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Chief Innovation Officers to Know | 2024

These visionary leaders help their organizations stay ahead of the curve in novel care delivery by cultivating innovative, creative and forward-thinking solutions. Chief innovation officers pave the way for the introduction of groundbreaking technologies, improved patient care strategies, dynamic partnerships and much more.

Note: This list is not exhaustive, nor is it an endorsement of included hospitals, health systems or associated healthcare providers. Leaders and organizations cannot pay for inclusion on this list. Leaders are presented in alphabetical order. We extend a special thank you to Rhoda Weiss for her contributions to this list.

We accepted nominations for this list. Please contact Anna Falvey at afalvey@beckershealthcare.com with any questions or comments.

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Anthony Chang, MD

Chief Intelligence and Innovation Officer, Children’s Hospital

Orange County

County, CA

Becky Buchen

Senior Vice President

Innovation at OSF HealthCare

Peoria, IL

Bill Sheahan

Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer

MedStar Health

Columbia, MD

Brian Weirich, DHA, MSN, RN

Chief Nurse Innovation Officer

Bon Secours Mercy Health

Cincinnati, OH

Chris Coburn

Chief Innovation Officer

Mass General Brigham

Boston, MA

Chris Waugh

Chief Innovation Officer

Sutter Health

Sacramento, CA

Clem “Bo” Wilkes III

Senior Vice President and Chief Growth Officer

Ballad Health

Johnson City, TN

D. Geoffrey Vince, PhD

Executive Director

Cleveland Clinic Innovations

Dan Shoenthal

Chief Innovation Officer and Vice President

Innovation for The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, TX

David Higginson

Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer

Phoenix Children’s

David Sylvan

Chief Strategy, Innovation and Marketing Officer

University Hospitals

Cleveland, OH

Elizabeth Hagerman, PhD

Chief Innovation Officer

UW Health

Madison, WI

Harlan Levine, MD

President of Health Innovation and Policy

City of Hope

Duarte, CA

Ingrid Gerbino, MD

Chief Innovation Officer

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

Tacoma, WA

Jerry Vuchak

Executive Vice President and Chief Information and Innovation Officer

Children’s Nebraska

Omaha, NE

John Brownstein, PhD

Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer

Boston Children’s Hospital

Boston, MA

Kiran Avancha, PhD

Chief Innovation Officer

HonorHealth

Scottsdale, AZ

Kolaleh Eskandanian, PhD

Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer

Children’s National Hospital

Washington, DC

Kristen Murtos

Chief Innovation and Transformation Officer

Endeavor Health

Evanston, IL

Lisa Prasad

Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer

Henry Ford Health System

Detroit, MI

Mark Kandrysawtz

Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer

WellSpan Health

York, PA

Mary Tolikas, PhD

Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, MA

Myra Davis

Executive Vice President and Chief Information and Innovation Officer

Texas Children’s Hospital

Houston, TX

Rasu Shrestha, MD

Enterprise Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation and Commercialization Officer

Advocate Health

Charlotte, NC

Rich Roth

System Vice President and Chief Strategic Innovation Officer of CommonSpirit Health (Chicago)

Chicago, IL

Richard Milani, MD

Chief Clinical Innovation Officer

Sutter Health

Sacramento, CA

Richard Zane, MD

Chief Medical Officer and Chief Innovation Officer

UCHealth

Aurora, CO

Roberta Schwartz

Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer

Houston Methodist

Houston, TX

Roger Jansen, PhD

Former Chief Innovation and Digital Health Officer of Michigan State University Health Care (East Lansing)

East Lansing, MI

Sandra Powell-Elliott

Vice President and Chief Innovation and Commercialization Officer

Hackensack Meridian Health

Edison, NJ

Sangeeta Bardhan Cook, PhD

Chief Innovation Officer

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Philadelphia, PA

Scott Arnold

Executive Vice President and Chief Digital and Innovation Officer

Tampa General Hospital

Tampa, FL

Susan Furth, MD, PhD

Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Todd Ponsky, MD

Chief Innovation Officer

Cincinnati Children’s

Cincinnati, OH

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