Humana Names Dr. Shantanu Nundy as Chief Medical Officer

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) today announced that Shantanu Nundy, M.D., will join the company as Chief Medical Officer, effective August 31. A practicing physician, healthcare executive, and technology leader, Dr. Nundy has spent his career using technology to make care better, simpler, and more human. At Humana, he will bring an innovative clinical voice to the enterprise and help shape the design of the company's products, platforms, and use of AI. Dr. Nundy will report to Jim Rechtin, Humana President and CEO, and will serve as a member of the company’s Enterprise Leadership Team.

“Clinical excellence is at the heart of Humana’s vision to be a leading consumer healthcare company, and I am thrilled to welcome Dr. Nundy as our new chief medical officer,” said Jim Rechtin, Humana President and CEO. “I am confident Shantanu’s experience at the intersection of clinical outcomes, technology, and the consumer experience will advance our efforts to simplify the path to care and help the people we serve achieve their best health.”

Dr. Nundy most recently served as Executive Vice President of Care Delivery and Chief Health Officer at Accolade, a personalized healthcare navigation and care delivery company serving millions of Americans, where he led a technology-driven transformation of the member care experience. Previously, he was Managing Director for Clinical Innovation at Evolent Health, where he drove value-based and digital care transformation across large health systems. He has advised a wide range of organizations on digital health and AI, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, World Bank, and a number of health technology startups. Dr. Nundy is a hands-on clinician who practices primary care at a community health center and hospital medicine at a regional health system. He is the author of two books and serves on the adjunct faculty at Stanford Medicine and Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. He earned his bachelor's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, his medical degree from Johns Hopkins and his MBA from the University of Chicago.

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