Senior Advisor, Insight Partners; Board Director, CaringBridge; former Chief Information Officer, Mayo Clinic

Cris Ross is senior advisor to venture capital firm Insight Partners. From 2003-2024 he served as Chief Information Officer at Mayo Clinic, CVSHealth / MinuteClinic, and Optum Behavioral Health, and was Executive Vice President for Interoperability at Surescripts. He also served as chair of the board of Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) from 2019-2024 and has served on boards of start-up technology companies and advisory committees for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the U.S. Veterans Administration. He currently serves on the boards of CaringBridge and Minnesota Opera. He is a two-time cancer survivor and patient advocate, co-author of Diagnosed: An Insider’s Guide for Your Healthcare Journey with Ed Marx. Cris is a frequent lecturer and speaker on the role of artificial intelligence and advanced data management in healthcare, management of technology in complex organizations, healthcare management and economics, and patient-centered care.