Carolyn Wong Simpkins, MD, PhD

Carolyn Wong Simpkins is a physician, health technology executive, and health system transformation leader. She joined the leadership team at Health Catalyst as Chief Medical Informatics Officer to lead the development of medical content and accelerate the infusion of clinical insight its next-generation suite of products, and is also helping to shape machine learning algorithms so they can best be used to influence important care decisions. She brings to this role insights from her experiences practicing medicine in diverse settings, from academic medical centers to critical access hospitals and community health centers, combined with a keen understanding of federal health policy and its systemic implications, gleaned from her time on the staff of the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Health subcommittee and her observations from working globally on health system transformation programs and solutions for the UK based British Medical Journal. She is passionate about data, technology, design and disrupting healthcare paradigms to improve health outcomes for all. Carolyn is a Fellow of the second class of the Liberty Fellowship and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.