From clinical decision support to enterprise automation, AI is reshaping healthcare. Meet the executives shaping the future of responsible AI in hospitals across the US.
As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in healthcare delivery, hospitals and health systems are appointing Chief AI Officers—or other senior executives—with dedicated responsibility for AI governance, implementation, and oversight. The growing presence of CAIOs reflects healthcare’s recognition that while AI holds transformative potential, it also introduces significant risks: to patient safety, professional liability, regulatory compliance, and operational stability. Navigating this balance requires dedicated, cross-functional leadership at the highest levels.
Here is our current list of 48 Hospital and Health System Chief AI Officers to Know.
- Ashley Beecy — Chief AI Officer, Sutter Health
- Andrew A. Borkowski — Chief AI Officer, VA Sunshine Healthcare Network
- Michael Burns — Associate CMIO for Artificial Intelligence, Michigan Medicine
- Alok Chaudhary — Chief Data & AI Officer, VCU Health
- Zafar Chaudhry — Chief Digital, AI & Information Officer, Seattle Children’s
- Anthony Chang — Chief Intelligence & Innovation Officer, CHOC Children’s
- Sumeet Chugh — Vice-Dean & Chief AI Health Research Officer, Cedars-Sinai
- Jordan Dale — Chief Health AI Officer, Houston Methodist
- Nasim Eftekhari — Chief AI & Analytics Officer, City of Hope
- Dexter Hadley — Founding Chief of Artificial Intelligence, University of Central Florida College of Medicine
- Justin Iannello — Chief Digital Health, AI & Health Informatics Officer, VISN 21
- Sunil Kakade — System VP, Enterprise Data & AI, CommonSpirit Health
- Rebecca Kaul — SVP, Emerging Technology, AI & Transformation, Northwell Health
- Zain Khalpey — Network Director Of Artificial Intelligence, HonorHealth
- Eyal Klang — Chief of Generative-AI, Windreich Department of AI & Human Health, Mount Sinai Health System
- Rajiv Kolagani — Chief Data & AI Officer, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
- Daniel Kortsch — Associate Chief of AI & Digital Health, Denver Health
- Nina Kottler — Associate CMO, Clinical AI, Radiology Partners
- Paul Lukac — Chief AI Officer, UCLA Health
- Yuan Luo — Chief AI Officer, Northwestern University
- Shahidul Mannan — Chief Data, Analytics & AI Officer, Orlando Health
- Peter McCaffrey — Chief AI Officer, The University of Texas Medical Branch
- Jon McManus — VP, Chief Data & AI Officer, Inova Health
- Alda Mizaku — Chief Data & AI Officer, Children’s National Hospital
- Sara Murray — Chief Health AI Officer, UCSF Health
- Girish Nadkarni — Chair, Windreich Department of AI & Human Health, Mount Sinai Health System
- Mouneer Odeh — Chief Data & AI Officer, Cedars-Sinai
- Deepti Pandita — CMIO, VP Clinical Informatics & AI Lead, UCI Health
- Mangesh Patil — Chief AI Officer, HCA Healthcare
- Divya Pathak — Chief Data & AI Officer, NYC Health + Hospitals
- Philip Payne — Chief Health AI Officer, BJC HealthCare & Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
- Brian Patterson — Physician Administrative Director for Clinical AI, UW Health
- Ashwin Prakash — Chief Data & AI Officer, Community Health Systems
- Rob Purinton — Chief AI Officer, AdventHealth
- Jyothi Karthik Raja — SVP, Chief Analytics & AI Officer, Ascension
- Anand Rajani — Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, Community Health System
- Nabile Safdar — Interim Chief AI Officer, Emory Healthcare
- Sameer Sethi — Chief AI Officer, Hackensack Meridian Health
- Ben Shahshahani — Chief AI Officer, Cleveland Clinic
- Silei Shan — VP, Data Science & AI, Holy Name Medical Center
- Karandeep Singh — Chief Health AI Officer, UCSD Health
- Yasir Tarabichi — Chief Health AI Officer, MetroHealth
- Micky Tripathi — Chief Artificial Intelligence Implementation Officer, Mayo Clinic
- Jefferson Tweed — VP, Data, Analytics & AI, Children’s Health
- Chaitanya Vempati — Associate VP, AI & Analytics, Memorial Hermann Health System
- Daniel Yang — VP of AI & Emerging Technologies, Kaiser Permanente
- Nick Yaitsky — VP, Chief AI Officer & Head of Enterprise Architecture, Wellstar Health System
- Byron Yount — Chief Data & AI Officer, Mercy
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