Rohit Chandra has reportedly been named chief digital officer at the Cleveland Clinic, a newly created role for the system Press release.

Chandra will be responsible for overseeing the information technology department and leading digital innovation in clinics globally, starting February 14.

With over 25 years of experience in digital technology and engineering, he will help accelerate the digital transformation of clinics, including areas such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and big data, to improve care access and enhance the patient and caregiver experience. release.

“New technologies are reshaping the way we access, deliver and experience the best care possible,” Cleveland Clinic president and CEO Dr. Tom Mihaljevic said in a statement. He added that Chandra “has proven himself to be a visionary in applying these tools and techniques. As the Cleveland Clinic grows and more people live around the world, his new perspective will allow us to patients, caregivers and organizations benefit.”

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Chandra joins the clinic from Sunshine Products, a Palo Alto, California-based tech startup, as vice president of engineering. Prior to that, he was senior vice president of search and advertising at Verizon Media, where he was responsible for bringing together Yahoo and AOL’s products and teams after they were acquired by Verizon, according to the press release, noting that he also helped build search technology and worked at Yahoo! 13 years and advertise products.

According to the press release, Chandra holds a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford University.

This story first appeared in our sister publication, Crane’s Cleveland Operations.