Patrick J. McGinnis, MD, MS, MBA, Chairman
pat.mcginnis@gmail.com
Dr. McGinnis has had a career at the intersection of medicine & technology, but always with a focus on the mission at hand. He has broad medical experience across the public sector, private sector, and academia.
He began his career as a flight surgeon for NASA and the US Air Force Reserve, and then embarked into the emerging discipline of Healthcare IT. He has held physician executive and leadership positions with Cerner, Memorial Hermann, 2nd.MD and Humana Military. In 2013, he became one of the first physicians in the US to become Board Certified in the new subspecialty of Clinical Informatics.
Along with these roles, he has been active with Houston Angel Network and an Advisor to the Houston Health Ventures. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the UTHealth School of Biomedical Informatics, one of the premier institutions of the Texas Medical Center. He currently serves on the Friendswood Downtown Economic Development Corporation and the Galveston County United Board of Health.
Dr. McGinnis’ entry into the political arena began in 2002. Then he served as a Congressional Fellow in the US Senate with Senator Conrad Burns (R-Montana), gaining tremendous insight to public policy. In 2008, he attended his first precinct convention, and subsequently has been a steady presence within the Galveston County Republican Party activities. He has attended every Senate District and RPT State Convention since then. In 2012, he was an alternate delegate to the Republican National Convention. He was elected and served two terms on the City Council of Friendswood TX. He served as the Program Chair, and then President of the Galveston County Republican Network. He was elected to be the Chairman of the Galveston County Republican Party in 2020.