Why Did Google Hire Geisinger CEO Dr. David Feinberg?

On Thursday, Geisinger Health announced its CEO Dr. David Feinberg was leaving to fill a newly created leadership role at Google, a sure sign the tech giant wants to cash in on the $3.5 trillion healthcare industry. Google is not the only one. Five the world's 10 largest companies have announced major health initiatives over the past year, including: Amazon, Apple, Berkshire-Hathaway, JPMorgan Chase and, now, Alphabet, Inc. (Google). Sources close to the Google announcement said Feinberg will report to AI head Jeff Dean, who we're told led a months-long search for the right candidate. According to CNBC's Christina Farr, who first reported on the details of the transition, "Feinberg's job will be figuring out how to organize Google's fragmented health initiatives, which overlap among many different business."