# Yuval Lirov

> Yuval Lirov is the founder and CEO of ClinicMind, which he founded with his son Erez in 1999. A systems-science researcher and author, he worked at Bell Labs, Salomon Brothers and Lehman Brothers before building the family software business. He also helped establish Pinellas County Aikikai in 2014 and serves on its board.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at ClinicMind
- **Organizations:** ClinicMind, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Salomon Brothers, Lehman Brothers, Affinity Billing, Vericle, Pinellas County Aikikai
- **From:** Vilnius, Lithuania
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Mathematics, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, MSc in Operations Research, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, MSc in Systems Science, Washington University in St. Louis, DSc in Systems Science and Mathematics, Washington University in St. Louis
- **Known for:** Earned a doctorate in systems science and mathematics in 1987., Named inventor on US5289370A, an automated resource-allocation patent granted February 22, 1994., Authored Mission Critical Systems Management, published by Prentice Hall in 1997.

## Career timeline

- **1984-1987** — Research assistant at Washington University in St. Louis; completed doctoral research in decision and control systems.
- **1987-1991** — Member of technical staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories, working on AI expert systems.
- **1991-1993** — Manager of artificial intelligence at Salomon Brothers.
- **1993** — Became senior vice president responsible for UNIX systems support at Lehman Brothers.
- **1997** — Published Mission Critical Systems Management; USENIX biography described responsibility for 3,200 UNIX workstations.
- **1999** — Founded ClinicMind with son Erez, according to the current company history.
- **2007** — Published Practicing Profitability.
- **2009** — Published Medical Billing Networks and Processes.
- **2014** — Helped establish Pinellas County Aikikai and secure its first location.

## Achievements

- Earned a doctorate in systems science and mathematics in 1987.
- Named inventor on US5289370A, an automated resource-allocation patent granted February 22, 1994.
- Authored Mission Critical Systems Management, published by Prentice Hall in 1997.
- Founded ClinicMind with Erez Lirov.
- Helped establish Pinellas County Aikikai in 2014.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Discussed sustainable growth, fragmented software and connected operations in an interview published by CLARIA on May 26.

## Links

- Website: https://www.clinicmind.com/leadership
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/healthtechdrlirov

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