Ben is a seasoned healthcare technology executive with over 27 years of IT and business experience, including 13 years in Electronic Health Records implementation and management. Ben brings deep expertise in healthcare informatics, Value Based Care, AI, interoperability, governance, and digital transformation. He currently serves as Vice President and Chief Interoperability Officer for Northern Light Health an Optum client and private Maine-based healthcare system with over 10,500 employees and 10 hospitals across the state where he leads data strategy and analytics initiatives, helping to advance interoperability and digital transformation.
Ben has held multiple leadership roles, including VP of Data, Integration, and Interoperability, and CIO at several organisations such as Eastern Maine Medical Centre, Beacon Health, AR Gould Hospital, and Mesa Medical Group. In these positions, he consistently aligned IT initiatives with strategic objectives and modernised infrastructure, creating data-driven results. Ben is a board member of Maine’s state HIE HealthInfoNet and is a recognised thought leader in developing innovative, real-world solutions that drive healthcare.