Chief innovation officers have taken on an important role as pioneers of digital transformation, managing venture capital and promoting innovation at hospitals and health systems across the country.
Six chief innovation officer appointments from 2022:
- Nashville, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health named Jessica Beegle chief innovation officer. Ms. Beegle has previously held leadership roles at GE, Amazon Web Services and Google.
- Dean Chang, PhD, was named interim chief innovation officer of the Baltimore-based University of Maryland.
- Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center named Jarrett Rieger as the health center's first chief innovation officer. Mr. Rieger has been with Moffitt since 2004.
- Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health named Eric Eskioglu, MD, as the chief physician innovation officer for Novant Health Enterprises, the health system's innovation business.
- Boston-based Dana Farber Cancer Institute named Mary Tolika, PhD, as senior vice president and chief innovation officer. Previously, Dr. Tolika was CEO at the Wyss Center for Bio & Neuroengineering.
- Omaha-based University of Nebraska Medical Center named Scott Raymond as vice-president and chief information and innovation officer.