About
Maia Hightower is Chief Executive Officer at Veritas Healthcare Insights, which advises healthcare organizations on AI implementation and digital transformation. She previously served as Chief Digital Transformation Officer at UChicago Medicine and has over 15 years of executive leadership experience in healthcare technology and operational transformation. Her work focuses on AI maturity assessment, strategic alignment, compliance, and measurable value delivery in healthcare settings.
Experience
- Veritas Healthcare InsightsChief Executive Officercurrent2025 β presentPark City, Utah, United States
- Equality AIChief Executive Officer2021 β 2025Park City, Utah, United States
- UChicago MedicineExecutive Vice President, Chief Digital and Transformation Officer2022 β 2023
- University of Utah HealthSr. Director Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion2021 β 2022Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- University of Utah HealthChief Medical Information Officer, Associate Chief Medical Officer2019 β 2021Greater Salt Lake City Area
- University of Iowa Health AllianceChief Population Health Officer2017 β 2019
- The University of Iowa Health CareChief Medical Information Officer2015 β 2019
- Stanford Health CareAssociate Medical Director, University Healthcare Alliance2013 β 2015
- Associated Internal Medicine Medical GroupPhysician2007 β 2013
- University of California, San DiegoResident Med-Peds2003 β 2007
Education
- The Wharton SchoolMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Finance2009 β 2011
- University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryDoctor of Medicine (MD)1998 β 2003
- University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryMaster of Public Health (MPH)1998 β 2003
- Cornell UniversityBachelor of Arts (BA)1991 β 1995
Skills & more
Strategy1Diversity1Management5Leadership4Strategic Planning2Operating Systems1EMR7AI Governance2Healthcare Technology Implementation3Thought Leadership2Artificial Intelligence (AI)1Digital Transformation1
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Vendor ManagementIT IntegrationAgile MethodologiesCloud MigrationMedicineHealthcare ManagementHealthcareHospitalsPediatricsCross-functional Team LeadershipHealthcare Information TechnologyHealthcare ConsultingFrom Maia's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended The Wharton School1,366
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also attended University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry4
Also attended Cornell University553
Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMicah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North America
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Shared employers
Also worked at UChicago Medicine7
Eric YablonkaDigital Health Advisor at Excelerate Health VenturesNida ShekhaniDeputy COO & Chief Strategy Officer at Oncology VenturesJesse RiveraConsulting at Rock HealthJulie FredricksonInvestor at chaotic capitalJonathan HirschPartner at Rebel FundPhill Lawson-ShanksWayfinder at 53 Stations
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Also worked at University of Utah Health4
Also worked at Stanford Health Care26
Lana DevlikamovaLegal Operations Manager at CapitalGKarlInvestor at TFX CapitalKunal SethyEntrepreneur in Residence, Sparrow Healthcare at Red Cell IncubationTracy GeorgeInvestor at EPIC VENTURESEric YablonkaDigital Health Advisor at Excelerate Health VenturesBob SalkInvestor at Snow Hill Partners
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Also worked at University of California, San Diego40
Keerthi NalabotuInvestor at True VenturesVignesh RavikumarInvestor at Sierra VenturesAnne GheriniChief Marketing Officer at Sierra VenturesRachel Tsunemoto Hislop, PhDPrincipal, Director of Research at Two Bear CapitalXuhui ShaoPartner at Foothill VenturesIvneet BhullarInvestment Partner at Fusion
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Colleagues at EPIC VENTURES
Andy Theurer
Chief Executive Officer - ARUP Laboratories at EPIC VENTURES
Brad Wiskirchen
Investor at EPIC VENTURES
Charles Fisher
Investor at EPIC VENTURES
Chris Stone
Investor at EPIC VENTURES
Craig Jeppson
Investor at EPIC VENTURES
Darren Lee
Investor at EPIC VENTURES
David Liu
Investor at EPIC VENTURES
Dean Robison
Investor at EPIC VENTURES




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