culver City, California is focused on developing and marketing a range of healthcare solutions.[clarification needed] In addition to Soon-Shiong, notable investors include Allscripts, [1] BlackBerry,[2] the Kuwait Sovereign Fund KIA,[3] Celgene,[4] and Verizon.[5]

In September 2014, NantHealth was featured as the cover story on Forbes Magazine, where it was estimated that NantHealth has a market value of $1.6 billion.[6] In December 2014, NantHealth was featured on 60 Minutes by Sanjay Gupta.

Patrick Soon-Shiong

Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong (Chinese: 陈颂雄.Soon-Shiong黄馨祥; pinyin: Huáng Xīnxiáng, Mandarin pronunciation: [xu̯ɑ̌ŋ ɕín ɕi̯ɑ̌ŋ]; born July 29, 1952) is a South African-born American surgeon, medical researcher, businessman, philanthropist, and professor at University of California at Los Angeles. He is currently chairman of the Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation and chairman and CEO of the Chan Soon-Shiong Institute for Advanced Health, National LambdaRail, the Healthcare Transformation Institute and NantWorks, LLC.[5] In October 2010, he bought Earvin “Magic” Johnson’s minority ownership stake in the Los Angeles Lakers.[6] As of January 2016, Soon-Shiong was estimated by Forbes as having a net worth of US$12,500,000,000, ranking him #37 among US billionaires, the wealthiest American in the healthcare industry, and the wealthiest person in Los Angeles.

Early life and ancestry

Soon-Shiong was born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa to Chinese immigrant parents who fled from China during the Japanese occupation in World War II.[2][8] His parents are from Taishan in Guangdong, China,[8] and he is a Hakka.