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The Health AI Institute is a Minnesota-based organization dedicated to providing a non-political, non-partisan platform for addressing the most critical issues, challenges, and opportunities in healthcare through the power of artificial intelligence.

Mission

Our mission is to foster interdisciplinary collaboration, drive innovative solutions, and support enabling policies that leverage AI to transform healthcare and life sciences.

Vision

The Health AI Institute envisions an ecosystem where AI-powered technologies revolutionize healthcare delivery, enabling personalized, efficient, and equitable care. Through strategic partnerships, community engagement, and thought leadership, we are committed to advancing AI integration in healthcare and life sciences, driving transformative change, and shaping the future of medicine. Our ultimate goal is to improve patient outcomes and advance global health through cutting-edge research and innovation.

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Impact

Key Objectives of the Minnesota Health & Life Sciences AI Summit

We bring together leaders from across the Healthcare and Life Sciences industries to exchange ideas, explore real-world AI applications, and unlock new possibilities for innovation. 

By focusing on the intersection of AI and healthcare, we aim to improve the quality, efficiency, and delivery of care for all Americans.

Demystifying AI Technology

Our aim is to simplify AI technology, ensuring that stakeholders gain a clear understanding of its intricacies.

Exploring Innovation Opportunities

We identify and highlight areas within healthcare and life sciences where AI can spark innovation.

Showcasing AI Applications

We showcase real-world AI applications across various segments of the healthcare sector.

Business Transformation Insights

We delve into how AI influences patient care, provider operations, and payer dynamics.

Addressing Challenges and Ethics

We explore ethical challenges and regulatory considerations associated with AI in healthcare.

Investor Insights and Opportunities

Our content caters to venture capitalists and investors interested in AI-related opportunities in healthcare.

Tech Sector and Industry Collaboration

 We define the roles of the tech sector and industry partners in advancing AI integration in healthcare.

Global Leadership for Minnesota

We propose our summit as a catalyst for positioning Minnesota as a global leader in healthcare innovation.

Meet Our Team

Board of Advisors

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Chairman
Senior Fellow, Health AI Institute
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Vice President
University of California Irvine Health
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Senior Executive Partner
Security & Risk Management, Gartner
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Gopal Khanna

Chairman and Senior Fellow, Health AI Institute

An accomplished corporate executive, entrepreneur and a distinguished public servant, Gopal Khanna is a serial transformational change agent. His experience, expertise and passion centers at the intersection of healthcare, artificial intelligence, and government. He has held senior executive positions in industry, launched startup ventures and consulted with industry and political leaders


Additionally, Mr. Khanna has held senior public policy positions and has served in the administration of two governors and two presidents. Most recently, Mr. Khanna served as the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) at HHS from May 2017 through January 2021 in the administration of President Donald J. Trump, where he led the Agency’s mission of producing evidence to make delivery of healthcare safer, higher quality and more accessible to the American people.  


Prior to his leadership position at AHRQ, Mr. Khanna was director of Illinois’ Healthcare and Human Services Innovation Incubator (HHSi2), an initiative of Governor Bruce Rauner. Earlier, Mr. Khanna was a member of Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty’s Cabinet, Commissioner and the State’s first chief information officer (CIO). Prior to that, he served in the administration of President George W. Bush in a number of senior policy and executive positions, including CFO and CIO of the United States Peace Corps, and CFO of the Executive Office of the President at the White House. 


As a Board and CXO-advisor, Mr. Khanna has helped leaders in business, technology, government and nonprofits to pivot to scale value for customers and stakeholders. A former corporate executive he has also launched Hi-Tech startup ventures from his basement.  


Mr. Khanna is Executive-in-Residence at the Medical Industry Leadership Institute at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. He is founder of Health AI Institute and is working with leaders in the industry and academia to stand up a nonpolitical, nonpartisan 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization that provides a platform for industry leaders to deliberate, design and develop solutions to help further continued excellence of Minnesota’s healthcare & life sciences ecosystem. 


Mr. Khanna has served on several industry, non-profit and community work groups and boards, and has been recognized nationally for his innovative and transformational work in government and industry in publications. He was listed by Twin Cities Business as “200 Minnesotans You Should Know” and was cited as a “Doer, Dreamer, and Driver” in Government Technology‘s listing of Top 25 public sector innovators.

