Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, has tapped Naveen Maram its inaugural Chief Data & AI Officer, Maram announced in a LinkedIn post.

In his new role, Maram will focus on accelerating discovery, translating innovation into patient care that reaches more people, and reducing the burden on caregivers.

Maram most recently served as Chief Data and AI Officer at Ardent Health, having previously held the role of Chief Data Officer at the organization. Before joining Ardent Health, he was Vice President of Digital Operations at Centene Corporation and held data governance leadership roles at CommonSpirit Health and Intermountain Healthcare.

During his 15-year career at Intermountain Healthcare, Maram held several positions spanning data governance, interoperability, medical informatics, and clinical modeling. Earlier, he worked as a consultant at GE Healthcare, developing models, terminology, and ontologies to support the development of next-generation electronic medical records.

Highlighting his vision for the role in a LinkedIn post, Maram shared, “My focus: Accelerate discovery, translate innovation into care that reaches more people, and reduce the burden on caregivers so they can do the work only they can do.”