Mandeep Maini

INNOVATION AND TRANSFORMATION LEADER AND STRATEGIST | TRUSTED ADVISOR & BUSINESS PARTNER

Mandeep Maini is a Harvard-educated, NACD Directorship Certified®, international AI and Health Tech Expert. She helps educational institutions and businesses navigate the complex path from AI experimentation to meaningful operational impact and measurable value. Mandeep is a Distinguished Fellow at Avasant Consulting, bringing thought leadership and innovation to Healthcare Technology and AI forums; Principal Consultant at Ingenuity Advisory Partners, increasing AI Literacy and Adoption in Healthcare; Board Member at HIMSS South Florida, supporting the transformation of the global healthcare ecosystem through innovation in healthcare technology & AI, a Fellow at Miami AI Club, providing AI expertise and insights to enhance the responsible use of AI; and Visiting Professor at Chandigarh University. A graduate of Harvard University with an Ed.M. in artificial intelligence, Mandeep also has a high-tech MBA degree from Northeastern University. She is a recognized thought leader and speaker at national and international conferences and institutions. Based in the US, Mandeep has also worked in Germany and India. She is fluent in English, Hindi, and Punjabi and has intermediate-level speaking and reading skills in German and Spanish.

TRANSFORMATION LEADER | DYNAMIC TEAM BUILDER AND COACH

Extensive success in directing and leading large and strategic enterprise-wide digital transformations and modernization. Deep AI and healthcare industry knowledge and experience in broad range of transformation projects, including AI Literacy, AI Maturity Assessment, AI Strategy, AI Implementation, AI Governance. Relentless focus on creating AI and health tech-led propositions, strategy and transformation roadmaps through a business-focused and industry-specific lens.

• Moderated panel on Reimagining Healthcare Delivery through MedTech & AI at Avasant’s Empowering Beyond Summit
• Moderated panel on Building a Resilient Workforce in the AI Era at Bamberg Health’s Florida Health Innovation summit
• Submitted comments to the US Government’s Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS) to support its goal of accelerating safe, effective, and trusted AI adoption in clinical care.
• Panelist at Tech Hub Pulse: Healthcare Rewired: From AI Hype to Health System Transformation
• Panelist at Leaders of the Future Event on Women’s Wellbeing in the Age of AI
• Panelist at Avasant’s Empowering Beyond Summit: The Agentic AI Playbook
• Panelist at StartupOle on AI, Talent and the Future of Innovation in the Intelligent Age
• Panelist at Artificial Intelligence VIBE sponsored by South Florida Education Center & town of Davie
• Panelist at Avasant’s Digital Forum on Enhancing Patient Experience using AI
• Panelist at South Florida HIMSS / FIU’s event on Pioneering the Future of Healthcare with AI
• Co-authored article on the Growing Opportunities for AI in Healthcare for Grant Thornton
• Co-authored article on Accelerating digital transformation in healthcare for Grant Thornton
• Conducted for-credit Webinar on How AI is Reshaping Modern Healthcare at Chandigarh University, India
• Authored op-ed in Indian Express, on The Art of Insuring: what India can learn from US Healthcare.
• Conducted for-credit Webinar on How AI is Reshaping Modern Healthcare at Chitkara University, India
• Addressed BS Health Informatics class at Nova Southeastern University, Florida
• Addressed BS Health Management class at Chandigarh University, India
• Headlined two seminars on Healthcare Technology Trends at CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Presenter and panelist at IBC Asia Health Insurance Conference, Singapore

• HEWLETT PACKARD, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Germany
• Worldwide Consultant, Software Services, Nashua, New Hampshire
• Technology Consultant, European Strategic Program for Research in IT, Munich Germany
• Software Engineer, Applied Expert Systems Group, Massachusetts

• Led the digital transformation at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA), with a strategic shift to eHealth Delivery using analytics, telemedicine and eRx while saving the company $160M.
• Established BCBS as the first health insurer, worldwide to integrate claims data with Google Health.
• Established and led $250M project management office (PMO), overseeing over 100 concurrent projects.
• Led countless healthcare M&A due diligence and post-acquisition assessments, IT roadmaps, system selections, IMO / SMO, technology transformations, IT Optimization model (Office of the CIO).
• Headlined and participated in numerous conferences and webinars in the US and Asia.
• Experience working with private companies, non-profits and governments.