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Ikram Khan

Board Of Advisor, Health AI Institute

Ikram Khan is a visionary healthcare leader and innovator with over a decade of experience driving transformative healthcare solutions across corporate, government, non-profit, and startup sectors. As Co-Founder of the Health AI Institute, Ikram is dedicated to harnessing artificial intelligence to revolutionize healthcare delivery, with a focus on creating equitable, accessible, and patient-centered systems. His work has impacted over 20 million individuals in rural and tribal communities worldwide, advancing inclusive and affordable healthcare models.


Ikram is also the Co-Founder of the Phaedon Institute, a scientific society advancing longevity science through sustainable growth and innovation. His entrepreneurial leadership includes founding Medaxis Healthcare, a Y-Combinator-incubated rural integrated healthcare delivery system, and serving as CEO of the Rural Health Care Foundation, India’s largest rural healthcare network, which has provided essential services to over three million patients. His expertise has been recognized by global organizations, including the United Nations, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, where he has advised on healthcare innovation and policy.


A globally sought-after speaker, Ikram has shared his insights at leading universities and international conferences, advocating for technology-driven healthcare equity. He holds an MPH from the Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani, and specialized training in Public-Private Partnerships from The World Bank Institute and Chulalongkorn University. Recently, Ikram earned an MBA from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota (UMN) and is pursuing a PhD in Health AI at the UMN, focusing on precision and personalized medicine.


As an advisor to multiple healthcare startups and non-profits, Ikram continues to champion AI-driven solutions to enhance health outcomes and equity, making him a pivotal leader driving force in shaping the future of healthcare and life sciences.

Jaideep Srivastava

Professor, Computer Science & Engineering
Director of Undergraduate Studies in Data Science
Professor, Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication
University of Minnesota​

Jaideep Srivastava is Professor in Computer Science & Engineering, and in the Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication, at the University of Minnesota. He is a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Gangwal School of Medical Sciences and Technology at IIT Kanpur. His research is in the application of AI for Healthcare and Computational Social Science. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), has been an IEEE Distinguished Visitor, a Distinguished Fellow of Allina’s Center for Healthcare Innovation, and has been awarded the Distinguished Research Contributions Award of the PAKDD, for his lifetime contributions to the field of machine learning and data mining. He has authored over 450 papers and advised over 45 PhDs. A number of his papers have won best paper awards. His research has been funded by various US federal agencies, as well as the industry. He has held advisory positions with the State of Minnesota and is advisor to the Aadhaar project of the Government of India, the digital governance platform which provides biometrics-based identification to the 1.40+ billion citizens of India. He has significant industry and entrepreneurial experience, having advised over a dozen large corporations and multiple startups. He has been on the founding teams of three startups, with experience in raising capital, product building, and acquisition. He received his bachelors from IIT-Kanpur, and his MS and PhD from UC Berkeley, all in computer science.

Deepti Pandita

VP of Informatics and CMIO, University of California Irvine Health

Deepti Pandita MD is the VP of Informatics and Chief Medical Information officer at University of California Irvine Health, and Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at UCI.

Dr. Pandita is a Board member of the American Medical Informatics Association and immediate past Chair of the Medical Informatics Committee for the American college of Physicians and Chair for HIMSS Physician Informatics. She also is a member for the Physician Advisory Board for Epic. She leads AI governance for UCI and has implemented several solutions to drive Clinician proficiency using AI .Her organization is a founding member for CHAI (coalition for health AI) which is the largest public-private entity leading health AI landscape in the US.

Deepti has  a passion for using innovation and technology to improve care delivery for the underserved and marginalized populations and participates in health disparities research more specifically on bridging digital disparities and has published on this topic. She most recently coauthored the position paper from the American college of Physicians on AI in the provision of healthcare. She was named as “top 50 CMIO’s to know” by Beckers in 2025.

Barry Caplin

Senior Executive Partner, Security & Risk Management, Gartner

Barry Caplin has over 40 years of experience in information technology, the last 30+ focused on information security. He has held technology and security positions at organizations in a wide variety of industries including at Fairview Health Services, the State of MN, US Bank, US West/Qwest, Boeing Computer Services and United Technologies.  Barry has served as a Chief Information Security Officer for over 14 years and has twice been the first CISO for an organization.  He has had responsibility for enterprise information security and security technologies, risk management, development and implementation of organization-wide security policy, security architecture, and consistent standards and procedures.

Barry holds an MS in applied mathematics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute (aka Virginia Tech) and a BS in mathematics and computer science from the State University of New York at Binghamton. He is an NACD Certified Board Director (NACD.DC), certified information systems security professional (CISSP), information systems security management professional (ISSMP), certified information systems auditor (CISA), certified information security manager (CISM).

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